Storm Telematics deploys advanced fleet and asset optimization solutions with sophisticated analytic reporting and dashboard tools. This allows for the delivery of greater operational efficiencies and cost savings to be delivered to our clients. The following Buyer's Guide is provided as a courtesy to assist in identifying critical elements as part of a due diligence process in selecting a solution provider. Enjoy.

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FLEET & ASSET
OPTIMIZATION
ACTIONABLE
INTELLIGENCE
A BUYERS GUIDE
TO SELECTING A
SOLUTION PROVIDER

2. 2
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Choosing
the
Right
Partner
If
you’ve
decided
that
the
;me
has
come
to
incorporate
a
telema;cs
and
RFID
solu;on
into
your
business,
congratula;ons
in
taking
the
first
step
to
op;mizing
your
business.
Selec;ng
the
right
solu;on
and
partner
to
improve
the
performance
of
your
assets
can
be
extremely
challenging.
Choosing
the
right
partner
that
will
support
your
corporate
objec;ves
long-­‐term,
providing
the
level
of
quality
product
and
service
you
expect
is
extremely
important.
Storm
Telema;cs
has
compiled
a
guide
and
top
10
list
to
assist
you
through
the
selec;on
process.
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3. 3
Understand the service provider’s history and finances
Are
you
at
risk
of
losing
your
investment
if
your
provider
suddenly
ceases
opera<ons?
There
will
always
be
small
providers
offering
“too
good
to
be
true”
pricing,
but
you
cannot
risk
partnering
with
a
company
that
does
not
have
proven
longevity
in
the
marketplace.
Key
items
to
consider
or
ques<ons
to
ask
your
provider
as
part
of
your
due
diligence
effort:
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How
long
have
you
been
in
business?
How
many
devices
do
you
have
deployed
on
your
plaWorm?
How
many
customers
do
you
service?
Do
you
have
any
recogni;ons/awards
that
demonstrate
your
value
proposi;on?
How
are
you
funded….who
are
your
investors?
Who
are
your
largest
customers?
What
ver;cal
markets
do
you
support
and
sell
into?

4. 4
Confirm the provider can offer administrative control
and security features within the platform
Key
items
to
consider
or
ques<ons
to
ask
a
poten<al
provider
as
part
of
your
due
diligence
effort:
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How
do
I
protect
my
investment
and
data?
Can
I
prevent
security
breaches
into
my
system?
Can
I
have
a
separate
set
of
rules
for
each
user
(admin,
mgmt.,
drivers,
etc.)?

5. 5
Review the quality and functionality of the mapping,
alerting, and reporting engine
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What
mapping
system
does
the
provider
use?
Does
mapping
include
the
US,
Canada,
and
Mexico?
What
different
mapping
views
do
they
provide?
Satellite,
road
map,
bird’s
eye,
street
level,
2D/3D
mapping?
How
o`en
does
your
provider
upgrade
to
the
latest
mapping
views?
Are
you
able
to
integrate
custom
map
layers
(energy
specific,
etc.)?
Is
there
a
fee
for
custom
reports?
Key
items
to
consider
or
ques<ons
to
ask
a
poten<al
provider
as
part
of
your
due
diligence
effort:

6. 6
How is the ease of use of the software interface?
Are you able to achieve the task within 3 clicks of
entering the application?
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Does
the
layout
of
the
system
make
sense?
Is
it
cumbersome
to
get
to
the
informa;on
your
seeking?
Can
I
easily
navigate
through
the
site
without
having
to
backtrack
through
mul;ple
pages?
Do
they
offer
easy
access
to
support
when
help
is
required?
Is
the
interface
flexible
enough
to
provide
mul;ple
views
(dashboards)
segmen;ng
views
based
upon
asset
type,
project,
loca;on,
etc.?
Key
items
to
consider
or
ques<ons
to
ask
a
poten<al
provider
as
part
of
your
due
diligence
effort:

