Erik DeGiorgi -Marine Veteran Launches AI-Powered Network Management Tool
Erik DeGiorgi is a Marine veteran that is the founder and CEO of NetSpeek. Erik shared how his background as a Marine infantryman during the early days of the Afghanistan war helped prepare him for the rigors of entrepreneurship. “Endurance is probably the single most necessary trait for a founder,” he said, noting that the ability to push through challenges is critical.
After leaving the Marines, Erik co-founded a family business in the digital signage industry, gaining valuable experience in building and scaling a tech company. This led him to identify a major pain point in the pro-AV industry – the complexity of managing disparate technologies from multiple vendors in enterprise environments.
This insight inspired the creation of NetSpeek and its flagship product, Lena. Described as a “central nervous system” for AV networks, Lena uses artificial intelligence and natural language processing to monitor, diagnose and even automatically resolve issues across an organization’s collaboration and audiovisual systems.
“We’ve built Lena to really mimic human workflows,” Erik explained. “Lena has instant access to every support ticket that’s ever been, the technical manuals for every device, and can communicate directly with the equipment to take corrective action.”
With Lena’s commercial launch scheduled for January 21st, Erik is excited to bring this innovative solution to the pro-AV market. NetSpeek will be showcasing the product at the Integrated Systems Europe trade show in Barcelona in early February.
“We’re really focused on the meeting room right now,” said Erik. “There’s more technology in those spaces than ever before, and a zero tolerance for when it doesn’t work. That’s where we’re laser-focused on making a difference.”
Listeners can connect with Erik and the NetSpeek team at [email protected] and visit them at www.netspeek.com
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