{"id":1042,"date":"2018-04-10T03:47:51","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T03:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/?p=1042"},"modified":"2021-04-25T12:03:24","modified_gmt":"2021-04-25T06:33:24","slug":"leverage-google-cloud-iot-core-in-your-iot-app-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/leverage-google-cloud-iot-core-in-your-iot-app-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Leverage Google Cloud IoT Core in Your IoT App Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Since long before Google has registered its entry into the niche with a beta release, Amazon and Microsoft are already offering Cloud IoT Core services. Google has a distinct Cloud ecosystem and strong partners as well as plans to touch new highs fast. The current post provides some glimpse of its services, features, and understandings of the entire system to get-go fast for IoT app developers.<\/span>\n<h3><u><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Introduction<\/span><\/u><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:<\/span><\/h3>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Internet of Things is now a reality, and\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">IoT application<\/span><\/strong><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> developers<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0struggle for tech advancements to get going fast in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/best-iot-development-tools-and-technologies-to-look-forward-in-2019\/\">IoT app development<\/a>. To ease developers and others involved in the industry, some innovations are made regularly, and Cloud IoT Core service is one. Let\u2019s see how it is.<\/span>\n\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Today we already have technologies to connect the device to the cloud. Still, IoT Core is an advanced approach that eliminates the process of using a gateway or another platform to forward IoT data. IoT Core avoids additional layers for the deployment process and adds enhanced security features to funnel a huge amount of IoT sensor data to the cloud for monitoring, processing, analysis, and visualizing automatically.<\/span>\n\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In due course, Google has recently unveiled its\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cloudplatform.googleblog.com\/2018\/02\/the-thing-is-Cloud-IoT-Core-is-now-generally-available.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Google Cloud IoT Core services<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0opening its account though late, but with advanced services to beat its competitors like Amazon Cloud and Microsoft Azure.<\/span>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cloud IoT Core Platforms<\/span><\/h3>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the field of cloud IoT Core services, Google has associated platforms and services with aiding such as,<\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1043\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Cloud-IoT-Core-Platforms.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Cloud-IoT-Core-Platforms.png 580w, https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Cloud-IoT-Core-Platforms-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Cloud Pub\/Sub<\/li>\n \t<li>Google Cloud Dataflow<\/li>\n \t<li>Google Cloud Bigtable<\/li>\n \t<li>Google BigQuery<\/li>\n \t<li>Google Cloud Machine Learning Engine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<strong>Amazon offers AWS IoT Core as a managed cloud platform and offers to aid services like:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>AWS Lambda<\/li>\n \t<li>Amazon Kinesis<\/li>\n \t<li>Amazon S3<\/li>\n \t<li>Amazon Machine Learning<\/li>\n \t<li>Amazon DynamoDB<\/li>\n \t<li>Amazon Elasticsearch Service with Kibana integration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<strong>Similarly, Microsoft offers Azure IoT space with a range of services, such as:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>IoT Hub (A SaaS Solution)<\/li>\n \t<li>Notification Hub<\/li>\n \t<li>Stream Analysis<\/li>\n \t<li>Power BI<\/li>\n \t<li>Machine Learning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Key Concepts of Google Cloud IoT Core<\/h3>\nIt is easy to understand Google Cloud IoT Core if you follow the following key concepts.\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1060\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Key-Concepts-of-Google-Cloud-IoT-Core-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Key-Concepts-of-Google-Cloud-IoT-Core-2.png 334w, https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Key-Concepts-of-Google-Cloud-IoT-Core-2-268x300.png 268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Internet of Things:<\/span><\/h4>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Physical objects (living and non-living) connected with the Internet or any network capable of automatically exchanging data and executing the inferred commands.<\/span>\n<h4>Device:<\/h4>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is called \u2018Thing\u2019 in the term\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/iot-effects-and-carries-massive-shift-in-mobile-app-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Internet of Things<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. It is a kind of processing unit with the power to connect attached sensors with the world of the Internet like server or cloud services and exchange two kinds of data, \u2018Telemetry\u2019 and \u2018State\u2019 among the network of connected devices and centralized processing units.<\/span>\n<h4><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Telemetry:<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It consisted of all types of \u2018Event Data\u2019 sent from sensors-devices-connectivity modes to cloud\/servers on the Internet and termed as \u2018Device Telemetry Event\u2019 data. Google Cloud Big Data Solutions is an excellent choice for analyzing telemetry data.<\/span>\n\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Various weather parameters in environment data collected by different sensors is an ideal example of telemetry data.<\/span>\n<h4><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Device State:<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is a user-defined blob of arbitrary data describing the device&#8217;s current status and flows from the device to cloud direction. It could be structured or unstructured data.<\/span>\n<h4><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Device Configuration:<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Device configuration is used to control device state and similar to device state data in properties.<\/span>\n<h4><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Device Registry:<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is a container of devices and has shared properties, so after registration of devices on Cloud IoT Core; you can manage it through the device manager.<\/span>\n<h4><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Device Manager:<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It monitors the health of devices, activities, updating device configuration, and managing credentials and authentication.<\/span>\n\nCheck it out : <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/top-8-iot-app-trends-to-reign-in-2020\/\">Top 8 IoT App Trends to reign in 2020<\/a><\/strong>\n<h4><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">MQTT:<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Message Queue Telemetry Transport (MQTT) is a standard IoT protocol to publish or subscribe (Pub\/Sub) messaging protocol just like HTTP.<\/span>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Components of Google Cloud IoT Core<\/span><\/h3>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There are two main components of Cloud IoT Core services. The first is Device Manager, and another is Protocol Bridge.<\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1045\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Components-of-Google-Cloud-IoT-Core.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"579\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Components-of-Google-Cloud-IoT-Core.png 579w, https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Components-of-Google-Cloud-IoT-Core-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Device Manager:<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It allows configuration of the individual<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It will enable us to monitor &amp; manage it securely.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It uses the console for management or goes programmatically.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The role of the device manager is to establish the identity of the device and provide an authentication mechanism when it is<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It maintains the logical configuration of the device and remotely controls the device from the cloud.