Ecosystem

In fact, 81% of IT Decision Makers say audio has the biggest impact on improving the quality of virtual meetings. Good sound is easy to overlook, but poor sound cannot be missed. It causes fatigue, increases distraction, and reduces comprehension.

The role of an IT professional is a varied and changing one. While outsiders may think the focus is on maintaining and installing hardware and software, in reality the scope of the department is much more extensive and it continues to grow.

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What will office collaboration look for the rest of this year and beyond? Certainly, it will be different to what it was at the start of 2020. For those returning to the workplace, there’s understandably a feeling of anxiety about how safe it is in terms of office hygiene and social distancing. Many employees will continue working from home, so there will be fewer people sharing rooms. 

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While social distancing requirements will (hopefully) be relaxed at some time in the future, it’s also possible that ‘keeping a safe distance’ may become the norm. 

Videoconferencing has come of age. Put to the test in the COVID-19 pandemic with millions of people working from home, its value as a business and learning enabler has soared. Indeed, the implementation of videoconferencing technologies has helped many organizations to survive this difficult time.

Technology has completely revolutionized how we communicate. From microphones to telephones, radios and speaker systems, we’ve been able to connect with each other – across vast distances – for over 100 years. 

“We’re constantly having to repeat ourselves on conference calls.”

“The client complained about background noise.”

“I listened to the recording and all I could hear was the sound of shuffling paper.”

Sound familiar? The IT department is often the first to hear when users feel that the conference system isn’t up to scratch. Sometimes a new A/V system is the answer. But it isn’t always.