We primarily use the solution for cloud storage.
Software Trainee at Eidiko
Easy to use and reasonably priced with 15GB of free initial storage
Pros and Cons
- "Google Cloud Storage is very convenient to use."
- "It's actually quite complete and we don't have any issues with the solution."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
Google Cloud Storage is very convenient to use. It is easy as it is linked to our mail ID.
We can save the data there so that, wherever we log in, we can log into our drive to download any file. We can show it in our drive, so the drive is always linked.
It is easy to use and comfortable.
This is a stable product.
The scalability is great.
It offers free storage of up to 15GB and then you have to pay a reasonable fee.
Technical support has been fine.
What needs improvement?
It's actually quite complete and we don't have any issues with the solution.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for a few years at this point. It's been a while.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable. There are no bugs or glitches and it doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable and offers good performance.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I'd rate the scalability a ten out of ten. It's extremely scalable.
Almost everyone uses the product. It's great. There are about 400 people on it.
We do not have plans to increase usage at this point.
How are customer service and support?
We've reached out to technical support once or twice, however, they easily provide the solutions.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did not use a different solution previous to this.
How was the initial setup?
The solution does not need an elaborate setup as it is in the cloud. You don't need to deploy it.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We do have to pay for additional storage, however, we don't mind paying. They do offer limited free storage up until 15GB, however, we are over that. There's a set payment per month.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.
I don't have any advice as almost everyone might be using it in India. It's quite prevalent. We'd recommend the solution to anyone.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Lead DevOps Engineer at Etisalat
Stable, scalable, and has a useful filter feature
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is the filter option. You can search with some artificial intelligence kinds of features. For example, if I search for a beach, it'll show me all the beach-related pictures, which I took five or ten years before. So this is a cool feature that I've seen. They give as many features as they can to make it better, so I'm happy with this solution."
- "Google Cloud Storage could be improved if they provided more free storage for free accounts."
What is our primary use case?
I primarily use Google Cloud Storage to store most of my large videos and images. It's very easy to filter it out and get something whenever it's required, rather than keeping it in the traditional way of storage. I use it for personal purposes.
This solution is cloud-based, so it's always on the latest version.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is the filter option. You can search with some artificial intelligence kinds of features. For example, if I search for a beach, it'll show me all the beach-related pictures, which I took five or ten years before. So this is a cool feature that I've seen. They give as many features as they can to make it better, so I'm happy with this solution.
What needs improvement?
Google Cloud Storage could be improved if they provided more free storage for free accounts.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Google Cloud Storage for more than five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This solution is stable. So far, I've never faced any kinds of outages or unavailability. So far, so good.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This solution provides scalability. If you're ready to pay, they're ready to give you as much storage as you want, so it's okay.
I'm continuously using Google Cloud Storage. I add a few photos or videos day by day, but there aren't many specific cases where I have to increase my usage.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Before using Google Cloud Storage, I used the traditional method of storing things on a hard disk.
How was the initial setup?
The installation process is straightforward and perfect. It doesn't require any technical knowledge, and you can do it yourself. It took me less than five to ten minutes.
What about the implementation team?
I implemented this solution myself.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
If you're ready to pay, they're ready to give you as much storage as you want. Considering the features that Google Cloud Storage provides, the pricing is reasonable. So far, I'm still using the free service from them because I'm able to meet my requirements with the free subscription. Maybe, in the future, if a storage requirement comes, I'll pay for it or go for the license.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Google Cloud Storage a nine out of ten. In terms of security, scalability, availability, and free storage, I always recommend that people go for Google Cloud.
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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Principle Data Engineer at Spring ML
Highly reliable, useful, simple to scale, and affordable
Pros and Cons
- "Google Cloud Storage is highly reliable."
- "There are inefficiencies with cache when the names are sequencing."
What is our primary use case?
The company that I am with currently is doing consulting, and my previous company used it in the cloud. Both will be in the Google Cloud.
I personally used Google Cloud Storage to upload data, and the company is using it to save data model training results, such as AI training results.
How has it helped my organization?
Its integration with BigQuery has helped in the organization's improvement.
What is most valuable?
Its blob storage, being able to handle large amounts of unstructured data, is very useful.
Google Cloud Storage is highly reliable.
On the surface, it appears to be a straightforward product.
It's everything you want, and not complex.
What needs improvement?
