Google Cloud is giving its customers with less than a year to find alternative IoT services.
Google Cloud told its customers: “We’re writing to let you know that Google Cloud IoT Core Service will be discontinued on August 15 2023 at which point your access to the IoT Core Device Manager API will no longer be available.”
IoT devices using the service will be unable to connect to MQTT and HTTP bridges after that date.
Google IoT Core was launched in 2017 as a managed service for device connection and management. The service gave users the ability to exploit Google’s suite of data tools.
Customers are somewhat miffed as the move is relatively short notice and some snarked that it offered an insight into the company’s maturity in terms of supporting enterprises’ software.
“They are repeatedly saying through their actions you should only use the core parts of GCP”, one said.
A Google spokesperson said: “Since launching IoT Core, it has become clear that our customers’ needs could be better served by our network of partners that specialise in IoT applications and services.
“We have worked extensively to provide customers with migration options and solution alternatives, and are providing a year-long runway before IoT Core is discontinued.”
Google believes that its IoT customers would be better served by its network of service partners and the industry solutions specialised in IoT applications and services.
