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Digital transformation director at Medmark
Real User
Easy to use, scalable, but could be more user-friendly
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is its ease of use. It fits well with our business use."
  • "Google Cloud Storage could improve by being more user-friendly."

What is our primary use case?

We use Google Cloud Storage when we are not able to put all of our data in emails because of the file size.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is its ease of use. It fits well with our business use.

What needs improvement?

Google Cloud Storage could improve by being more user-friendly.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Google Cloud Storage for approximately five years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Google Cloud Storage is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Google Cloud Storage is good.

We have four or five people in my company using this solution.

How are customer service and support?

I have not needed to contact support from Google Cloud Storage.

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

There is no license to use Google Cloud Storage. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate Google Cloud Storage a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Managing Director at Headway Consulting
Real User
Top 10
An easily scalable solution that enables us to access our data anywhere, anytime
Pros and Cons
  • "The feature we've found most valuable is the ability to access our data anywhere, anytime."
  • "User management could be better. It's complicated process to delete users and maintain the structure of documents created by deleted users."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for sharing and storing our corporate data.

What is most valuable?

The feature we've found most valuable is the ability to access our data anywhere, anytime.

The security on the solution is perfect and the integration with email and email hosting is great.

What needs improvement?

User management could be better. It's a complicated process to delete users and maintain the structure of documents created by deleted users.

The solution needs backup and archival functionality. We had an instance where our account renewal was not done in time and we lost information. Archival and backup can be expanded upon, by providing archival/backup services within the google cloud solution. It would save us from using a third party for our cloud backup, which is what we are currently doing.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is very, very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is very scalable. We've had to increase our storage crate and it was very straightforward. On average we have about 10 users. We're a growing organization, and we intend to increase the number in the future.

How are customer service and technical support?

We're satisfied with technical support. We've had the opportunity to use the technical forum and to request their support. They were very responsive to our needs.

How was the initial setup?

The solution's setup is straightforward. Initially, there were some issues with synchronization and so on but I think they are continually improving, so it's getting better and better.

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

The price is fair. Even when you compare it to the competition, I'd say the value we get for every dollar we spend is very good.

They have different costs and options for scalability and functionality. We started off with the free edition and then we went for the corporate edition and the business edition, and we've since increased. They have lots of options for various types of users.

What other advice do I have?

We are using the public cloud deployment model.

I would rate the solution nine out of ten. We are very happy with the services that we are getting. We've been using it for 5 years and apart from the backup issue, we use it every day and we've really got no issues.

I would definitely recommend it to any business if they're looking at taking their business into a more agile environment, or if they are scaling or reducing costs. There's definitely a lot of routes to reduce cost, and to reduce the risk of having your own infrastructure that you need to protect, and need to manage. It also reduces the complexity of the management of data storage.

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VP Data Intelligence at rauxa
Real User
Seamless integration between components yields time savings in development and delivery
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features are Pub/Sub, Data Explorer, BigQuery, and Data Transfer."
  • "I would like to see this solution made faster, cheaper, and bigger."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use for this solution is ML driven data products.

How has it helped my organization?

GCS has cut on both development and delivery times of workloads for projects that use mission-critical Google APIs. The time savings is measurable in months. 

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are Pub/Sub, Data Explorer, BigQuery, and Data Transfer. They provide incredible value and work seamlessly together.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see this solution made faster, cheaper, and bigger.

For how long have I used the solution?

Four years.
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Chief Security Officer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 10
Allows us to run web services but should include lower tier pricing for lower capacity
Pros and Cons
  • "We are mostly doing telephony and generic web services in the telephony."
  • "A lower cost, lower-end solution for a shared file system is missing."

What is our primary use case?

We're using Google Cloud Storage to run web services.

It's a cloud-based solution, so we are using Google Cloud and other clouds as well.

There are between 50 and 100 people using this solution in my organization.

What is most valuable?

We are mostly doing telephony and generic web services in the telephony.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for about one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

So far, we don't have extensive production experience with Google Cloud because we run our current production on our own hardware, which is based on the XCP-ng cluster, so I cannot comment on Google Cloud's stability in real production scenarios.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We are mostly using Kubernetes for scalability.