There was one complicated use case at a previous firm, two years ago. If you didn't name it, but sequentially named it, and you saved your files over a day, and it's a sequence, there would be some inefficiency with the cachets. If you are trying to retrieve large blocks of files, there was a problem with the cache, it was inefficient.
There are inefficiencies with cache when the names are sequencing.
Creating a hierarchy can be a little difficult, and obtuse to deal with, but it is something that is workable for a good engineer.
There is no learning curve as compared to other solutions.
I would like to see some assistance in establishing a hierarchy.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Google Cloud Storage for seven years.
The versions are upgraded, but there are not many changes.
In the past, we have used S3, and Amazon AWS.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Google Cloud Storage is an extremely reliable product. There are no issues with the stability of Google Cloud Storage.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Google Cloud Storage is a scalable solution.
How are customer service and support?
The Google technical support is not very good at all. But it's such a simple product that in my entire career, we have never had to contact support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have several solutions such as BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Cloud Functions, Data Studio as well as Looker.
I have been working with Google Data Studio for three or four years.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was fine.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's an inexpensive product.
What other advice do I have?
Solid, cheap, and performant are the three words that come to mind when describing this solution.
I would rate Google Cloud Storage 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
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Director, Talent Acquisition & Staffing at Conduent (formerly Xerox Services)
Reliable, accessible, and allows for an ease of operations
Pros and Cons
- "It’s very stable."
- "The solution could always be more user-friendly."
What is our primary use case?
The solution is only used for the storage and filing of personal items and documents.
What is most valuable?
The ease of operations is great. It makes everything easily accessible.
It’s very stable.
The stability is good.
What needs improvement?
The solution could always be more user-friendly.
For how long have I used the solution?
I’ve been using the solution for the last couple of years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is very stable. It’s reliable. It doesn’t crash or freeze. There are no bugs or glitches.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
If a company needs to scale the solution, it can do so.
I just use it for personal use. I do not have plans to scale.
How are customer service and support?
I’ve never used technical support. I can’t speak to how helpful they would be.
How was the initial setup?
There is no real installation required as the entire solution operates on the cloud.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I don’t have any information in regards to licensing.
What other advice do I have?
I’d recommend the solution to other users.
I would rate the solution eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Enterprise Architect at Tech Mahindra
Useful native algorithms, quick setup, and reliable
Pros and Cons
- "Google Cloud Storage's most valuable feature is the native algorithms are available. Some of the algorithms are not available for the use cases that we had in Microsoft Azure. We didn't find any native algorithms and that's the reason why we decided to use the machine learning algorithms in GCP."
- "Google Cloud Storage could improve the integrations in a way Microsoft Azure is going about it. For Data Lake integrations, Microsoft Azure has a bunch of native pipelines available. All Google needs to do is add the same set or maybe even improve on the sets that they have. All the analytics, including the Data Lake, would then be able to sit in Google Cloud Storage."
What is our primary use case?
We use Google Cloud Storage to copy, and do machine learning, then we send the information back to Microsoft Azure.
What is most valuable?
Google Cloud Storage's most valuable feature is the native algorithms are available. Some of the algorithms are not available for the use cases that we had in Microsoft Azure. We didn't find any native algorithms and that's the reason why we decided to use the machine learning algorithms in GCP.
What needs improvement?
Google Cloud Storage could improve the integrations in a way Microsoft Azure is going about it. For Data Lake integrations, Microsoft Azure has a bunch of native pipelines available. All Google needs to do is add the same set or maybe even improve on the sets that they have. All the analytics, including the Data Lake, would then be able to sit in Google Cloud Storage.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Google Cloud Storage for approximately one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Google Cloud Storage is fairly stable. It's as stable as Microsoft Azure. Thankfully, those customers that we had weren't hit by any downtime, which Microsoft Azure and GCP did see last year. However, our particular customer was very lucky they didn't face any downtime on either service.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of Google Cloud Storage is similar to Microsoft Azure. The scalability between GCP, Microsoft Azure, and Amazon AWS, are all at par, all three providers have the same growth pattern that they want to look at. All of them are setting up new regions and new locations. They are as scalable as each other. I don't think you would be in a position to put one ahead of the other.
Machine learning is for a very specific use case and we have six people in our analytics team that are using this solution.
How was the initial setup?
Google Cloud Storage setup is only a couple of clicks and there's no installation per se. As long as the data feed pipeline is there, that part of the solution keeps running on its own and it will produce results based on what it learned.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others if their use case is compelling enough, such as for analytics.
