How to Choose an IIoT Platform: The Manufacturing Engineer's Evaluation Framework
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Choosing an Industrial IoT platform is one of the most consequential technology decisions a manufacturing organization can make. Get it right, and you unlock real-time visibility, predictive maintenance, and measurable OEE improvements within weeks. Get it wrong, and you're looking at a 12-18 month implementation that never reaches production — a scenario that plays out in roughly 75% of IIoT projects, according to Cisco's widely cited research.