Google Search Appliance

The Google Search Appliance (GSA) was a rack-mounted computer device that provided document indexing functionality.

Sales were operated on a licensing scheme which started as a two-year contract for maintenance, support and software updates.

The GSA contained Google search technologies and a means of configuring and customizing the appliance.

The GSA could be purchased in two separate versions based on the number of documents being indexed.

Early in February 2016, Google sent a confidential letter[3] to its business partners and customers, stating that the GSA would not be available past 2018.