Milestone Announces XProtect Cloud, Says Not Competing With Arcules
Which is it? Milestone plus Arcules, Milestone or Arcules, or Milestone vs Arcules? Milestone's cloud strategy has been a heated industry debate for the past few years.
At their annual, and first fully virtual, MIPS conference, Milestone announced XProtect Cloud VMS, an "all cloud, all Milestone solution", an evolution from previous Arcules integration and XProtect on AWS.
In this note, we examine the new offering, including feedback from Milestone to IPVM, expected features and availability, and how Milestone compares to sibling Arcules and its conventional competitors such as Avigilon, Exacq, and Genetec.
XProtect ***** ***
********* ********* ***** *** ** * cloud-managed ********, ***** **** ** ********** into *** **************** ******** ****** *** *********. ********* **** ***** ********** **** offer ****** ****** *** ********* *** capabilities, ****** ****** ******* *** *****-***** and *****-*****, ******* ************.
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******** ***** *** ** ***** ***** in ***********, **** ******** ******* ************ in ****. ********* ***** **** ***** Arcules-XProtect ****** *********** ** ***"********* * ****** *****" ** **** to *** *****, ******** ***** ** "the **** ****":
******* ** ** ***** ***** ** development, ********* *** *** **** ** provide **** ********* *******. ** **** be * *****-***** *******, **** ************ for ****** ***** ********* *****-** (*.*. WebRTC *******), *** *** ******* ** be ******* ** *** ***** *****. IPVM **** ** ********* **** *** testing ** **** ********* (************ ******** ** *** ******).
********* ********** *********** ************ *** ****** ******** ** *** **** ** the *****, ** ******** ** ***** backward-compatibility ** ******** ************.
SDK ******* *******
********* **** ******** *** ************* *** MIP *** *** ***** ************ ** a ******* ***********, **** **** **** 100 ********** ******* ** *** ****, building * **** *** ***** *** support *** ***-***** *******:
*** *****-******* ******** **** ** ***** on * **** *** *****, ***** will ****** *** *********** *** ********** partners ** ****** **** **.
***** ****** ********* *** ******** *****, we *** *** ** *** ***** days ** *********** *** ******* – more *********** **** ** ****** ***** this ****.
*** ******* ****** *** *** **** time ****** ***** *** ******* ** the ********* ** ********** ************ **** hundreds ** ********, *** ******* ** the *** ***, ***** *** **** to ******** ** **** ***** *** overhaul.
"Not ********* **** *******"
********* **** **** **** *** *** competing **** *******. ******* **** ******** the ****** ** **** ********* ****, and ********* ****** **** ****** ***** and ******* ******* **** *******.
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*******vs *********
** *** *** ****, ** ********* agree **** ********* **** "********* ****** much ****** ***** *** ******* ******* than *******". ** *** ***** ****, Milestone **** ***** *** ******** ****** the ******, ********* ** ******* *** less ******* *******. ****, *******, **** naturally **** ** **** ******** ** win ****** ********.
** ** **** ** *** *** these ********* ***** *** ********** ******* with *** *******, ******* ** *** or **** ********* *********. **** ** the ************ ***** **** **** ********* emerge ** ****** ***** ******* ** the **** * *****, ***** *** significant ************ ** ******** *** *********** competing ******** ** *** **** *****.
Avigilon / **** **********
*** ******* ********** ** ********* / Arcules ** ******** / ****. ******** launched ****, * ******** ***** **** (though ****** *******, ***** **** ** Avigilon). *******, * **** ***,******** ******* ** *** **** *** shift *** ********** ***** ***** ** *** **** VMS, *** (********'* ********** ** ********). The ****** ******** *** *** ***** VMS ******* **** ***** ** **** cloud ** ** ********* ** ***'* existing ***, *** * *** ******* or ****-*** *******.
Outlook - ********* **** ** ****, ******* ** *********
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** *** ********, ********, *****, ******* all **** ** ********* ** ******* offering ****** ***** ****** **** ***** core *****. *********'* ***** *********** **** continue ** **** ** * *********** deficiency. *** **** ** * ******* it ******* ******* ** *** ******* and **** ********* ********.
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Vote / ****
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* **** *** * ***** *******.
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*'** ***** **** * ***** ********* translation ** ********* ******* **** ** HTML.
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*** - *** ***** *** *** trying ** ****** * ***** *** product ******* ** **** * ******* that ** ** ****** ** *** original *** *********.
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**'* *** **** **** **** *** took *** ***** **** **** *** get-go. *********? ** ***** **** *** them ***** ** * ***** *** we're * ****** *** ******* *** that $$$. :-)
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****'* **** ***** ** **** **** this ******* ** ****?
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** *** **** ****, *** **** companies **** *****/*** *** ******* **** started ** *** **** **** ***** and **** ***** ********* *********.
*** ******** ****** ****** ** ****** themselves **, "**** ** ****** **** this **** ** ***** * *****-***** VMS ** *** ***** **** ******* it *** **** ** ****** ***** legacy ************* *** **** ***** **?"
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******* ** ******* ** ********* *** suggested **** ** ********* **** *******.
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*** ************* ***** ***** *** ***** step ** *** ***, ****** **** you ****. *** **** ****** *** will.
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**, ** **** *** ******** **** traction, ***** **** ** ***** ****? Naturally ****'** ******** **** ****** *****-**** project ***** **** * ******.
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*** ** ** *** **** ****** contraption **** ** ******* ***, *** cold, *** ********, *** ********* **** spat ***.
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****, ****'* **** **** **** ******** to ** ************* ******* ******/ *******?
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* ******* ** ********,
**** ********** *** ***** ** **** this ** ** ****, **** ** experience ** *** *** ******, *** - ** *** ** * *** tell - *** ********** ********** ** launching/running ********. * ****** ***'* ********** how ******** ******** (********* ********) *** Microsoft ** ******** *** ******** ********** products ** *** *** *****.
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* ***** **'** *** *** **** fare **** **** *** ******* ** "cloud".
********* **** *** *******, *** *** announcement *** ***** *** ******** * more ****** ********* *******, *.*., ********** a **** ******* ******** ** ***** hybrid ***** *******, ***** ******* *** ability ** **** ******** ********, ** partially ** *** *****.
******** ** *** (******)*** * **** **** ******* ************ to **** *** *********** "******** ** Azure", ***** *** ********** ** ***** Milestone *********, *** * ******* **********.
**** ******* ************ ** * ********* provided ********, ** ********* ** ****** to *** ******* ********* ******** ******. While ** *** ** **** ** semantics, ** ** * ****, ****** for *********.
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