Milestone CTO and CEO Speak On Its Biggest Tech Transformation In Years

Published Jan 25, 2024 13:43 PM

While Milestone was founded 25 years ago during the rise of on-premise servers, today, the shift is to the cloud. Milestone tells IPVM that this is its "biggest tech transformation in many years," but how are they doing it, and what is the strategy for Milestone's new CTO?

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In this report, we examine the transformation and how it impacts its customers, partners, and the company based on an interview with Milestone's CTO, Rahul Yadav, and CEO Thomas Jensen.

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********* ***** ** **** *** ******** architecture *** ***** ** **** / transition ** * ************* ********, ****** them **** ***********:

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**** *** ** ******** ************ ******* for ***** *********** **** ** *** CTO *******:

**** ** **** ** ** **** shorter ***** ***** *** ******* ******** loops, *** *** ********** ** ******** faster, **** *** ********* **** *** fast **** *** ** ***** **** customers ******. ****'* *** *** *** goal ** *** ** **** ***** in *** **** ***.

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Many ****** *** ******* ** ****** - ** ******, ******* ****

***** **** ** ** *** ***** stages *** **** *** ******* ** their ******, *** *** ****** ********** this ******* **** **** **** *** company's ** ****** *** ******* ****:

**** ** ***** ****** *** ******* in ****** *** ********* *** ******** to *** **** *** ** ******* last **** **** *** ** ****** and **** *** ******* ***'* *** they **** ******** ** *** ****.

** **** ** ****, ******* *** benefits ** *** ******* ****, ***** he **** *** * "**** ********* step," ** ** *********:

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****** **** *** ******* *** *** been *** ** ******, ***** ******* partners ** ***** *** ********* **** AI ******** **** *********:

*** ******** ******* *** *** **** praised **** ** ***** *** ****** is *** ** ****** ******** *** tech ******** ** ***** **** ** features *** ********* **** ** ******** into *** *******.

***** ** *** ******** ** *** Milestone ** ******, ***** **** ********* applications, *** ***, *** ******* / endpoints:

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*** ** ****** ** *** *********** video ** *** ******* *** **** not ******* **** ****** *********** ** unifying ***** ********* ** ** ** increasingly *** **** **** ***** / VSaaS *********.

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***'** *** ** ****** * ****** approach ** ****, ******* ***** ** clearly **** ********* **** ***** *** well-established, ****** ******* ** *** ********, and *****'* ** **** *** ** to *** ** ********* **** ****'** doing *** ***** ****** ** *** great ******* ** **** *** ***** are ******** ** ***** ****.

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*** *** **** ** **** *** they *** *** ***** ** **** a *** ** *** ******, **** will ******* ***** *** ********:

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*******, *** ***, *** ******** *** caused **********; ************ ***** ****** ******.

Hybrid ********* - *********** *************** ** **** ** *** *****

*** *** ******** ***** ****** **** be *** *********** ***************:

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*********** ** *****-**** *********, **** ********:

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*** *** ***** ************ *** ******** of **** *** ***** *** *****, saying **** **** **** **** *** run ** ** * ****** *****, saying ***** ******* **** ** * very ****** ****** **** *** *** foreseeable ******:

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No ********* **** *****, ******* / ****

***** **** *** ****** * **** transformation, ********* **** *** **** ** develop ***** *** **** ***** ********, as *** *** ********:

**** ** ***** ** * **** cloud ********, ******* ** *** **-** partner. ** **** *** ******* *** own **** *****, ***** ** *** particularly ****** ** ** *** ************.

** **** *** ************ ******* *** the ******* ** ******* ****** *********, where ** *** ******** ** ** cloud *********** **** *** ********** ****** side.

** ** ******* **** *********** **** partnership **** * ******** ******** *** customers ***** ** *** *********** ** service *** ***** ****** *** ********.

*** *** ***** ******* **** ** this:

**'** ***** ** ******** ******* ******** with ******* ** **** **** **** more ********** *** **. ** ** not ****** ** ***** *** ***.

Cannot ** ******* ** ***** ****** **** ** *** *********

***** ***-**-*** ********* **** ****** * focus *** **** ** *** ******** security *****, *.*., (********, *******, *** Verkada, ***.,) *********'* *** **** **** believe **** ****** ** *** ******* in ***** **** ** *** ********* as *** *** *******:

** ********* ******* ** *** ******* of ****** *** *** *********. ** genuinely ******* **** ** ****** ** experts ** ***** ****** **** ** the *********. ****'* *** ** **** it *** ***** ** **** ******** and ** **** ******** ** ** that. ** ** ******* ******, **** we **** ********** ** **** ***** where ** *** ******* ********* ************* and ************ **** *** *** ********* out *****.

**** ***** ***** *** ******* ************* and ***** *************, ********* **** **** are ******* **** ***** ******** ** address **** ** *** *** *******:

**** * **** **** ** ********** honest **** ***, ** ****, ** course, **** **** ***** *** **** complexity ** ********* *** ********, ********* our ********* ******** ** *** ***** days, *** ** *** ************ ******* with *** ******** ** ****** **** that ******* * **** ******** **********.

