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Senior Software Engineer at Peristent Systems
Real User
Top 5
A fully-managed, scalable data processing service for executing batch, stream, and ETL processing patterns
Pros and Cons
  • "The support team is good and it's easy to use."
  • "They should do a market survey and then make improvements."

What is most valuable?

The support team is good and it's easy to use.

What needs improvement?

They should do a market survey and then make improvements.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Google Cloud Dataflow for the last one year.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would rate the scalability an eight out of ten. We need to create the pipeline, then we will be able to ingest that data.

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How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. I rate the initial solution a ten out of ten. The deployment is done using CI/CD process. The deployment does not take much time.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution is not very expensive.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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    Asish Govind - PeerSpot reviewer
    Principal Solution Architect at Tech Mahindra Limited
    Real User
    Top 10
    A stable solution that can be used for streaming, data pipelines, and data analytics
    Pros and Cons
    • "Google Cloud Dataflow is useful for streaming and data pipelines."
    • "There are certain challenges regarding the Google Cloud Composer which can be improved."

    What is our primary use case?

    I primarily work with Google Cloud Dataflow on data analytics use cases, and my experience has been good.

    What is most valuable?

    Google Cloud Dataflow is useful for streaming and data pipelines.

    What needs improvement?

    There are certain challenges regarding the Google Cloud Composer which can be improved.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been working with Google Cloud Dataflow for two years as an implementer.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    I rate Google Cloud Dataflow a nine out of ten for stability.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    Most of our clients are medium-sized businesses.

    I rate Google Cloud Dataflow an eight out of ten for scalability.

    How was the initial setup?

    I rate Google Cloud Dataflow an eight out of ten for the ease of its initial setup.

    What about the implementation team?

    Google Cloud Dataflow was deployed in a few hours.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate Google Cloud Dataflow's pricing a four out of ten.

    What other advice do I have?

    I am using the latest version of Google Cloud Dataflow. I recommend users ensure optimal cloud cost when implementing anything so that cost doesn't increase.

    Overall, I rate Google Cloud Dataflow an eight out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Public Cloud
    Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Implementer

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      Aarshay Jain - PeerSpot reviewer
      ChatGPT Specialist at Stealth Mode
      Real User
      Top 5Leaderboard
      A stable solution that works as a distributed data pipelines
      Pros and Cons
      • "I don't need a server running all the time while using the tool. It is also easy to setup. The product offers a pay-as-you-go service."
      • "When I deploy the product in local errors, a lot of errors pop up which are not always caught. The solution's error logging is bad. It can take a lot of time to debug the errors. It needs to have better logs."

      What is our primary use case?

      We use the solution as distributed data pipelines. 

      What is most valuable?

      I don't need a server running all the time while using the tool. It is also easy to setup. The product offers a pay-as-you-go service. 

      What needs improvement?

      When I deploy the product in local errors, a lot of errors pop up which are not always caught. The solution's error logging is bad. It can take a lot of time to debug the errors. It needs to have better logs. 

      For how long have I used the solution?

      I have been using the tool since 2018. 

      What do I think about the stability of the solution?

      The product is stable. 

      What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

      I am the single user of the solution. 

      How was the initial setup?

      The product's setup takes time. You need to setup billing, payments, permissions, accounts, etc. 

      What was our ROI?

      The product is worth its money. 

      What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

      The tool is cheap. 

      What other advice do I have?

      I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. The product comes with a testing suite. You need to write the test and run it locally and then only deploy it since there are chances of failure. 

      If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

      Google
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        Bunyamin Altınsoy - PeerSpot reviewer
        Cloud Solution Architect at NGC | Google Cloud Partner EMEA
        Real User
        Top 5
        A stable solution that can be used for data pipeline and connecting data
        Pros and Cons
        • "The best feature of Google Cloud Dataflow is its practical connectedness."
        • "I would like Google Cloud Dataflow to be integrated with IT data flow and other related services to make it easier to use as it is a complex tool."

        What is our primary use case?

        We use Google Cloud Dataflow for data pipeline and connecting data.

        What is most valuable?

        The best feature of Google Cloud Dataflow is its practical connectedness.

        What needs improvement?

        I would like Google Cloud Dataflow to be integrated with IT data flow and other related services to make it easier to use as it is a complex tool.

        For how long have I used the solution?

        I have been using Google Cloud Dataflow for one and a half years.

        What do I think about the stability of the solution?

        Google Cloud Dataflow is a stable solution.

        What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

        Five people are using Google Cloud Dataflow in our company.

        What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

        Google Cloud Dataflow is a cheap solution.

        What other advice do I have?

        I would recommend Google Cloud Dataflow to other users.

        Overall, I rate Google Cloud Dataflow an eight out of ten.

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