7. 7
Does the provider provide customized reporting?
Repor<ng
is
the
retrieval
of
the
raw
data
and
presen<ng
this
data
in
a
format
that
is
useful
and
easy
to
understand
for
the
customer.
How
the
data
is
presented
to
the
end
user
is
important
for
many
reasons.
From
history
reports
to
inventory
status
reports,
the
basics
should
be
easy
to
use,
but
they
also
should
give
the
end
user
the
ability
to
manipulate
that
data
by
date
range
or
by
specific
GPS
device.
Look
long
and
hard
at
repor;ng
within
the
system
and
ask
many
ques;ons.
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What
reports
come
with
the
system?
Can
I
manipulate
the
data
by
date
range
or
device/
unit
#?
How
long
is
my
data
accessible
to
me?
Can
I
ask
for
customized
reports
and
format
the
data?
Can
integrate
3rd
party
data
into
the
plaWorm
(RFID,
ERP,
etc.)?
Does
the
provider
offer
other
complimentary
services
–
data
analysis
(i.e.
performance
trending)?
Can
the
provider
quan;fy
value
and
return
on
Investment
throughout
the
engagement?
Key
items
to
consider
or
ques<ons
to
ask
a
poten<al
provider
as
part
of
your
due
diligence
effort:

8. 8
How does your provider keep your data private
and secure?
The
provider
must
always
secure
the
collected
data
on
their
servers
in
a
controlled
environment,
protected
from
unauthorized
access,
use
or
disclosure
and
have
mul;ple
back
up
systems
in
place.
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Is
my
data
secure
and
held
in
privacy
for
both
my
business
and
my
customers?
Does
the
provider
encrypt
your
data
in
their
system?
What
technology
or
investment
have
they
made
in
data
security?
What
guarantees
do
they
offer?
Where
can
I
find
the
policy
and
procedures
for
privacy
terms
for
their
services?
Key
items
to
consider
or
ques<ons
to
ask
a
poten<al
provider
as
part
of
your
due
diligence
effort:

9. 9
Is your provider innovative, introducing new features
and functionality on a quarterly basis or do you risk
having an outdated system in 6 months?
Many
providers
promise
“free
upgrades”,
but
many
do
not
invest
in
system
upgrades.
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Is
the
provider’s
business
model
based
on
selling
a
commodi;zed
product
or
providing
a
program
with
managed
services?
How
much
do
they
invest
into
system
upgrades
each
year?
How
many
so`ware
engineers
do
they
employ?
How
o`en
are
new
features
introduced?
Does
the
provider
offer
any
type
of
Guarantee
in
the
event
of
a
loss
(i.e.
Recovery
Guarantee)?
Key
items
to
consider
or
ques<ons
to
ask
a
poten<al
provider
as
part
of
your
due
diligence
effort:

10. 10
Does your provider provide installation services?
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How
long
does
a
typical
install
take?
Will
you
provide
installa;on
training?
Key
items
to
consider
or
ques<ons
to
ask
a
poten<al
provider
as
part
of
your
due
diligence
effort:
Where
do
we
install
the
device?

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Does your service provider lock you into
long-term service contracts or
proprietary technology?
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Are
you
able
to
transi;on
hardware
or
service
to
a
different
service
provider
without
penalty
if
the
provider
fails
to
deliver?
Will
the
provider
allow
you
to
subscribe
to
services
on
a
month-­‐to-­‐month
basis?
How
easy
is
it
to
add
addi;onal
peripherals
a`er
the
ini;al
install
(driver
id,
temperature
sensors,
etc.)?
Key
items
to
consider
or
ques<ons
to
ask
a
poten<al
provider
as
part
of
your
due
diligence
effort:

12. 12
What are the providers training and support plan?
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Will
the
provider
assign
a
dedicated
implementa;on
specialist
to
manage
your
account?
What
are
the
support
hours
provided?
Key
items
to
consider
or
ques<ons
to
ask
a
poten<al
provider
as
part
of
your
due
diligence
effort:

