We primarily use the solution for sharing resources, including creating folders and sending them to the team so that docs can be loaded in.
Content Consultant at Zensciences
User-friendly, reliable, and great for collaboration
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is stable and reliable."
- "It would be nice if they could offer more free storage."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
You can start with 30MB for free. Anybody can get edit access via permissions and people can just start collaborating.
The setup is easy.
The solution is stable and reliable.
It can scale.
The solution is very user-friendly.
What needs improvement?
We'd like to maybe see more integrations in the future.
It would be nice if they could offer more free storage.
The solution could always improve security.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been using the solution for a long time.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's a stable solution. I'd rate it nine out of ten. The reliability is good, and there are no bugs or glitches.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is great. I'd rate it nine out of ten in terms of being able to expand the product.
We have a few hundred users on the solution currently. We might increase usage sometime in the future.
How are customer service and support?
I've never had to reach out to technical support in the past. It's easy to use, and we haven't had any issues.
How was the initial setup?
It's not complex to set up the solution. The implementation is pretty straightforward. The deployment itself did not take very long. everyone pretty much knows how to use it. There's no real learning curve.
I'm not sure how many people in my company need to maintain the product, if any.
What was our ROI?
I've never looked at the ROI.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I'm not sure what the exact licensing costs are.
What other advice do I have?
I'm not sure which version of the solution we're using.
I'd recommend the solution to others as it is very easy to use and is great for collaboration.
I would rate the solution nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

Cloud Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Plenty of features, straightforward installation, and user-friendly
Pros and Cons
- "My customers appreciate all the features that Google Cloud has to offer. They are looking for solutions for computing engines, storage, web hosting, and various other needs. The most useful feature depends on their specific requirements and how they plan to utilize Google Cloud. Each customer has their own unique set of needs and the Google Cloud provides a range of options to meet those needs."
- "Google Cloud could improve interoperability with other cloud services."
What is our primary use case?
Our aim is to provide comprehensive solutions to our valued customers. Whether it be to fulfill their specific requests or to help them attain their desired outcomes, we utilize the cutting-edge technology available in Google Cloud. This allows us to effectively cater to our client's needs while also providing a mutually beneficial experience.
What is most valuable?
My customers appreciate all the features that Google Cloud has to offer. They are looking for solutions for computing engines, storage, web hosting, and various other needs. The most useful feature depends on their specific requirements and how they plan to utilize Google Cloud. Each customer has their own unique set of needs and the Google Cloud provides a range of options to meet those needs.
What needs improvement?
Google Cloud could improve interoperability with other cloud services.
Our objective was to attain a convenient and straightforward configuration process not only in Google Cloud but in other widely utilized cloud services. Regardless of the cloud service you are currently utilizing or intend to connect to, we desire for the process to be seamless and effortlessly attainable with only quick action. It is our hope that all cloud services possess this level of interoperability with one another.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Google Cloud for approximately five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of Google Cloud is great.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Google Cloud is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
I have not used the support from Google Cloud.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have used Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS prior to using Google Cloud. I prefer Google Cloud. The interface is designed in a way that is easy to understand, even for those with limited technical knowledge. One can effortlessly acquire the necessary knowledge through online resources, allowing for self-sufficient learning.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of the solution was easy. We only need to complete approximately four steps and we have a cloud instance. The process takes 10 seconds.
What other advice do I have?
There is not any specific maintenance required to be done with the solution.
My advice to others is for them to take all the advantages of the free tiers from each cloud solution vendor and then decide what they want to use.
I rate Google Cloud a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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Sr SAP PP Consultant at HCL Technologies
Excellent customer support, with state of the art features, and extremely scalable
Pros and Cons
- "The stability is good with Google Cloud."
- "Current technologies keep on changing, so definitely those new changes need to be incorporated quickly. The competition is always out there to be one step ahead. How those open-source platforms can be easily integrated into the cloud, is going to be the key in the future."
What is most valuable?
When looking at CI/CD, and Kubernetes they are very good. In the new areas of CI/CD, and DevOps, those tools are actually good, in terms of utilization.
What needs improvement?
