Lord Kev Talbot

@Rhyno_24 @SunderlandAFC I will accept this but only for the comedy value of Spurs closing in on relegation 🤣

WE ARE SUNDERLAND! 🐈‍⬛ ❤️🤍❤️🤍❤️ 🐈‍⬛ @SunderlandAFC #SunderlandAFC #SunderlandTilIDie #UntilTheEnd #BlackCats #MightyMackems

@Rhyno_24 @AbsenEurope It feels like the UK's worst kept secret is finally out 🤣🤣 Good luck beautiful 😘

NEW job! NEW beginnings! NEW adventures! and new challenges and opportunities! @AbsenEurope #AbsenEurope #Absen #TeamAbsen #AVTweeps #AVBrits🇬🇧 #ProAV

@chris_neto Nope, but why would they? They all use their codec because it's "the best", why would they move to an "inferior" one? why would they give business away to competitors? Why would they limit themselves and their ability? It's us that's upset not the user, just accept it. #AVinTheAM

Q5 Has AV-over-IP actually improved interoperability or just shifted the complexity? Are we seeing a new wave of vendor lock-in disguised as ecosystems? #AVinTheAm #AVtweeps

@chris_neto Some of it is already commoditised without interop, making it easier will just make it more commoditised, is that a bad thing though? #AVinTheAM

Q4 Would true interoperability commoditize AV or elevate it? #AVintheAm #AVtweeps

@chris_neto Welcome to AV 🤣🤣 #AVinTheAM

Q3 Are APIs the real future of AV interoperability? If so, why aren’t they more standardized? If so, why do two “standards-based” products still require hours of troubleshooting to talk to each other? #AVintheAm #AVtweeps

@chris_neto Standards are a myth, this is what we are getting so suck it up, why would companies all work together and lose money? Capitalism wins every time #AVinTheAM

Q1 What’s one standard, or lack of one, that you think is holding the AV industry back the most? #AVinTheAm #AVtweeps

@chris_neto That ship has long since sailed, and think about it a little, compliance of what? It's Audio and Video, what compliance is there? #AVinTheAM

Q2 Should there be a universal AV “compliance” standard like we see in other industries? Is the AV industry too fragmented to ever fully standardize? We are called "Integrators" for a reason. #AVintheAm #AvTweeps

@chris_neto All of the above, plus reliability, knowledge and working together instead of box shifting #AVinTheAM

Q5 In a standardized AV environment, what becomes the new competitive advantage: speed, service, insight, or something else? #AVintheAM #AVtweeps

@chris_neto Not necessarily, it's a factor and can help but integrators should be offering much more #AVinTheAM

Q4 As AV solutions become more packaged and repeatable, does efficiency become the integrator's new business model? #AVinTheAM #AVtweeps

@chris_neto In a way yes but it also has pretty big benefits, some don't care about the tech anymore only the outcomes, lead with that #AVinTheAM

Q3 Does commoditization of hardware push the AV industry toward a services-first model rather than a hardware-first one? #AVintheAM #AVtweeps

@chris_neto Massive, it makes you relevant, saves £££ and can be a huge USP against those who don't offer it, we all know the margin of kit has gone but service and recurring revenue has not. and that's without even mentioning the benefits to the customers #AVinTheAM

Q2 How important are metrics, monitoring, and analytics (a logical “side effect”) when managing standardized AV environments across dozens or hundreds of rooms? #AVintheAM #AVtweeps

@chris_neto You don't, you're cutting your nose off to spite your face if you do, both have their place and if you don't show yourself to be willing and accommodate then you lose out. #AVinTheAM

Q1 Where do you draw the line between standardization that helps us scale as an industry and commoditization that begins to erode perceived value for the work we do?#AVinTheAM #AVtweeps

@chris_neto AV as a whole, the UK felt oddly slow this year, lots of spending cuts/freezes #AVinTheAM

Q4 What challenge tested you the most this year, and how did it shape the way you lead this year? #AVinTheAM #AVtweeps

@chris_neto None, it will all be the same, good tech would be minimal and under the radar, the biggest noise will be another VideoBar marketed as the one size fits all and more manufacturers will like their arses off #AVinTheAM

Q5 Looking ahead to the new year, what opportunity are you cautiously optimistic about in AV? #AVinTheAm #AVtweeps

@chris_neto Don't do it #AVinTheAM

Q1 What lesson from this year would you “wrap up” and gift to someone new entering the AV industry? #AVinTheAM #AvTweeps

@chris_neto 😳

Oh Dammmmmmn 😲 #StrangerThings5 #Thanksgiving

@mogabr Stupid, but would we have it any other way? 🤣🤣

At airport extra early cause of delays, and someone told me they’ve been waiting since Saturday. Deep down I really hope they’re lying to me. Also is flying with air traffic control in disarray smart or stupid? Spent last week making sure my affairs were in order. 😳😬

@chris_neto @ChewieDaWookiee Yeah, sat in a bar in Vegas, great night.

Today #AvinTheAm topic: "PM in AV" #Avtweeps

@NoelOnTech @mogabr Or is that not reliable and not interesting? 🤷🏼‍♂️

@NoelOnTech @mogabr Bullshit, I'm reliable and interesting!!!! 🤣🤣

Reliability isn’t boring. It’s what makes curiosity matter. “Interesting” without follow-through is just noise. I’ll take reliability.