Episode 4: Platform vs. Product – with Sara Rodrigues
Presented by Acre Security and The Access Control Executive Brief
In this episode of Access the Future, Lee Odess is joined by Sara Rodrigues, Chief Product Officer at ACRE Security and former Amazon/AWS product leader. Together, they explore one of the most critical shifts in the security industry: moving from standalone products to integrated platforms.
Sara brings deep experience building platforms at scale—from Alexa to AWS—and now applies that thinking to the world of physical security.
They dive into:
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What “platform” really means beyond the buzzword
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The challenges of legacy system upgrades
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How customer needs are driving product strategy
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Lessons from Amazon on openness, scale, and agility
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Why platform thinking is essential for the future of access control
If you're building, buying, or modernizing in the security space, this is a conversation you don’t want to miss.
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