More and more universities, research institutes, medical organisations and businesses are considering utilizing wearables in their projects to collect and analyze health and activity data. For some already known, for others a big surprise, access to data collected on wearables is not an easy task and can become a huge burden for a project.

In this article, we describe the pros and cons, as well as the decision factors to derive a MAKE or BUY decision to integrate a wearable yourself or go with a ready-made solution such as the Fitrockr Health Solution platform.