What to consider when choosing an IoT Partner

When your business is planning to adopt IoT as part of the operations and expansion, selecting the right IoT technology partner is a critical decision and a difficult one too. You have to start by what you should consider in making that choice. It is a decision that will give you value creation and it is better to start with one partner. Working with multiple vendors may carry risks of communication and security issues, or unexpected costs. Here we give you what to consider when choosing your tech partner.

End-to-end solution

The advantage in picking an IoT tech partner is for considering value for money. The IoT partner offers a variety of services including the required hardware, device management, connectivity, integration and cloud services. You also get the support needed in case of any problems.

Scalability

When building an IoT project – small or big, there should be a plan to scale up in the future. Consider it when choosing your tech partner. As IoT adoption grows, obviously the number of connected devices is only going to increase manifold, worldwide.

Flexibility

Flexibility is required if your business needs to change and catch up with the competition. So choose the partner with flexibility to change as no one can predict the future and the trends.

Security, Privacy Aspects

As the IoT project is internet driven, IoT security is a hot topic. It is important to consider security and privacy aspects in your project and the IoT security protocols and tools to be considered with your IoT partner to fit your use case.

Integrations

Businesses have many systems and processes, but the data generated here has to improve your business. You IoT tech partner should deliver this service to you on the IoT platform hosted on the cloud, by providing analytics and business value with integration.

Critical Support

IoT can be a complicated affair as requirements change with growth and development of markets. Therefore, support is critical factor to be considered when choosing your IoT tech provider. See if the support of the potential IoT vendor can offer what fits you critically in your solution. Remember this while estimating the total cost of ownership for your business.

Edge Computing

Edge computing is vital in IoT technology for processing data locally, before it reaches the cloud. Edge intelligence support of your partner in your use case is a consideration in selecting your tech partner. Edge computing could be a better option in your use case than cloud services. Consider it when selecting your IoT tech partner to build and run your solution.

Protocols and Bandwidth

When building your IoT project, evaluate the bandwidth speed for data transfer needed between different components in the solution. Find out the bandwidth needed and the IoT connectivity protocols needed that should be sourced from your IoT provider. Cost is another factor in consideration for your solution to be sustainable.

Consider the criteria discussed above before you make a decision. Analyse your options for choosing the right IoT solution provider. You may need experts who can help build your IoT solution, connect it, run it and also provide the necessary support for the IOT platform and all that is related to your product, industry or business.

Trinetra T-sense can offer a secured and scalable IoT software for you uniquely. Thanks to other customised IoT solutions delivered for various industries, we possess relevant expertise and experience in IIoT projects. For more details please submit the enquiry form online, or just email a request and we will contact you.