********* ********** ** ***-**-*** *******, *********'* CEO ********** *** *********' ****** ** use ******** ******* ****** *** **** of *** ********** ****** **** ***-**-*** solutions, ******* ********* **** ***** *** devices, *.*., (******, *******, *******, ***.), but ************ **** ***** ** *** cost ** ********* **********, ** *** CEO *********:

******* *** **** *** **** ** deployment **** *** ********** **** *** get ** ***-**-*** ****** ***** ******** is *** ** ****** ** ***** single **** ** *** ********* ** whether *** *** ****-**-***** ********** **** comes **** ******** ********* **********. ** obviously *********** **** ** **** ******** provides ********* ********** **********, *** ** gives *** *** *********** ** **** freedom ** ****** *** ***'* **** yourself **** * ****** ******, *** you *** ****** **** ** ***** in ***** ****** **** ** *** ecosystem.

Living ** ** *** **** ******** **********

*** *** ********** ******** ***** **** developing *** ******* ** ** *******:

** **** *** ** ********** *** the **** ** **********. **** ** super ******* *** **, ********** ** this ******* ***** ** **. *********, we **** ** ****** ** ** developing ********** **** ** *** ****. Gone *** *** **** ** ”** you ***** **, **** **** ****”, it’s *** ***** ** ******.

** *** ***** ***** ** * need, *** ***** ******** ***'* ***** it, **** "*****" **** ** ******* it **********:

** ** **** *** ******* *** analysis ** **** ******** ** ******* discovery, **** ** ***** * ****, then ** **** **** ** ** from *** **** ******** **********: *** we ** ** ******** **** *** partners ** * ******* ***? *** if ***** ** * ***** ***** where ** *** **** **, ** might **** ** ** *********.

** ***'* *** **** ** * headache *** **. ** ****, **'* a ******** *** ** **** ** actually ******* *** *********** *** *** tech ******** ** ******** ** *** top ** *** ********, ****** ** to *** **** ******** **********.

Subscription "********* ***** ***"

*** *** ****** ******** **** ************-***** business **** ** *** ****** *** shares ** ******** ** ** ********* due ** **** *** ****** *** requests **** ***** ********* ** ** expands:

************ ** **** ** * ******* it'll ** *** ****** ** *** business *****, * ***** **'* ********* right *** ******* ** ***'* ****** see **** ******* **** *** ******** base. **** **** *** **** **** we **** *** ******* ******* ** can ** **** ** ** **** that ******* **** ** ******* **** relevant. *** *****, **'* ****** *** a *** ***.

** **** ********* *** * ****** ownership ********* *** **** ** ******* value ** ***** *********, *** "***'* live *** *** ****** *********" ** he *******:

********* *** ** ********* ****** ********* structure *** ** *** *** ** it *** *********. ** *** ** it ** ******* ***** ** *** customers. ***** ** **** ** **** long-term ******* *** *********. ****'* **** of *** ****** ******* **** ** want ** ** ********* **** ** sustainable ***** ** *** ********* ** serve, ******* ** ******* ****'* *** we ******** ******* ** *** **** term. ** **** ** * ********** venture *** ** ********, ** ***'* live *** *** ****** *********

New ********** ********, *** ********* ****** ******* *******

*** *** ********* * *** ********** strategy *** ******* ******* *** ********, adding **** **** **** / ***** version ****** ******* **** **** ** sunset. *******, ****** **** **** **** encourage ***** ******** ** ****** ***** driver *****:

** **** **** * *** ********** strategy *** **** ******* ******* *** features. ** *** *** ***** ** maintain ****** **** ***** ******* ****** drivers *** *** **** ** *********** them *** ** ****, ** ******, encourage *** ****** *** ****** ******** to ****** ***** ****** ***** ** the *** ***'* ** **** **** to *** ** ***** ********, *** you **** *** ** ****** * more ******** ****** ******** ** ***** versions ** ******** **** ** **** had ** ***.

** ******** ** ********** / ******* control, ********* **** ***** *** ******** / ****** ******* ****** **** ** previously ***, ** ***** ** ***** site:

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**********, ** ********* *** ******* * flexible ****** **-******* / ***** ******** with * ****** ********, **** **** provide *********** ***** *** ***** ***** wanting ** *********** ********* ** *** cloud.

*******, **** ** **** *******, *** Milestone **** **** ** **** **** it *** ******* ** *** **** few ***** ** **** ******** *** market ** ****** ******* ****** ** the ***** *** **** ********* **** need **** ****** ******** ** ** competitive.

Comments (4)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Jan 25, 2024

**** ****.*** *** **** ******* *** on * *******. ********************** ** * ***.

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JH
John Honovich
Jan 25, 2024
IPVM

*********'* *** ** ********** *** ***. They ***** ******** *** ** ****** on *** ****.

*******, *** **** *** ************** **** is * **** ********.

**** ***** ** "********** *******"?

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Jan 25, 2024

**** ***** ** "********** *******"?

***** ****

  1. **********
  2. ***** **: *** **** ******** *** productive *** ** *******.
  3. ********** *** **** ************ ** * team

*** **** ** *** ******* + a *** ** **** * *****.

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Casey Rawlins
Jan 26, 2024
VisionAery • IPVMU Certified

* ***** *** ****** ************* ******** is * **** ***** **** ** Milestone. *** ***** **** *** **** will ** ** *** ***** ** the ****** ** **** ** ****** as *** ***** **** *** **** will ** ******** ** *** **** semi-near ******. **** ** *** ******* customers ** *** ********** ***** *** not **** **, ** **** ********* to *** ***** ****** ******* ** the *****.

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