Cisco IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting Solution Overview

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Cisco IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting unlocks data for making better business decisions, improving operations, and increasing customer satisfaction.

Overview

Deriving insights from massive datasets can be complex. It requires sophisticated data analysis tools and resources.

Cisco® IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting simplifies this process with an easy-to-use custom data extraction and report generation tool. It empowers you to create tailored reports for unique business and customer needs.

Cisco® IoT Control Center offers Dynamic Reporting and Dynamic Reporting API.

      Cisco IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting offers data through custom reports in Control Center platform.

      Cisco IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting API offer data through Control Center API.

Benefits

IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting

      Get the data you need

    Unlock insights from massive or previously unavailable datasets

      Increase Customer Satisfaction

    Deliver impactful business insights and value to enterprise customers

      Act swiftly with ease

    Empower yourself with self-service tools to create immediate business and operational reports without requiring data science expertise.

IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting API

      Efficient Time and Cost Savings - Eliminate manual processes by automating data requests. Set it up once for continuous, effortless data.

      Actionable Insights from Raw Data - Extract meaningful insights from Control Center's complex, unprocessed data, revealing hidden trends and patterns.

      Simplify Data Management - Enhance efficiency through automated processes for gathering, sharing, and integrating data.

      Custom Visualizations On-Demand - Create tailored visuals for data-driven decisions that match your specific needs.

      Seamless Dashboard Integration - Integrate data seamlessly into Power BI, Tableau, and more to display key insights effortlessly.

Insights are locked in massive data sets

Making effective decisions requires prompt access to customized data. Without specialized tools, extracting insights from large datasets, analyzing multiple data streams, and fulfilling particular business or customer needs can be challenging.

Relying on custom software development might lead to extended delays, which could potentially influence swift decision-making processes and affect customer satisfaction.

Detailed intelligence at your fingertips

Empower your reporting needs with Cisco IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting user-friendly and self-service tools. These tools will enable you to effortlessly generate precise business analyses and reports on demand, without requiring data science expertise.

The report you generate may include specific data analysis such as the types shown in the table below.

Table 1.        Types of data analysis available

Broad Range of Reporting Categories Available

Aggregated usage

Total or filtered usage information

  Accounts(s) with more than X GB (total/data/SMS/voice) usage
  Monthly aggregated total usage by account(s)/device(s)
  Data/SMS/voice usage of X SIMs per month
  Total aggregated usage for a specific account and a (monthly prepaid) rate plan

Billing details

Pooled or nonpooled charges for accounts and devices

  Nonpooled data, SMS, and voice charges for rate plan(s) at device level
  Total active subscribers changed per account
  Pooled usage charges per account

Device information

Filtered device details

  Devices deactivated last month
  Activation date of all devices
  Current status of all devices

When and how you need it

Cisco IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting

1.     Conveniently schedule single reports (with quick delivery, usually within 2 hours) and recurring reports (daily, weekly, or monthly).

2.     Extract data in preferred format (CVS, Excel, DAT) via email, the IoT Control Center platform, or FTP.

3.     Effortlessly replicate a report, including headers, filters, and more.

4.     Filter report content by accounts, rate plans, report period, generation date, or data ranges.

Report creation flow is straightforward and intuitive, as shown below.

Steps for creating a custom report in Cisco IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting

Figure 1.            

Steps for creating a custom report in Cisco IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting

Cisco IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting API

1.     Leverage API calls to request IoT Control Center reporting data for precise business analysis.

2.     Retrieve data manually through API calls or automate requests at fixed intervals.

3.     Integrate API responses seamlessly into customer-facing dashboards or Power BI to showcase relevant metrics and data.

Data available

The table below shows some of the data fields IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting and IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting API can capture.

Table 2.        Types of data fields - IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting and - IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting API

Usage

Billing

Device

Account ID

Data Charge - Overage

Country Code

Country

Data Charge - Roaming

Customer

IPv4 Address

SMS MO Charge

ICCID

IPV6 Address

SMS MT Charge

IMSI

RAT Type

Subscription Charges

Initial Activation Date

Rate Plan Name

Total Charges

Last APN/DNN Used

Session Duration

Total Overages Charges

SIM Profile ID

Total Aggregated Data Usage

Total Roaming Charges

Static IP Address

Total Aggregated SMS Usage

Voice MO Charge

Subscriber Status (for example, active, inactive)

Total Aggregated Voice Usage

Voice MT Charge

Tech Type

Key Capabilities

Table 3.        A Comprehensive Comparison Table showcasing the Key Capabilities of IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting and IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting API

Key Capabilities

Dynamic Reporting

Dynamic Reporting API

Definition

Ability to create custom reports in Control Center

Ability to request reporting data using API

Report Limits/API Call Limits

X reports per billing cycle

Unlimited reports/reporting data

TPS limits applies to API calls

Data Ingestion Options

Manual

  Users will have to download the report themselves
  Download reports (CSV/Dat/XLS) at Control Center/Email

Manual and Automated

  Users can use the API and request the data manually whenever they need
  Users can automate the request to receive the data at a fixed interval

Data Delivery Time

2-3 hours

Synchronous and Asynchronous

*Response time varies depending on which API endpoint you use

Mode of Data Delivery

Control Center Platform, Email

API response

API response can be fed into a customer facing dashboard/Power BI to show them metrics and data relevant to them

Category

Aggregated Billing

Aggregated Usage

Device Information

Device Changes

Aggregated Usage Details

TOP K Usage

Top N SIMs that exceed usage by YMB

New endpoints will be added in the next few releases

Record Limits

1M per record

15K records per response

 

Aggregated Data (from all PODs)

No
(limited to one POD)

Yes

 

Summary

Go beyond pre-set reports with Cisco IoT Control Center Dynamic Reporting. Tailored to your unique business needs, these custom reports eliminate the need for additional analytics, saving time and accelerating decision-making. An easy-to-use self-service tools deliver precise information to you and your customers, exactly when needed.

Learn more

To learn how Cisco IoT Control Center can empower your organization with seamless IoT device management, advanced security features, and end-to-end visibility, visit the Cisco IoT Control Center webpage.

To learn more about Cisco’s Mobility Services Platform, see the solution overview.

 

 

 

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