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3 | IoT Buying Guide Checklist | ||||||
4 | Use this checklist to evaluate different IoT asset monitoring software platforms and assess their suitability for your needs. | ||||||
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7 | Functionality and Compatibility | ||||||
8 | Can the solution connect smart assets with Salesforce? | Yes | | | | | |
9 | Built natively on Salesforce, it can connect smart assets and monitor performance in real-time within Salesforce. | ||||||
10 | Does the solution work with Salesforce Data Cloud? | Yes | | | | | |
11 | Asset data can be exposed by Bolt Data Connect app to Data Cloud for even deeper asset insights. | ||||||
12 | User Interface Compenents | ||||||
13 | Are the IoT user interface components available inside the Salesforce instance? | Yes | | | | | |
14 | All interface components are inside the Salesforce instance. | ||||||
15 | Is there a unified experience or are there multiple products and experiences? | Yes | | | | | |
16 | Everything is done within Salesforce for a one-platform experience (no swivel-chair between platforms). | ||||||
17 | Interactive Command Center | ||||||
18 | Does the solution provide an interactive and insightful command center for a connected install base? | Yes | | | | | |
19 | All information is available in Bolt Data Connect, such as Salesforce Service Desk, Field Processes, and Asset and Customer Management information. | ||||||
20 | Can it offer a unified view of connected assets, open work orders, and technicians' locations? | Yes | | | | | |
21 | All assets and associated work orders are available directly within Bolt Data Connect. | ||||||
22 | Digital Twin Capabilities | ||||||
23 | Does the solution allow customers to associate multiple physical sub-assets into one logical asset (Digital Twin)? | Yes | | | | | |
24 | Digital twins are able to associate multiple parts or sensors into one complete asset. | ||||||
25 | Can customers create rules based on non-asset relationships? | Yes | | | | | |
26 | 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. | ||||||
27 | Visualize Asset Performance | ||||||
28 | Does the solution provide visually connected asset performance, including live streaming data? | Yes | | | | | |
29 | Bolt Data Connect can show visual representations through livestream graphs to depict precisely when specific spensors spiked or dropped. | ||||||
30 | Asset Management | ||||||
31 | Does the solution manage connected asset alert history as part of the asset record? | Yes | | | | | |
32 | Asset alert history is available in Bolt Data Connect that allows users to look back at previous performance to understand asset performance over time. | ||||||
33 | Can it monitor and respond to state and condition changes? | Yes | | | | | |
34 | Bolt Data Connect can automatically respond to any desired state and condition changes affecting the asset. | ||||||
35 | Does it enable automated asset registration? | Yes | | | | | |
36 | Bolt Data Connect automates the asset registration process including geographic location, serial number and other data. | ||||||
37 | Integration Capabilities | ||||||
38 | Can the solution natively integrate IT and OT data? | Yes | | | | | |
39 | IT and OT data integrations are built natively into Bolt Data Connect. | ||||||
40 | Does it work on mobile devices and support offline functionality? | Yes | | | | | |
41 | Bolt Data Connect is available on mobile devices and supports offline processing. | ||||||
42 | Can it remotely command assets for tasks like software updates? | Yes | | | | | |
43 | Assets can be remotely controlled through a Command Center module within Bolt Data Connect. | ||||||
44 | Telemetry and Monitoring | ||||||
45 | Does the solution use simulator asset telemetry streams? | Yes | | | | | |
46 | Bolt Data Connect can simulate data to avoid breaking devices just to perform testing. | ||||||
47 | Can it monitor IoT infrastructure and security? | Yes | | | | | |
48 | From hardware to software, Bolt Data Connect can monitor security performance at every step of asset data processing. | ||||||
49 | Does it throttle alerts and manage repeat alerts? | Yes | | | | | |
50 | Bolt Data Connect throttles alerts to avoid redundant, overwhelming alert notifications. | ||||||
51 | Does it provide alert responses with respect to business rules? | Yes | | | | | |
52 | Bolt Data Connect can apply business rules to asset data that already exists in Salesforce. | ||||||
53 | Reporting and Analytics | ||||||
54 | Does the solution provide enhanced service reports? | Yes | | | | | |
55 | Bolt Data Connect allows attaching asset performance visualizations directly into service reports to provide proof of service to customers. | ||||||
56 | Can it offer service reporting, analytics and insights? | Yes | | | | | |
57 | Purpose-built for field service, metrics such as FTF rate and MTTR are readily available for service reporting. | ||||||
58 | Additional Features | ||||||
59 | Does the solution enable product servitization? | Yes | | | | | |
60 | Bolt Data Connect allows automated billing for the use of an asset (also known as Asset-as-a-Service) | ||||||
61 | Does it expose asset data and commands in customer and vendor portals? | Yes | | | | | |
62 | Bolt Data Connect can expose data to Salesforce Communities to improve visibility among customers and service vendor partners. | ||||||
63 | Does it support edge processing? | Yes | | | | | |
64 | Data can be processed locally, even if the asset is offline. | ||||||
65 | Does it provide real-time asset alerts? | Yes | | | | | |
66 | Bolt Data Connect provides alerts in real-time across all connected assets. | ||||||
67 | Does it support customers without smart assets, such as retrofit sensors and I/O? | Yes | | | | | |
68 | Bolt Data Connect has ruggedized hardware solutions available that can retrofit unsensorized equipment. | ||||||
69 | Does it support customers without connected locations? | Yes | | | | | |
70 | Bolt Data Connect allows multiple architecture types for maximum flexibility. | ||||||
71 | Does it support low-cost edge sensors and gateways? | Yes | | | | | |
72 | Bolt Data Connect has multiple connectivity options to fit virtually any budget. | ||||||
73 | Does it support customers without an enterprise IoT data lake? | Yes | | | | | |
74 | Customers can store data in a variety of ways even if they don't have an exisitn IoT data lake. | ||||||
75 | Does it have a modular architecture capable of leveraging other IoT services? | Yes | | | | | |
76 | Bolt Data Connect doesn't require a full stack of required solutions allowing customers to add additional, complementary IoT services. | ||||||
77 | Notes | ||||||
78 | Enter additional notes or comments about the evaluated solution. | ||||||
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87 | IoT Expert Written Blog Articles | ||||||
88 | Explore a variety of blog articles featuring insights on IoT innovations, solutions and use cases written by IoT experts. | Explore Blog → | |||||
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90 | Ebooks and White Papers on IoT | ||||||
91 | Read resources on important IoT topics to gain expert knowledge on how IoT is changing field service and how it can help your organization. | Read Resources → | |||||
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93 | IoT Strategy Evalutation Session | ||||||
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