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IoT Buying Guide Checklist
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Use this checklist to evaluate different IoT asset monitoring software platforms and assess their suitability for your needs.
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Functionality and Compatibility
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Can the solution connect smart assets with Salesforce?Yes
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Built natively on Salesforce, it can connect smart assets and monitor performance in real-time within Salesforce.
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Does the solution work with Salesforce Data Cloud?Yes
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Asset data can be exposed by Bolt Data Connect app to Data Cloud for even deeper asset insights.
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User Interface Compenents
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Are the IoT user interface components available inside the Salesforce instance?Yes
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All interface components are inside the Salesforce instance.
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Is there a unified experience or are there multiple products and experiences?Yes
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Everything is done within Salesforce for a one-platform experience (no swivel-chair between platforms).
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Interactive Command Center
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Does the solution provide an interactive and insightful command center for a connected install base?Yes
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All information is available in Bolt Data Connect, such as Salesforce Service Desk, Field Processes, and Asset and Customer Management information.
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Can it offer a unified view of connected assets, open work orders, and technicians' locations?Yes
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All assets and associated work orders are available directly within Bolt Data Connect.
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Digital Twin Capabilities
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Does the solution allow customers to associate multiple physical sub-assets into one logical asset (Digital Twin)?Yes
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Digital twins are able to associate multiple parts or sensors into one complete asset.
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Can customers create rules based on non-asset relationships?Yes
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Bolt Data Connect has the ability to create non-asset rules based on rules such as assets in one room or as part of an entire assembly line.
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Visualize Asset Performance
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Does the solution provide visually connected asset performance, including live streaming data?Yes
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Bolt Data Connect can show visual representations through livestream graphs to depict precisely when specific spensors spiked or dropped.
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Asset Management
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Does the solution manage connected asset alert history as part of the asset record?Yes
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Asset alert history is available in Bolt Data Connect that allows users to look back at previous performance to understand asset performance over time.
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Can it monitor and respond to state and condition changes?Yes
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Bolt Data Connect can automatically respond to any desired state and condition changes affecting the asset.
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Does it enable automated asset registration?Yes
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Bolt Data Connect automates the asset registration process including geographic location, serial number and other data.
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Integration Capabilities
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Can the solution natively integrate IT and OT data?Yes
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IT and OT data integrations are built natively into Bolt Data Connect.
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Does it work on mobile devices and support offline functionality?Yes
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Bolt Data Connect is available on mobile devices and supports offline processing.
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Can it remotely command assets for tasks like software updates?Yes
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Assets can be remotely controlled through a Command Center module within Bolt Data Connect.
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Telemetry and Monitoring
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Does the solution use simulator asset telemetry streams?Yes
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Bolt Data Connect can simulate data to avoid breaking devices just to perform testing.
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Can it monitor IoT infrastructure and security?Yes
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From hardware to software, Bolt Data Connect can monitor security performance at every step of asset data processing.
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Does it throttle alerts and manage repeat alerts?Yes
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Bolt Data Connect throttles alerts to avoid redundant, overwhelming alert notifications.
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Does it provide alert responses with respect to business rules?Yes
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Bolt Data Connect can apply business rules to asset data that already exists in Salesforce.
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Reporting and Analytics
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Does the solution provide enhanced service reports?Yes
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Bolt Data Connect allows attaching asset performance visualizations directly into service reports to provide proof of service to customers.
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Can it offer service reporting, analytics and insights?Yes
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Purpose-built for field service, metrics such as FTF rate and MTTR are readily available for service reporting.
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Additional Features
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Does the solution enable product servitization?Yes
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Bolt Data Connect allows automated billing for the use of an asset (also known as Asset-as-a-Service)
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Does it expose asset data and commands in customer and vendor portals?Yes
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Bolt Data Connect can expose data to Salesforce Communities to improve visibility among customers and service vendor partners.
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Does it support edge processing?Yes
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Data can be processed locally, even if the asset is offline.
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Does it provide real-time asset alerts?Yes
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Bolt Data Connect provides alerts in real-time across all connected assets.
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Does it support customers without smart assets, such as retrofit sensors and I/O?Yes
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Bolt Data Connect has ruggedized hardware solutions available that can retrofit unsensorized equipment.
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Does it support customers without connected locations?Yes
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Bolt Data Connect allows multiple architecture types for maximum flexibility.
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Does it support low-cost edge sensors and gateways?Yes
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Bolt Data Connect has multiple connectivity options to fit virtually any budget.
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Does it support customers without an enterprise IoT data lake?Yes
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Customers can store data in a variety of ways even if they don't have an exisitn IoT data lake.
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Does it have a modular architecture capable of leveraging other IoT services?Yes
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Bolt Data Connect doesn't require a full stack of required solutions allowing customers to add additional, complementary IoT services.
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Notes
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