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Microsoft Azure IoT Edge vs. SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence is a manufacturing operations analytics application.N/A
    Pricing
    Azure IoT EdgeSAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence
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    Pricing Offerings
    Azure IoT EdgeSAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence
    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
    Azure IoT EdgeSAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence
    Internet of Things
    Comparison of Internet of Things features of Microsoft Azure IoT Edge and SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence
    Feature
    Microsoft Azure IoT Edge
    8.4
    4 Ratings
    5% above category average
    SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    IoT Device Management8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device Security10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    IoT Data Management9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    IoT Analytics7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    IoT Integration8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Azure IoT EdgeSAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence
    Small Businesses
    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Enterprises
    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Azure IoT EdgeSAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.2
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure IoT EdgeSAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence as a stand-alone platform seems to be quite powerful with a wide range of capabilities and integration options. The integration itself proved to be challenging which was mentioned before. We also had some issues with delays in data queries which resulted in delays of the visual representation on the SSCE dashboards.
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    Pros
    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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    SAP
    • MII is particularly good at providing and customizing dashboards for quick analysis of industrial IoT data.
    • MII also has built-in analysis functionality to make more sense of all the IoT data being streamed.
    • MII (and ME) are particularly effective at identifying outliers and problems with equipment/processes before they cause delays or other cascading issues. This allows for effective preventative maintenance.
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    Cons
    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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    SAP
    • MII is a system to build custom solutions which may not solve industry 4.0 solutions
    • SSCE component is not really a no code low code platform
    • Standard OEE module is very complex to implement
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    Usability
    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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    SAP
    If a proper UI5-based implementation is done, the system works at best if a proper application server and database exist. However, from a customization perspective and an easy-to-implement application-from-scratch perspective, MII is top-notch compared to the other mentioned systems. SAP ME sits on top of SAP MII as a foundation.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Documentation on some of our implementations was lacking. As an example, creating the query that reads the tag is explained through the documentation but this only explains very specific data models. Other models are not explained and take time to debug. Customer support was willing to help and an official note was created after we found some issues with the integration tools.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    The reason Behind this is the cost, as Microsoft provides solutions and integrations of services cheaper than AWS.
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    SAP
    SAP MII is a robust platform for data visualization and data integration. It isn't very intuitive and has the shortcomings explained throughout the review. It still uses old Java versions which is incompatible with updated versions. The SAP ME and SAP CP provide cloud-based solutions that seem to provide a more innovative approach.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    SAP
    • SAP MII is a more robust, feature-rich solution than any in-house application would be.
    • Our experiments have granted us the skills necessary to help our clients with their own industrial IoT journey.
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