October 29, 2013
By: Chip Bobbert II
iSCSI vs CIFS ITS has begun to explore several methods that bring data center speeds closer to the edge. Our goal is to give the advantages of “big data” technologies to media end users that could really use the extra...
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October 24, 2013
By: Chip Bobbert II
A popular appliance at Duke, the Vaddio AV Bridge, has received a recent firmware revision we applied to a few units and tested out today. The unit is an interesting piece that basically grabs various video signals (HDMI, Component, VGA,...
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October 4, 2013
By: Chip Bobbert II
We were fortunate to get in a Wolfvision VC-C3D visualizer this week for an extended evaluation. I spent three days with it at MPS west where we had a demo setup. The unit is designed to be mounted from...
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October 1, 2013
By: Chip Bobbert II
Several Duke OIT Staff members were on site today at the 2013 Convergence Technology Summit. In addition to several seminars, numerous venders were on site to showcase their wares. I thought I would focus on one of particular interest, the...
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August 19, 2013
By: Chip Bobbert II
Evaluation of TA-8990 Scaler/Extender/Switch Overview A Teleadapt TA-8990 was brought to us for testing and evaluation. As a basic overview, this device provides a user connectivity point for a wall or overhead display. For deeper explanation, it is common for...
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