SSLMate Founder Reports Three Unexplained Google Cloud Account Suspensions, Advises Against Production Use
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Summary
SSLMate founder Andrew Ayer details three separate account suspensions by Google Cloud without clear justification, leading him to advise against using Google Cloud for production workloads. The company uses Google Cloud primarily for customer integrations and testing, but repeated unexplained suspensions have eroded trust. Ayer describes the opaque appeal process and lack of transparency in Google's enforcement actions, concluding that Google Cloud cannot be relied upon for critical business operations.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledI cannot rely on having a Google account for production use cases
We create a service account in the customer's Google Cloud project, and then we use that service account to publish DNS records and discover domain names
The first suspension was for 'suspicious activity'
The appeal process is opaque and time-consuming
I recommend that you do not use Google Cloud for any serious workloads
: Experience leads company boss to decide 'I cannot rely on having a Google account for production use cases'