Current technologies keep on changing, so definitely those new changes need to be incorporated quickly. The competition is always out there to be one step ahead. How those open-source platforms can be easily integrated into the cloud, is going to be the key in the future.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Googe Cloud now for three to four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is good with Google Cloud.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Google cloud is scalable. We have more than two hundred working on the solution.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We are actually using other products also of the cloud like AWS and Azure. Compared to that, it is going very well and most of the customers now actually use Google Cloud. If you talk about security, it is actually the integration with LDAP. When moving the organization's data it is important to manage that same LDAP, authentication, and usage of connecting the Google public cloud to the private infrastructure. Those items are actually much better in Google Cloud.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is easy and straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
When you have professional individuals work with the deployment it takes roughly three to four hours for installation.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Good Cloud a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Google
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Chief Information Security Officer at a government with 10,001+ employees
Cloud infrastructure solution that reduces capital expenditure and offers stability and scalability
Pros and Cons
- "It eliminates capital expenditures and subsequent MNO that we would use to spend on on-prem architectures. That money is funneled towards security and connectivity provisioning."
- "An area of improvement would be in the of managing accounts in terms of what we are using for memory, availability, and monitoring."
How has it helped my organization?
The value for us is the infrastructure as we don't have to host or worry about upgrades. It eliminates capital expenditures and subsequent MNO that we would use to spend on on-prem architectures. That money is funneled towards security and connectivity provisioning. This is a better way of spending money and trying to keep up with the cloud-forward strategy that we have in Oregon.
What needs improvement?
An area of improvement would be in the of managing accounts in terms of what we are using for memory, availability, and monitoring. We want to monitor our SaaS deployment within Google to give our SOC a good idea of what's going on.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution for a couple of years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This is a scalable solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
This solution is worth the money we are paying. I would rate the pricing a three out of five.
What other advice do I have?
From a maintenance perspective, we have cloud architects who are working on what data can go where and what infrastructure we require from the cloud service providers. This is a team of ten.
I would advise others considering this solution to always plan and have a good blocking service before moving anything to the cloud. It is important to complete an evaluation of sing the solution long term and to take cost provisioning, availability of services, cyber security, credibility and compliance into consideration.
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
CDO at SGROUP
Reliable and provides easy access but needs to improve analytics for the client
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is scalable."
- "The analytics that they have are very focused. It serves Google and not really the client."
What is our primary use case?
We're using the solution for multiple purposes.
How has it helped my organization?
It's accessible from everywhere. It can be used for many purposes.
What is most valuable?
I like it due to the fact that it can be accessed from everywhere and it can be used for every kind of solution you need. I enjoy the freedom and access it allows for.
The solution is scalable.
It is stable and reliable.
What needs improvement?
The cost could be lowered.
The analytics could be improved. The analytics that they have are very focused. It serves Google and not really the client. There needs to be some kind of ratio between the purpose of the service, how much of this service is for the client and how much is for the provider. Google is getting more value from the analytics services than the client.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've used the solution for many years now. It's likely been five to six years at this point.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is very stable and reliable with good performance on offer. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
You can scale the solution quite easily. It's not a problem at all.
We have more than 4,000 users on the solution.
We do not plan to increase usage at this time.
How are customer service and support?
We are internally supporting the product. We do not need any outside technical support. I've never reached out to Google's technical support services.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We've used Microsoft and IBM solutions in the past. This was before we began using Google Cloud.
We are using Google due to the fact that it's completely different. The purpose of Google Cloud is different, and the access to it is different. We are using it for wider services than for any kind of specific purpose or any kind of business focus.
How was the initial setup?
We are using the cloud. There is no installation process required before you start using it.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
In terms of the licensing, I'd rate the solution five out of ten. It could always be cheaper.
What other advice do I have?
I'd recommend the solution to others. I'm a user myself. It's also very popular as an option in my country.
I'd rate the solution five out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Google
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Head of .NET Department at Evozon
A scalable and secure solution that enables users to increase storage based on their needs
Pros and Cons
- "We can increase the storage as we need."
- "The price can be lowered significantly."
What is our primary use case?
The solution is used for storage for disaster recovery. It is used to store all the company data outside the company premises. It is also used for backups, AI processing, and database storage.
How has it helped my organization?
Some services use AI, and we use those services from Google.
What is most valuable?
The protection is good enough. We can increase the storage as we need. The global infrastructure impacts our service availability and latency positively. Some customers want their data stored in Europe. Others need it closer to where the users operate to minimize the latency and lag for accessing the data.
