Re:SmartDry’s useful laundry sensor to be cloud-bricked next...
by torginus on Friday September 02, 2022 @08:18AM
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Why isn't there catch-all service for hosting lambda-like functionality for regular, like there are a billion offerings for cloud storage?
For example, I'm 99% sure Azure blobs are the underpinnings of Onedrive, and I'm pretty sure using just blobs, you could implement most of the functionality with just blobs, including stuff like push notifications.
They could offer a service where people could connect their smart devices to their Onedrive accounts, and it would set up a few service endpoints for their devices, and all hosting for these online features would be taken care of by the cloud provider. The load per user would be so low, it would generously fit into any 'free tier' these providers offer.
The infra is there, people are already used to paying for cloud storage, why isn't this a thing already
For example, I'm 99% sure Azure blobs are the underpinnings of Onedrive, and I'm pretty sure using just blobs, you could implement most of the functionality with just blobs, including stuff like push notifications.
They could offer a service where people could connect their smart devices to their Onedrive accounts, and it would set up a few service endpoints for their devices, and all hosting for these online features would be taken care of by the cloud provider. The load per user would be so low, it would generously fit into any 'free tier' these providers offer.
The infra is there, people are already used to paying for cloud storage, why isn't this a thing already