>> Up next on ATE TV,
converging your career path
with the expanding world
of Convergence Technology.
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>> Convergence Technology
is the merging of voice,
data and video systems
all in one platform.
A degree in Convergence
Technology is a great pathway
toward a career that is
both rewarding and secure.
>> Take the interface
down and back up,
process right.
What doesn't happen on
a point to point link,
there is no DR and BDR, right?
A lot of the students have
actually been exposed to a lot
of the technologies, but they've
never been exposed to the point
at which these technologies
come together;
that's what the Convergence
Technology Lab is
about is the students go
through various courses
that show them different
pieces of that technology.
>> It will go to the--
>> You have to understand
basic computers before the rest
of these thing makes sense and
then you go through fundamentals
of Internet-working, the
routing and switching,
and then they do a
culminating course
that shows them how all
those technologies connect,
then they progress to go
into the convergence lab
where they start seeing
how those technologies
come together.
>> That's still on the G-drive.
>> There's probably eight or
ten courses of various types
that you will take all
related to networking
and then convergent
technologies.
The students need to
be strong in math.
Information technology
as we know it today,
this is applied mathematics.
They need those skills.
Some of the courses
are recommended
to have college level
algebra as a prerequisite
to come into the courses.
>> It should be zero here.
>> Any other technology
exposure is fantastic.
If students have electronic
background of any type
or just computer background
of any type, that's great.
Luckily for us, the younger
students have been exposed
to technology all of their lives
so they're what we
consider the digital native,
so we see them picking
up on things faster
because of that exposure.
And they did quite
a few case studies,
hands-on practical
real-life application of all
of these various technologies.
They have to work with teams,
individually, solve problems,
so we try to cover the whole
gamut of what they would face
in the real world and it's
based on the technologies
that they would face
in the real world.
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>> As more businesses move
towards convergence technology,
the job opportunities are
continually expanding.
A degree in Convergence
Technology provides you
with more than just
the technical know-how,
but also helps you
develop a wide range
of interpersonal skills that
will be critical in your career.
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>> World convergence is bringing
together your mobile devices
such as your phone with
your desktop services
such as your email,
your video conferencing,
your audio conferencing,
and other aspects
of communications in general.
>> The jobs in this area are
very attractive whether building
a network, maintaining a network
or troubleshooting a network.
It's constantly changing.
>> The more you have in hands-on
labs, the more you've done
in your own project studies,
the better suited you are
for those larger and
higher paying jobs.
>> Whether you're helping
a sales team or you're
on the business end or
whether you're actually going
into the data centers
and repairing equipment,
there'll be challenges
in your life every day.
>> Okay, let's start
with a quick introduction
on the different
components of the technology.
As ademonstration engineer
in the Customer Briefing Center,
my job entails maintaining
all of the technology
in our facility as well
as demonstrating the
technology for customers.
>> Pushing that video
to the display.
>> Customers leave here
having a better understanding
of our solutions and how they
all integrate with one another.
>> One thing I love about my
job is that it's ever changing,
so I get to avoid the
repetition of a day-to-day life
and I'm always getting
to try new things.
As soon as a new technology is
introduced within the company,
I get my hands on it and
get to learn the technology
as soon as it comes out.
>> The IT skills are a
foundation that gets you
into the company, but
with the collaboration
and communication skills
both orally and written.
>> Those skills are
just absolutely critical
to be successful.
>> So, they come in a couple
of different versions.
>> The job you're in today
will probably be obsolete
within a few years, but the good
news is that there's a new job
on the horizon in IT
that will replace that.
>> We are positive that there
will be more jobs available
than we can fill.
Everybody has a computer,
everybody wants to be networked
and connected, so there's
always an opportunity.
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anything you've seen today,
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at atetv.org.
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