Introduction

One of the platform fundamental roles is that of an IoT System Integrator. In this section we describe in detail the core concepts related to this role

As described in several web sources, an IoT System Integrator is a "professional service company that offers solutions for deploying and managing Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, both hardware and software. Realizing the value of IoT requires a holistic approach to business."

Even though some companies are developing capabilities within their IT and OT teams to deploy and manage internal IoT solutions themselves, most enterprises won’t have the staff or the experience to select, integrate, and develop IoT solutions on its own, especially when scale is an important factor to consider.

Hence, implementing IoT solutions requires a strong network of resources to be organized around the needs of an organization. For that reason, an ecosystem of IoT system integrators is growing currently in the global market in order to fulfill the potential of IoT applications.

In AirTrace we consider IoT System Integrators as one of our most important target customers and thus we are devoting one specific sections in order to fill their specific needs when blockchainizing data comes into play.

Benefits of Using IoT System Integrators

• With most tech solutions, there are many options for each layer of the IoT stack; from hardware, to connectivity, and cloud. For instance, all major cloud players (AWS, Microsoft Azure, GCP and IBM) offer IoT cloud brokers to ingest data from IoT devices.

• IoT system integrators help you understand available options and decide whether you need to go on a buying spree (for both hardware and software), or if buying a “per-device-per-month” integrated solution makes more sense.

• If you are an IoT system integrator, you are saving your clients the time and effort to build security into each layer. In addition, by choosing a secure system, your clients will have one less thing to worry about, i.e., certificate-based protection in devices, or role-based access for end-users.

• As an IoT system integrator, when you choose a low-code IoT cloud platform, you're letting an experienced company build and manage the software behind your solution. As a result, you can focus on your product and services while they work behind the scenes to ensure that your business operates optimally.

IoT System Integrators and AirTrace platform integration

As an IoT System Integrator, supporting AirTrace in your client deployments is as easy as other available tools in the market for IoT. You got the necessary tooling in order to support Blockchain in your operations with maximum agility and scalability, and without draining your budget. Next subsections explain in detail all the steps to work with the platform from the perspective of an IoT System Integrator.