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We choose this article to help you to reduce your
show’s technology expenses. Corbin Ball gives 10 tips that everyone in the
industry can use to reduce these expenses.
1.
Order Early: when you order early you deal with companies which have an incentive
rates to place your order before other shows. Reminders on your calendar may
help you to take advantage of this.
2.
Know your needs: you have to be specific on your technology needs to order just the
exact things. Be careful with the internet speed connection.
3.
Customer service
representatives: can help you to plan your
internet order and can provide estimations and suggestions while helping limit
on- site changes or additional fees.
4.
Building capabilities: explore what the center’s maximum and minimum services depending on
your needs.
5.
Wired or Wireless? Expecting the fact that the wired connection is more
reliable the wireless one can offer you more logistics advantages. Be sure that
you save the name of the right wireless network.
6.
VPN or no VPN? It depends on your security needs. VPN can help you
if you need to get past an internal firewall.
7.
Where and when? When you ask where the wireless area are, ask also if
you can purchase it daily and where are the limits of wireless areas that you
are paying for.
8.
Shared or dedicated? The Shared Ethernet is generally appropriate, unless
you use a lot of bandwidth to run streaming video from another site. Ask your customer
service representative differences between shared and dedicated networks. More
importantly, test your connection during typical hours you will use the network
for your presentation.
9.
Additional services: you have
to identify earlier if you need a video conference technologies or you plan to
stream the presentation. These services are another way for those who could not
attend the event to still see your presentation.
10.
Stretching your funds: Talk again
to your internet customer service representative. Purchase orders are generally
industry standard services, but network capacity could be something not listed
on the order form. Do not be afraid to ask for alternative solutions to meet
your connectivity needs.
We hope
that this sum-up can help you to reduce your show’s technology expenses. You can find the Corbin Ball article here:
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