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 Dear Customers & Industry Partners,
Fall is in the air, the leaves are turning, school has started, football is back, the holiday season is around the corner, and the presidential election is only weeks away. The change of seasons from summer to fall is one of my favorite times of year.
Change is afoot here at EDI as well. We have an updated logo. We have gone "social" including a new blog and an increased LinkedIn and social media presence. We have a new leader in our Western Region Office based in Denver, Mark McComb. We are building a new service line, led by David Cowan, focused on helping our healthcare clients optimize their technology and communications investment through improved workflow and increased efficiency. Synergy is a key ingredient in this effort, and David talks about the importance of Synergy in an article below. Look for more about this exciting new venture in our December newsletter.
In fact, over the past 26 years, EDI has displayed a remarkable ability to change and adapt to markets and technology - from a small little MEP engineering firm in my basement to one of the nation's leading healthcare IT and data center consulting and engineering firms. It's been quite a journey. Beth Bandi and Jeremy Gilbertson discuss in our new video how we have changed over the years, EDI's history, and how we have adapted to new technology and market demands.
Recently, Inc. Magazine recognized us for the second time on the Inc. 5000 list as one of the fastest growing companies in the US. We are especially proud of this achievement during these turbulent economic times.
Mr. Jan Stuchlik celebrated both his 20th anniversary with EDI, as well as his 40th birthday in September. It has been quite an honor to watch him grow and develop professionally from his start with us as a Georgia Tech Co-op student back in 1992 to his current role as a Principal in our Atlanta Office. Jim Harrison, Jerry McDonell, and I had the pleasure of taking Jan to dinner recently to celebrate and reminisce over the past two decades of working together. What struck me most during that dinner was the fact that there were 90 years of experience working together at EDI sitting around our table. Time sure does fly when you're having fun!
I hope you enjoy the rest of our newsletter and that you and your family had a wonderful summer.  |
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EDI Welcomes Mark McComb
 We are pleased to welcome Mark McComb to EDI, Ltd. Mark joins Andy Parsons, Dan Fanning, and Nancy Byrd in EDI's Denver Office as Managing Principal for the Western Region. He will be responsible for client delivery of all work performed out of our Denver Office.
"Mark is an excellent fit for EDI, Ltd.", according to Don Kinser, EDI's President and CEO. "He is an outstanding individual of high integrity and tremendous technical expertise. Mark will fit right in with our existing culture, and we look forward to growing our Western Region presence with his leadership. Mark's deep roots in Denver will allow us to do so."
Mark has spent over 25 years in the fields of telecommunications, audio-visual, security, and broadband systems engineering and design.
"I am very excited to be a part of the EDI Denver team, " Mark said, "and to use my talents and expertise to help expand EDI's presence in the Western Region. EDI's excellent work product, great reputation, and extensive service offering are pillars that will provide a strong foundation for the future success of our clients' technology projects, as well as growth of the regional office."
Click here ro read more about Mark.
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"The dark side clouds everything. Impossible to see the future is."
In a recent release of Cisco's Visual Networking Index (VNI), the prognostication begins of what the future will hold. While we don't have a crystal ball, we can analyze data and attempt our own versions of Jedi predictions.
Global IP traffic will quadruple from 2010 through 2015.
Annual global traffic will exceed 1.3 zettabytes.
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Synergy in Patient-Centered Healthcare
By David Cowan, MSHS, CPHIMS - Consultant to EDI & Senior Research Scientist - Georgia Tech
 We all want more for less - more flavors and fewer calories, more results, more value, less effort, less cost. But how do we get it? SYNERGY !
Synergy is a secret to getting more for less. Synergy is the secret of 1+1=3: when the skills and talents of diverse individuals find innovation, when a community (family, school, country) comes together to be greater than the sum of their parts. It is a key to finding the hoped for results in designing our new healthcare facilities to be more patient-centered.
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SHHH! . . . Quiet in the Hospital
By Brian Murphy, CTS - EDI Senior AV Consultant
Noise in a healthcare environment does not necessarily mean the occasional shout or sob or crash of an accidentally dropped tray. These sounds occur every day in healthcare facilities. Noise becomes "noise" when it is the steady, dull roar of daily life in the 21st century: call systems, computer beeps, pump alarms, doctors and nurses talking, even car doors slamming in the parking lot and ambulance sirens.
So how is it possible to have a "Quiet Hospital"? And, what do we mean by a "Quiet Hospital"?
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Swimming Servers?
By Jeremy Gilbertson, CTS, RCDD - Vice President of EDI Data Center Practice
 What do servers and Michael Phelps have in common? Are servers now going to have to learn the backstroke?
A company out of Austin, TX, is claiming to be able to cool 100kW in a 42RU configuration. Are they using liquid cooling to the processor? No, GR Cooling is using mineral oil to cool servers. Mega-consumers of data center space, power, and cooling continue to provide the motivation for solution providers to explore new ways to cool servers and IT equipment in the data center.
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Building Information Modeling (BIM) - Facts & Myths
By Ben Dumas - EDI Consultant & BIM Coordinator
 I constantly wonder if I am the only person who cringes when industry pundits wax poetic about the wonders of Building Information Modeling, otherwise known as BIM. I bury my head in my hands when I repeatedly hear the same marketing ploys over and over again.
BIM is a magnificent tool. I really do believe that. I have neither a passive aggressive tone nor hint of sarcasm when I say that. In fact, I would say I owe my career to BIM as I first embraced it early into my professional career. However, the reason I cringe when I hear executives and sales representatives preaching the benefits of BIM is that they are setting us all up for failure in our BIM adventures.
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