{"id":67227,"date":"2009-12-07T00:14:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-07T05:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmswatch.com\/Trends\/1753-GSA-for-two?source=RSS"},"modified":"2009-12-07T00:14:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-07T05:14:00","slug":"keeping-google-appliances-past-two-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/67227","title":{"rendered":"Keeping Google Appliances past two years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maybe it’s because a Google Appliance<\/a> is an actual, physical machine, and not just an intangible piece of software. But the question that keeps popping up is, "can you actually keep it running once the 2-year license runs out?"<\/p>\n

With many software licenses, it’s tacitly accepted that you’d have to pay maintenance, support, and renewal fees; or that updates and upgrades may or may not be included in your license. Somehow, with appliances, this may strike us as odd: does your toaster stop functioning once the warranty runs out? Well, with the Appliance, it’s something you should consider just as you would with any piece of software (even though it comes with its own hardware).<\/p>\n

There’s a bit of confusion here. For example, some competitors have been claiming this as a differentiator (notably, Thunderstone<\/a> has always maintained that unlike a GSA, their Thunderstone Search Appliance is yours to keep and run past the "best before" date). Some Google resellers have claimed the exact opposite (saying you’re welcome to keep indexing and searching with your machine forever, even past the 2 year license.) In fact, both are right, and wrong, since Google has recently changed its policy.<\/p>\n

There is no mystery here, but the truth is a little bit complicated:<\/p>\n