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    Crestron XiO

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ACrestron, headquartered in New Jersey, offers Crestron XiO, an Internet of Things (IoT) device management platform which provides automated hardware patching and firmware updates, device connectivity and condition monitoring, and analytics platform for tracking device usage.

    $1

    Per Room Per Month

    Azure IoT Edge

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AAzure IoT Edge is a fully managed service built on Azure IoT Hub. Users can deploy cloud workloads—artificial intelligence, Azure and third-party services, or business logic—to run on Internet of Things (IoT) edge devices via standard containers. The vendor states that by moving certain workloads to the edge of the network, devices spend less time communicating with the cloud, react more quickly to local changes, and operate reliably even in extended offline periods.N/A
    Pricing
    Crestron XiOAzure IoT Edge
    Editions & Modules
    API Access
    $1.00
    Per Room Per Month
    Endpoint Management
    $3.00
    Per Room Per Month
    Support
    $4.00
    Per Room Per Month
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    Pricing Offerings
    Crestron XiOAzure IoT Edge
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Crestron XiOAzure IoT Edge
    Internet of Things
    Comparison of Internet of Things features of Crestron XiO and Microsoft Azure IoT Edge
    Feature
    Crestron XiO
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Microsoft Azure IoT Edge
    8.4
    4 Ratings
    5% above category average
    IoT Device Management8.01 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Device Security7.01 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    IoT Data Management8.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    IoT Analytics7.01 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    IoT Integration00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Crestron XiOAzure IoT Edge
    Small Businesses
    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Enterprises
    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Crestron XiOAzure IoT Edge
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Crestron XiOAzure IoT Edge
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Crestron Electronics
    XiO is definitely well suited for applications like ours where we have a large number of devices to manage. I like being able to see all my devices and locations in one place. It is very helpful to see if any devices are offline each morning and be able to troubleshoot before any customers realize there is a problem
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    Microsoft
    Deployment of mission critical business support solutions particularly those that support virtual learning and video conferencing environments. This is because they help organisations such as the university to effectively transition to a digitally compliant organisation.
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    Pros
    Crestron Electronics
    • Scheduled re-boots and updates
    • I like the way the hierarchy can be set up
    • individually customizable group settings within the hierarchy
    • I like the capability of setting up background images for brand promotion or employee information
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    Microsoft
    • It works even if there is no internet at client location. It will record all the generated data and only send them to cloud storage when there is internet connection.
    • It allows you to bring cloud functionality down to Edge location in the form of docker container.
    • It also supports two way communication from device to cloud and vice-versa.
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    Cons
    Crestron Electronics
    • I would like the option to choose IP addresses as one of the viewable columns when looking at/sorting through all your available devices.
    • It would be nice to be able to link the IP address listed directly to their devices.
    • Sometime trying to reboot a device in XiO does not work for me and I need to go directly to the device's admin page.
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    Microsoft
    • For some reason, the containerized architecture was also making this very hard
    • Had some issues when debugging edge modules, needs a professional grade remote debugging
    • Industrial automation still requires attention. OPC-UA was good but Modbus or custom PLCs etc was painful to set up
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Crestron Electronics
    XiO is a necessity when managing the large number of device our company has
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    Microsoft
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    Usability
    Crestron Electronics
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Most of the time it works perfectly, does not require any attention, but when there is a problem, it's really hard to diagnose it. I think the documentation for the positive scenarios are good on the Microsoft side, but for negative scenarios, I don't think there is enough community help out there, in my opinion.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Crestron Electronics
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    Microsoft
    The reason Behind this is the cost, as Microsoft provides solutions and integrations of services cheaper than AWS.
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    Return on Investment
    Crestron Electronics
    • being able to manage all my devices remotely saves us time/money
    • XiO reduces the need to have someone on-site/in person to manage my devices
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    Microsoft
    • Very valuable return on investment for IT capex committed to the deployment
    • Improvements in overall organisational efficiency and agility
    • Repositioning the organisation to become digitally transformed
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