- Published on November 22, 2022
- In IT Services
Is it Too Soon to Write an Obituary for IoT?
Over two decades later, the field faces tough challenges from more advanced technologies. Some even say that IoT as an independent entity is dead
- By Shraddha Goled
About a year from now, IBM plans to draw the curtains on the Watson IoT Platform service on its cloud. As reported in The Register, on December 1, 2023, the Big Blue would pull the plug on the IoT platform eight years after the opening of Watson Internet of Things in Munich, Germany. At the time of launch, IBM had said that the project would “extend the power of cognitive computing to the billions of connected devices, sensors, and systems that comprise the IoT”, which would be made available through IBM Watson IoT Cloud.
The closure of Watson IoT Platform comes on the heels of a similar announcement by Google Cloud just a few months ago. In August this year, Google Cloud said that it would be discontinuing its IoT Core service and gave a month’s time to customers migrating to man
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Shraddha Goled
I am a technology journalist with AIM. I write stories focused on the AI landscape in India and around the world with a special interest in analysing its long term impact on individuals and societies. Reach out to me at shraddha.goled@analyticsindiamag.com.
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