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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

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    Watson IoT Platform

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AThe IBM Watson IoT Platform is an Internet-of-things is a managed cloud-hosted solution supporting device connectivity, control, visualization, and overall device visibility and management. It provides a UI where users can add and manage devices, control access to IoT service, and monitor usage. With its device management service, users can perform device actions like rebooting or updating firmware, receive device diagnostics and metadata, or perform bulk device addition and removal.N/A
    Pricing
    Crestron XiOWatson IoT Platform
    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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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Crestron XiOWatson IoT Platform
    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 XiOWatson IoT Platform
    Internet of Things
    Comparison of Internet of Things features of Crestron XiO and Watson IoT Platform
    Feature
    Crestron XiO
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Watson IoT Platform
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    Ratings
    IoT Device Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device Security7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    IoT Data Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    IoT Analytics7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Crestron XiOWatson IoT Platform
    Small Businesses
    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
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    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Crestron XiOWatson IoT Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Crestron XiOWatson IoT Platform
    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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    IBM
    For large companies with large-scale manufacturing, electronics management, and infrastructures that require lots of maintenance, IBM Watson IoT is a must-have. It greatly increases performance, decreases downtime, and is an all-around great management dashboard. This is best for infrastructures that have a larger infrastructures of IoT devices in an enterprise/manufacturing setting, otherwise IBM Watson may not bring many benefits to your team.
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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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    • The asset information is available in both static and dynamic format (from thermal images, to OEM data, to time series data). The ability to ingest all the information using a single platform has great value.
    • Another benefit is a seamless integration with Maximo. This has been a challenge with other 3rd party systems available.
    • The experience of IBM Maximo systems updates is positive.
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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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    IBM
    • Some of the tutorials could use a little more improvement - While there is a considerable amount of documentation, most of the good documentation for Watson IoT we found to be from third-parties.
    • Administration and billing tools could use a bit more improvement - The UI is a bit clunky and poorly-designed here.
    • Be prepared to work with IBM support to get this going - Their turn-around support for inquiries can be lengthy, and setup time may also be quite lengthy because of this.
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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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    IBM
    Predix has recently launched their Asset Performance management Unified system. I am keen to see how it stacks up against Watson.
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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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    IBM
    • Positive - This tool greatly increases most company's manufacturing and production efficiency, and the use-cases are extensive. It was a great way of decreasing down-time for us.
    • Negative - Took lots of work and energy to get up and running, we had to rely on IBM support and tutorials many times during this process.
    • Positive - Quite cheap, most of the tiers of pricing cost very little, and it's possible to use Watson IoT for a few months for free to see if it is beneficial for your company.
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