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Our
Business
Storm
Telema;cs
deploys
advanced
op;miza;on
solu;ons
with
sophis;cated
analy;c
repor;ng
and
dashboard
tools
through
strategic
partners
and
subject
mafer
experts.
This
allows
for
the
delivery
of
greater
opera;onal
efficiencies
and
cost
savings
to
be
delivered
to
our
clients.
The
keys
to
our
success:
Implement
best
of
breed
technology
with
performance/
efficiency
tools
to
solve
our
clients
top
challenges;
Use
proven
project
management
methods
to
achieve
quick-­‐wins
and
accelerate
seamless,
undisrup;ve
implementa;ons;
Always
be
focused
on
the
business
impact
of
technology
and
its
ability
to
improve
measurable
results.
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14. Storm Telematics
Promise
Storm
Telema;cs
will
inspire
its
employees
to
be
the
best
they
can
be.
We
will
listen
to
our
customers,
always
an;cipa;ng
there
needs
and
bringing
forward
best
of
breed
solu;ons
without
sacrificing
quality
or
service.
Storm Telematics
Mission
Storm
Telema;cs
essence
is
about
security,
trust,
innova;on,
integrity
and
professionalism.
Our
mission
and
purpose
of
existence
is
to
offer
fully
integrated
end-­‐to-­‐end
op;miza;on
solu;ons
and
to
become
known
as
the
standard
of
excellence
by
delivering
excep;onal
services
to
our
customers.
In
return
for
our
clients
inves;ng
this
trust
in
us,
we
provide
them
a
sense
of
security
in
the
knowledge
that
their
assets
and
workforce
are
op;mized,
protected,
safe
and
well
maintained.

15. Storm
Telema;cs
will
inspire
its
employees
to
be
the
best
they
can
be.
We
will
listen
to
our
customers,
always
an;cipa;ng
there
needs
and
bringing
forward
best
of
breed
solu;ons
without
sacrificing
quality
or
service.
Storm Telematics
Promise

16. • Superior
Quality
–
Storm
Telema;cs
will
ensure
we
have
superior
quality
by
promo;ng
con;nuous
improvement
in
our
business
process.
• Integrity
&
Respect
–
Storm
Telema;cs
will
maintain
the
highest
ethical
standards
by
being
honest,
keeping
commitments
and
demonstra;ng
respect
for
each
other
and
those
we
conduct
business
with.
We
will
do
the
right
thing
all
the
;me
without
ques;on
or
hesita;on.
• Ac7on
&
Accountability
-­‐
Storm
Telema;cs
encourages
leadership
and
accountability
in
all
of
our
ac;ons….we
say
what
we
mean
and
mean
what
we
say
and
we
always
follow
up.
• Working
Together
–
We
are
passionate
about
working
together
and
collabora;ng
with
our
customers
to
enhance
our
individual
contribu;on
to
the
organiza;on
and
the
experiences
our
clients
encounter
with
our
organiza;on.
We
succeed
or
fail
as
a
team.
• Open
Management
Communica7ons
–
We
will
make
our
vision
and
plans
clear
to
all
stakeholders.
Storm
will
recognize
and
reward
performance
amongst
its
team.
• Balance
the
Interest
of
our
Stakeholders
(Customers,
Employees
and
Partners)
–
We
believe
in
our
ability
to
succeed
and
we
refuse
to
compromise
on
goals
&
objec;ves.
Storm Telematics
Core Values

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Intelligent
Op<miza<on
Solu<ons
Vision
Without
Execu;on
is
Hallucina;on
-­‐
Thomas
Edison
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18. Ques;ons?
4964
98
Avenue
NW
Edmonton,
Alberta
Phone:
877.309.8354
Email:
info@stormgps.com
Would
you
like
to
speak
with
us
to
learn
how
we
may
assist
you
in
op;mizing
your
assets
and
fleet?
Kindly
schedule
a
;me
to
speak
with
us
by
visi<ng
our
online
calendar.
THANK
YOU