{"id":11989,"date":"2018-12-28T15:19:14","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T15:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/?p=11989"},"modified":"2018-12-28T15:19:14","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T15:19:14","slug":"box-vs-platform-iot-solutions-which-is-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/box-vs-platform-iot-solutions-which-is-better\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBox\u201d vs. \u201cplatform\u201d IoT solutions: which is better?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many companies around the world are waking up to the reality that the internet of things (IoT) is rapidly becoming a necessary component to have for any business that wants to grow. However, many don\u2019t know how to get started. While a create-it-yourself IoT solution is possible, it is likely to result in a wasted budget, mass frustration and no workable solution. Instead, there are \u201cbox\u201d and \u201cplatform\u201d solutions. \u201cBox\u201d solutions are ready-made solutions that just need to be installed, while \u201cplatform\u201d solutions allow users to use already-developed infrastructure to create personalized IoT solutions. But which is the best way to proceed? There are five key considerations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Scalability<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cbox\u201d solutions are usually designed with a certain scale in mind and sometimes don\u2019t work as well with other scales, especially larger ones. On the other hand, \u201cplatform\u201d solutions can be easily-scaled up or down to fit the needs of the moment and the future.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sustainability<\/strong> \u2013 a \u201cbox\u201d solution is a single system written as a monolithic application, so a failure in one component can break everything else. With \u201cplatform\u201d solutions, there are modules that are capable of continuing to operate even if one fails.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Integration<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cbox\u201d solutions can have a hard time integrating to the specifics of each business as they are designed to be more \u201cuniversal\u201d (i.e. generic). \u201cPlatform\u201d solutions, however, are organically-designed to the unique situations of each business and can be redesigned to adapt to future changes as well.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Simplicity<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cBox\u201d solutions are relatively simple and easy-to-understand. \u201cPlatform\u201d solutions generally require more time to adjust to, requiring users to learn to \u201cwalk before running\u201d.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mobility and flexibility<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cBox\u201d solutions are completely inflexible, making any change difficult. \u201cPlatform\u201d solutions, however, are designed to work with different types of hardware and protocols, meaning that pieces of the solution can be more-easily changed or altered to fit business needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The \u201cplatform\u201d solution is clearly the more ideal solution. 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