InfoComm2021
Key Points: Female participation has traditionally been low in AV and Technology Industries. Women find having a lack of role models and unequal growth opportunities as obstacles. Cory Schaeffer believes the AV Industry has a lot to offer women and hopes they come back post-pandemic. Commentary: Female participation in AV and technology industries has…
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Education & EdTech
InfoComm 2021: USC Invested in the Cloud During COVID. Will it Pay Off Long-Term?
Universities have made some sweeping changes and added new capabilities to their offerings after the pandemic forced most schools to adapt. Now networks and systems are preparing to support hybrid and in-person learning, as well as synchronous and asynchronous choices for nontraditional students. While at this year’s InfoComm, we asked Lex Peters, UX Designer…
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InfoComm 2021: Zoom Leads the Way for the Remote Workforce Revolution
Key Points: A Gitlab report recently showed that 80% of remote workers would recommend working remotely to a friend. Being able to interface with colleagues anywhere enables employers to offer more services to benefit employees. Companies are seeing employees want to strategize how they can get time back into their day to increase personal…
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MarketScale Counts Down the Best Moments of InfoComm 2021: Part 1
InfoComm returned with a bang in 2021, bringing together innovative companies from across the world of AV in Orlando, Florida. MarketScale was there to bring you the top insights and analysis from some of the brightest minds in the industry. Here are 5 of our best moments of InfoComm 2021. 5: Stadiums Were Not…
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InfoComm 2021: How Under Armour Uses AV To Keep Employees Connected
Key Points: Nyere Hollingsworth speaks with Tyler Kern on how Under Armour uses AV The virtual presence is just as significant as the physical presence of people in the room. Commentary: InfoComm 2021 may be AV’s big show of the year, but that doesn’t mean it’s not an attractive time and resource investment for…
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InfoComm 2021: How The AV Industry Is Surviving The Year of COVID
Key Points: The AV industry has faced significant challenges over the past year. The AV industry has found comradery in dealing with the challenges. One of the challenges is the labor shortage that’s impacted the industry. Commentary: InfoComm 2021 is in full swing, finally giving the AV industry the reunion it deserves. Behind every…
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InfoComm 2021: When the Pandemic Made AVoIP the Standard, Netgear Answered the Call
The MarketScale team is checking in with AV’s biggest names and most innovative product developers at InfoComm 2021, and that includes hearing from the companies that supported mass adoptions of AVoIP infrastructure over the last year, like industry leader Netgear. John Henkel, Pro AV Product Marketing Manager for Netgear Business, joined us at the InfoComm…
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Why the Modern Data Center Is Forcing Communities and Policymakers to Rethink Infrastructure
Data centers have moved from largely invisible digital infrastructure to a highly visible source of public debate as artificial intelligence accelerates demand for power, fiber, and compute capacity. The modern data center is now being built closer to population centers to support low-latency services, bringing critical infrastructure into direct contact with residential communities for…
Inside the Spot Freight Shift: How Manifold Is Simplifying a Fragmented Logistics Market
The freight market is in the midst of a notable shift. With national tender rejection rates approaching 14% by the end of Q1, freight conditions have shifted back in carriers’ favor, often coinciding with increased activity in the spot market. At the same time, logistics teams are juggling an increasingly fragmented ecosystem of portals, emails,…
Healthcare’s 2026 Reality: Growing Workforce Gaps, Tiered Access, and the Rise of AI Support
Healthcare systems are entering 2026 under mounting pressure. A growing, aging population and rising disease burden are colliding with persistent workforce shortages—highlighted by projections that new cancer diagnoses in the U.S. will surpass two million this year alone. The stakes are no longer theoretical: delays in care, limited specialist access, and widening disparities are…
Policy, AI, and New Funding Models Are Reshaping Mental Health Care Delivery
Mental health care isn’t a new problem—but it’s finally being treated like an urgent one. After years of being sidelined, the cracks in the system are becoming impossible to ignore: overstretched clinicians, long wait times, and entire communities without consistent access to care. In the U.S., the scale is striking—more than one in five…