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What puts you off about IoT Services?

There's AWS, Google, adafruit.io - what makes you roll your own or not use these services, or do you use these services? Add a comment below.

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  • From a product management perspective, the problem with subscription service is that I don't know how to model the long term total cost of ownership. At best I might get a 3 or 5-year contract with a service provider. When the contract is up, or when we re-enter the negotiation stage, I cannot be certain of what the new cost will be. And I mean this in both directions. What if my volume is so high the current vendor cannot handle it? Or what if it was so low that I overpaid? How do we figure out the path forward?

     

    And then, how do I calculate (or model) my switching costs?

     

    "Yeah, keeping it in-house seems like a good idea."

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  • From a product management perspective, the problem with subscription service is that I don't know how to model the long term total cost of ownership. At best I might get a 3 or 5-year contract with a service provider. When the contract is up, or when we re-enter the negotiation stage, I cannot be certain of what the new cost will be. And I mean this in both directions. What if my volume is so high the current vendor cannot handle it? Or what if it was so low that I overpaid? How do we figure out the path forward?

     

    And then, how do I calculate (or model) my switching costs?

     

    "Yeah, keeping it in-house seems like a good idea."

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