You’ve just been handed responsibility for a Milestone XProtect system you didn’t build, the documentation is questionable, and you’re not entirely sure what’s working. Here’s what to check first, what to clean up, and how to get the VMS under...
Your cameras can be online, recording, and still produce unusable video. AI Image Analysis adds a new layer of health monitoring to The Boring Toolbox, automatically detecting blurry, obstructed, and shifted camera views before someone needs the footage.
If you're managing a large Milestone XProtect deployment, you already know the routine: camera checks, storage reports, compliance audits, and a spreadsheet that's always one step behind. The Boring Toolbox is a management and health monitoring add-on built exclusively for...
Tired of getting pinged for problems you’re already fixing? Maintenance Mode helps you suppress alerts, clean up your dashboard, and take back control of your workflow—without all the noise.
The Boring Lab has announced a new feature coming soon to The Boring Toolbox that will allow Milestone XProtect administrators to receive health monitoring notifications and reports in Slack. This new feature will provide Milestone administrators with greater accessibility, improved...
Offering VMS camera health monitoring as a service can help you to grow your business and better support your client's by helping them avoid incidences of missing video.
Grand View University's IT shop explains why The Boring Toolbox was the best investment that their security team made this year and how it has given them peace of mind in knowing their security footage will be there when they...
If it feels like you spend all day in Milestone Management Client, you aren’t alone. In fact, it’s why we created The Boring Toolbox for Milestone XProtect in the first place! We were spending too much time on performing repetitive...
Learning that your cameras are down is stressful enough. You need live monitoring notifications that bring you clarity, not chaos. Smart Notifications, the newest feature in The Boring Toolbox, give you a snapshot overview of your camera and server health...
Email Fatigue Is Real. The pandemic has hit a lot of us hard, physically, mentally, and emotionally. The movement to remote work, while necessary to keep us safe, has stirred up more feelings of burnout, exhaustion, and dissatisfaction in our...
