What if AWS decides to shut down the AWS IoT Core?
Devices communicate with the AWS IoT Core using MQTT Protocol and authenticate using X.509 Certificates - neither of those technologies is AWS specific.
If AWS decides to shut down the AWS IoT Core (which is rather unlikely), you will be able to migrate to any other MQTT Broker (hosted on-site or cloud offering). In my opinion, vendor lock-in is not severe, considering solely the communication with devices.
Naturally, the IoT platform leverages far more services than exclusively communication-related. Moving the entire IoT platform from AWS to another provider would be way more painful.
Would you move your entire IoT Platform to another provider or just the communication part?
1. I would move everything. 🧰
2. I would only move the connectivity and keep the rest in AWS. 📡
Please share your opinion! 💬
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Move connectivity. No need to throw the baby out with the bath water.