I rate Google Cloud Storage an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
CEO and Owner at PT Solusindo Total Teknikatama
Useful shared folder, reliable, and straightforward setup
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is the shared folder."
- "Google Cloud Storage could improve by having better integration with Microsoft Office files. When I open a Google document I would like it to be able to be opened with Microsoft. You can already open Google documents in Microsoft Office."
What is our primary use case?
I'm using Google Cloud Storage for my photo, work files, documents, and a lot of PDFs.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is the shared folder.
What needs improvement?
Google Cloud Storage could improve by having better integration with Microsoft Office files. When I open a Google document I would like it to be able to be opened with Microsoft. You can already open Google documents in Microsoft Office.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used Google Cloud Storage for approximately 10 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Google Cloud Storage is stable. I have not seen any downtime and the cloud has been integrated with my local storage. Google has the feature for local implementation.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is good in Google Cloud Storage. I only need to purchase more storage if I want to expand.
I am using this solution for my office and we have a total of eight people using the solution. We plan to increase our usage in the future.
How are customer service and support?
I have not contacted the support from Google Cloud Storage. However, it would be helpful if Google Cloud Storage had a quick support option when things might not be working correctly. For example, in the past, we have had issues with
synchronization. However, this problem has now been fixed.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of Google Cloud Storage is straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We do not have to pay for a license for Google Cloud Storage but there is a subscription that needs to be paid.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Google Cloud Storage an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
First Vice President/ Private Banking Manager at Eastwest Bank
Easy to find features, and performs well, but the storage usage could be improved
Pros and Cons
- "It's simple to use."
- "It would be better to assign storage usage to different categories, because storage capacity is cumulative, if your Google album and email are both full, you will be unable to send or receive email."
What is our primary use case?
I use Google Cloud Storage for my personal use for storage. It is the most common and well-known.
What is most valuable?
I am satisfied with this solution.
The performance is acceptable.
It's simple to use. You can easily find the function you require by looking at the bottom of any page.
What needs improvement?
It would be better to assign storage usage to different categories, because storage capacity is cumulative, if your Google album and email are both full, you will be unable to send or receive email.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Google Cloud Storage for five years.
We are working with the most recent version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Google Cloud Storage is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is for my personal use, I am the only user of this solution.
How are customer service and support?
I have not contacted technical support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
For my personal computers, I have Windows.
Previously, I worked with One Drive.
How was the initial setup?
There is no installation because everything is done in the cloud.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There are no licensing fees.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I am not an expert in log management. I am just looking for a useful tool in the SRE field. I am just conducting a study. I'm an intern at our company, and I try to assist them with their research, but I have no idea what's going on in our company. I simply present my research.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others who are interested.
I would rate Google Cloud Storage a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Manager at Mahindra & Mahindra
Provides great security and a good interface that works well with other applications
Pros and Cons
- "From an availability perspective it's fantastic; from a security perspective it's fantastic."
- "Could be improved from a storage perspective and a cost perspective."
What is our primary use case?
I'm a manager in an Indian-based company and we are customers of Google.
What is most valuable?
In the two years I've been using this solution, I haven't had a single minute of downtime. That is what's fantastic about the cloud. I know the product is very secure since there was an attempt at a cyber attack some months ago, and the attackers could not penetrate into the Google Cloud. They might be able to attack some on-prem applications but not these applications. From an availability perspective it's fantastic; from a security perspective it's fantastic. I like the interface, it works well with other applications.
What needs improvement?
I think improvements can be made from a storage perspective and a cost perspective. We're currently working on the application modernization and I think that the integration section of Google and the cloud could be simplified. Integration across various applications isn't always successful.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been using this solution for over two years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is fantastic. We've been able to scale up and down as necessary. We have close to 450 users. I think we will probably extend it. Since the attempted attack, management is now of the opinion that it's best to migrate all the on-prem applications to cloud.
How are customer service and technical support?
I am satisfied with the technical support. We are in contact with Google's account manager in India and that works well.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was complex and the team struggled for a couple of weeks. That was two years ago and things have changed a lot since then. Initially we took on service from the supplier but now we have expert consultants who can manage anything on cloud.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated everything; AWS, Azure and Google. For various reasons, we settled on Google.
What other advice do I have?
I rate this solution a nine out of 10.
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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