What needs improvement?
The price can be lowered significantly.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for ten years. I am using the latest version of the solution.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The tool is stable. I rate the stability a ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The tool is scalable. I rate the scalability a ten out of ten. We have five users in our organization. The users configure and deploy the tool for our customers. It is not for our internal use.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is simple enough if we know what we are doing. After the right amount of training, it's simple. There is a learning curve, but it is not very high or steep. The time taken for deployment depends on the architecture we are deploying.
What about the implementation team?
The deployment was done in-house. We are a software development company. We have in-house personnel for deployments.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's not an upfront cost. It grows when we need it to grow and comes down when we need to scale it down. We pay per use monthly.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We also use AWS and Azure. We adapt to products based on our customers’ needs.
What other advice do I have?
People who want to use the tool must analyze their specific case before they commit to a cloud platform. In some cases, one of them might be better than the other. It is not generic. It depends on the use case. Our goal is to help our customers use the service. So, the scalability doesn't help us directly. It helps our customers grow.
There are different use cases. The value for us is that we can offer cloud-agnostic services. Regardless of the customer preference, we can help them configure their cloud systems. Overall, I rate the solution an eight or nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Project Manager at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
A stable and affordable solution that is easy to implement and manage
Pros and Cons
- "The infrastructure is easy to manage."
- "The product must provide AI features."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution for our SAP infrastructure.
What is most valuable?
The product’s infrastructure is up to the mark. The infrastructure is easy to manage. It is better than Azure and AWS. It is easy to implement the product.
What needs improvement?
DevOps must be improved. DevOps in AWS is quite easy to establish and can be easily used by startups and big companies. It is not so with Google Cloud. The product must provide AI features.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for more than one and a half years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The tool is quite stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The tool is scalable. We support our customers. We have around 2000 to 3000 customers.
How are customer service and support?
The support is good. The third-party support could be improved.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The installation is easy. Most of my customers have Windows. VDI lags in Google Cloud. The deployment takes one month. We have more than 30 people in our technical team. We have eight to ten people to maintain the solution. Other people are involved in support or are senior employees like cloud architects. It is easy to maintain the tool.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is cheaper than AWS. The licenses are annual. The cost is inclusive of support.
What other advice do I have?
We are partners. People must choose Google Cloud. It is a great product. Overall, I rate the product an eight out of ten.
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Co-Founder and CTO at Stimuler Private Limited
Easy to set up and get started with
Pros and Cons
- "It's a perfect tool for startups."
- "When companies grow at a larger scale, they may shift to a different cloud services provider like AWS or Oracle."
What is our primary use case?
We use Google Cloud to deploy our servers on containerized token servers and store user databases, which mostly consist of 5S data. It is very useful for authentication, as most of our back-end operations are powered by Google.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is the ease of use. Google Cloud has mastered the user interface and user experience so much that it is very convenient. The 5S is the best tool for startups to set up things quickly and powerfully. Apart from that, Google Cloud has a lot of features. We can deploy with really powerful servers, auto-scaling, and all. Yeah. That's it. I tried AWS, but it has too many features. So Google Cloud is simple to use to start with.
What needs improvement?
When the companies grow at a larger scale, I often see them shifting to a different cloud services provider, like Oracle or AWS, because they may have critical features or preferences over Google Cloud. While Google Cloud is expanding, there is still room for improvement in flexibility.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Google Cloud for more than a year now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the stability a ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is very scalable. For starters, it is very scalable, but when we use it for a month, we may have to look for a different setup on Google Cloud. But, yes, it is very scalable.
I would rate the scalability a nine out of ten. We are happy with the scalability.
How are customer service and support?
The customer service is pretty supportive. We are also in the Google Startup Program and they have been very helpful. The support is amazing.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is super easy. I would rate it a ten out of ten.
What about the implementation team?
Google Cloud has amazing documentation. It took a few hours to deploy the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Some options might be cheaper for much larger scales, but at the scale, we are operating on, Google has very convenient pricing. I'd rate it a three out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive.
What other advice do I have?
I highly recommend using this solution. It's very easy to set up and get started with and is a perfect tool for startups. They have amazing support with their programs as well.
Overall, I would rate it a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

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