Google LLC’s cloud business has notified customers that its IoT Core service for managing connected devices will be discontinued, TechCrunch reported today.
Google plans to discontinue the service on Aug. 16, 2023. The search giant recommends that customers begin moving applications built on IoT Core to other products in the same category.
Companies are deploying internet-connected devices at locations such as factories to increase operational efficiency. A manufacturer, for example, might install sensors in a production line to collect data about potential malfunctions. Sensors and other internet of things devices usually transmit the data that they collect to a cloud-based analytics environment for processing.
IoT Core, which Google Cloud debuted in 2017, eases the task of sending data from connected devices to a company’s cloud-based analytics environment. It also helps with several related tasks.
Companies can use IoT Core to define the configuration settings of newly deployed connected devices. After the initial deployment process is complete, IoT Core can establish network connections to connected devices and send the data they collect to the cloud. The platform encrypts network connections to reduce the risk of cyberattacks.
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