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title: "Utilities at scale: the real cost of moving from pilot to 100k devices"
description: Discover the hidden costs of scaling from pilot to 100k IoT devices and learn strategies to manage expenses and ensure efficiency. Read on to optimize your large-scale deployments.
---

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# [Utilities at scale: the real cost of moving from pilot to 100k devices](https://ixt.io/blog/utilities-at-scale-the-real-cost-of-moving-from-pilot-to-100k-devices)

 Written by [Lisbeth Nordvik](https://ixt.io/blog/author/lisbeth-nordvik) | 15.okt.2025 12:50:23

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