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Protocol Bridge:<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It provides connection endpoints for protocols.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There are two protocols used in Protocol Bridge, MQTT &amp; HTTP.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Protocols come with automatic load balancing capacities for all connections of devices.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It has support for secure connections through the latest security technologies and tools.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The role of Protocol Bridge is to publish device telemetry to Cloud Pub\/Sub.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It may consume by the downstream analytic system.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Features of Google Cloud IoT Core<\/span><\/h3>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Google Cloud IoT Core comes with some distinctive features that keep it apart from the rests of its rivals in the market, and those are:<\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1046\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Features-of-Google-Cloud-IoT-Core.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Features-of-Google-Cloud-IoT-Core.png 460w, https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Features-of-Google-Cloud-IoT-Core-291x300.png 291w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Provide End-to-End Security<\/span><\/h4>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It uses asymmetric key authentication and CA-signed certificates to verify device ownership. Devices running Android Things deliver full-stack security.<\/span>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manage Single Global System<\/span><\/h4>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It connects all devices as well as gateways to Google Cloud through MQTT and HTTP protocol endpoints. Thus, it manages all devices as a single global system. It can manage data retention for a week as a short-time backup.<\/span>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Outstanding Data Insights<\/span><\/h4>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Google Cloud IoT Core integrates your devices with Google Big Data Analytics and various Machine Learning services, including Dataflow, BigQuery, Bigtable, ML, Data Studio, other partner Business Intelligence tools.<\/span>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Managed &amp; Scalable Service<\/span><\/h4>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is a server-free service, so it doesn\u2019t require the installation of any software upfront. It scaled horizontally instantly without looking for limits and managed automatically.<\/span>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Access Control at Role Level<\/span><\/h4>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To control user access to devices and data, it applies IAM roles to registries of devices.<\/span>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Device Deployment<\/span><\/h4>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It uses REST API to manage registration, deployment, and operations at scale. When devices are not connected, it also uses API to retrieve and update device properties.<\/span>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Advantages of Google Cloud IoT Core<\/span><\/h3>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There are plenty of advantages to listing, but the following are worth considering.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1047\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Advantages-of-Google-Cloud-IoT-Core.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"394\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Advantages-of-Google-Cloud-IoT-Core.png 394w, https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Advantages-of-Google-Cloud-IoT-Core-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cloud IoT Core services help to make informed decisions at the global level.<\/span><\/h4>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cloud Pub\/Sub aggregates data from the geographically dispersed devices into a single system seamlessly. Using Google Cloud IoT Core services, you can perform analysis, visualize, and implement machine learning to make the right decisions and improve operational efficiencies and build rich models to optimize your business.<\/span>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It helps to establish secure connections to your existing IoT devices.<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cloud <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/how-mobile-technology-trends-getting-hooked-up-with-iot-app-development\/\">IoT Core allows millions of devices<\/a> to connect securely through endpoints.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It uses automatic load balancing &amp; horizontal scaling. It ensures smooth data flow at all times.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It supports MQTT &amp; HTTP protocols.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It runs on server-less infrastructure &amp; scales automatically to real-time changes.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It adheres to strict security protocols &amp; protects business data.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It assists in establishing a two-way connection with IoT devices.<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Google Cloud IoT Core provides a secure, intelligent, and responsive IoT data pipeline to bring device data into everyday business.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It relies on the intelligence of Android Things.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It pushes automatic firmware updates or device updates.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It gets you straight to work.<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It helps in managing IoT data networks through a single pane of glass.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It works with Android Things and other devices from leading hardware manufacturers.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It helps to cut capital investment on IoT projects by offering pay-as-you-go services.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Google Cloud IoT Core Partners<\/span><\/h3>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Despite the stiff competitions from its ultimate rivals Amazon &amp; Microsoft, and its late entry, Google catches on fast and gains a strong foothold in the niche market thanks to its Android alliance and device partners, including:<\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1049\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Google-Cloud-IoT-Core-Partners.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Google-Cloud-IoT-Core-Partners.png 530w, https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Google-Cloud-IoT-Core-Partners-300x192.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/>\n\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Schlumberger oilfield services and Smart Parking Company in New Zealand are ideal examples of how the industry leverage Google Cloud IoT Core services offerings.<\/span>\n\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Moreover, Google will acquire LogMeIn\u2019s Xively business unit for $50 million to bring real-time stream processing technologies.<\/span>\n<h3><u><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Conclusion:<\/span><\/u><\/h3>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After looking at things at a glance, we can say that Google has brought game-changing technologies to win the race of Cloud IoT Core services. It may ease the lives of IoT application developers and businesses looking for competitive and compatible IoT solutions to beat their competitors in their niche markets.<\/span>\n\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Suppose you plan to play in the IoT application field or dive for the upcoming bright future and look for the right IoT app development partner with desired reliability and capabilities. In that case, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysbunny.com\/\">SysBunny<\/a> can act as your right\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">IoT app development consultant<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Moreover, it can provide you right guidance as well as IoT application development service using its ultramodern IoT app development infrastructure.<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Since long before Google has registered its entry into the niche with a beta release, Amazon and Microsoft are already offering Cloud IoT Core services. 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