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      Comparison of FAI Pro and FAI Local Solutions

      The platform is offered as a web-based, cloud solution (FAI Pro), an on-premises solution (FAI Local), or a direct device-to-MQTT Broker solution (FAI Lite).

      Ayyeka's Field Asset Intelligence™ (FAI) platform offers the best-in-class solution for generating, managing, and monetizing data from field assets. It enables easy data visualization, device fleet management, situational awareness, and collaboration of data with existing IT systems such as SCADA and other 3rd party software.  

      The platform is offered as a web-based, cloud solution (FAI Pro), an on-premises solution (FAI Local), or a direct device-to-MQTT Broker solution (FAI Lite). 

      The following table compares FAI Pro and FAI Local. For details about FAI Lite, see Direct Device - MQTT Broker Communication. 

       

      Functionality 

      FAI Pro 

      FAI Local

      Fleet management 

      ✅

      ✅ 

      Remote configuration 

      ✅ 

      ✅ 

      Visualization 

      ✅ 

      ✅ 

      User management in UI 

      ✅ 

      ✅ 

      Bluetooth setup by using a mobile app

      ✅ 

      ✅ 

      Full and ongoing firmware and software upgrades 

       

      ✅ 

      The on-premises server is not synchronized with the Cloud server for any future software or firmware upgrades. 

      However, if you do want firmware and software upgrades, contact support@ayyeka.com for pricing. 

      Data collected by the device 

      Transmitted to, stored on, and accessed from the Cloud server in Amazon Web Services™ (AWS). 

      Transmitted to, stored on, and accessed from the on-premises server.

      Full access to MQTT client, if needed 

      ✅ 

      ✅ 

      Full access to REST API 

      ✅ 

      ✅ 

      SIM card 

      Supplied by Ayyeka, or you may provide your own SIM card for each device. 

       

      Information about the SIM card that you provide is not available in the Cellular Sessions tab for the device. 

      If you use your own private network, then you must provide your own SIM for each device that will communicate with the on-premises server.  

      Information about the SIM card that you provide is not available in the Cellular Sessions tab for the device. 

      Technical Support and Knowledge Base 

      ✅ 

      Customers may purchase hours of Support. 

      If your network has no access to the public internet, then you have no access to the Knowledge Base. 

      Round-the-clock, full cyber security protection 

      ✅ 

      It is the responsibility of the customer to provide redundancy, cyber security, and full disk encryption for its on-premises deployment. 

      On-going server maintenance 

      ✅

      Backups, maintenance, and troubleshooting for the on-premises server and its data are the sole responsibility of the customer. 

      Value-added solutions (for example, WaveCam)  may be purchased

      ✅

      To see what solutions are available, contact support@ayyeka.com