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

A lower cost, lower-end solution for a shared file system is missing. If you want a shared file system, you have to buy a server with the minimum capacity of one TB.

I would like to see a lower tier and better pricing for the capacity.

Even if it's not the price, I would like there to be an option to have less capacity for less money so that you could deploy a server that doesn't have a TB capacity,  like 100 GB for a fraction of the price. That would definitely help because for the various trial projects, that's a bit too much.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We use an open source solution called SAS. We're happy with it and use other services and the storage services like in AWS, but the usage is kind of marginal.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution 7 out of 10.

I would recommend this solution for those who want to start using it.

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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Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
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Good features and performance and is really easy to use
Pros and Cons
  • "Their technical support is good and very professional."
  • "They need to get some parts of the program more mature, like the admin management part as well as the monitoring part."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case for this solution is that we are implementing a software for a insurance company, and everything is implemented and running on the Google Cloud Platform, like the database and the cloud engine. 

How has it helped my organization?

When we first started using Google Cloud Storage, our developemnt team was not very experienced with any form of cloud, and I must say that it was really easy to adapt the way of working with the cloud and the flexibility that Google Cloud provides. So I can say that the solution meets our requirements.

What is most valuable?

What I like most about this solution, is the scalability and performance.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see an improvement in the management or admin pages, because at times it is not easy to work with them. Also, I like an improvement in the IAM part of the Google Cloud . They need to get some parts of the program more mature, like the admin pages  as well as the monitoring part.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for a year now.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of the solution is impressive. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have never experienced any problems with scaling or performance of the system. It is an internal application used by about 80 of our employees. We do plan to increase usage.

How are customer service and technical support?

Their technical support is good and very professional.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have worked with Amazon Web Service because it is easy to work on, but it all depends on the customer charge.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was very straightforward. We did have some minor problems, but we got support from Google directly. We used Google's technical support team. Since then deployment has been an ongoing process with us. 

What about the implementation team?

We are solution partners for this vendor.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did evaluate other options before choosing Google Cloud Storage, like Amazon Web Service and Microsoft Azure

What other advice do I have?

My advice to others would be to do a good assessment of the solution related to IT communication with the Google Cloud. It can all be very confusing at first, so it is really important to work in collaboration with Google. After that is will be very easy to work on. I will rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner.
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Product dei at TMIG
Real User
Top 5
User-friendly but needs to be made available at a cheaper price point
Pros and Cons
  • "The product's initial setup phase is straightforward."
  • "I want the product to be available at a cheaper cost."

What is our primary use case?

I use the solution to store everything, including my photos, files, backups, and other data. I use the product personally.

What needs improvement?

I want the product to be available at a cheaper cost.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have experience with Google Cloud Storage for a long time.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Only one person is using the tool.

I don't care if the number of users is going to increase or not in the future.

How are customer service and support?

I have never contacted the solution's technical support team.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have used Dropbox before Google Cloud Storage.

How was the initial setup?

The product's initial setup phase is straightforward.

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

The tool is not expensive.

What other advice do I have?

I have not tried integrating Google Cloud Storage with other products.

I like the protection features offered by the product.

The tool is very user-friendly.

I would suggest other people just start using the product.

The benefit of using the product is that it is easily available to users.

I rate the tool a seven out of ten.

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Associate Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Easy to install and frees up space on your device
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is that it frees up space in your device by allowing you to store your files on the cloud and provides 15GB storage for free."
  • "Google Cloud Storage is scalable, but you have to pay extra."

What is our primary use case?

I use Google Cloud Storage to store personal files, including documents, images, and videos.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is that it frees up space in your device by allowing you to store your files on the cloud and provides 15GB storage for free.

What needs improvement?

Increasing the amount of free storage provided would be an improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for over fifteen years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Google Cloud Storage is scalable, but you have to pay extra.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is plug-and-play, so it's straightforward.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend Google Cloud Storage to anybody thinking of installing it and would rate it eight out of ten.

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Data & AI expert at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Easy to use and scalable with excellent technical support
Pros and Cons
  • "It's user-friendly. We find it to be very easy to use."
  • "The problem I face right now is that my data warehouse is being hosted on Google Cloud, however, integration between Google Cloud to Microsoft Azure is a big problem."

What is our primary use case?

I'm helping the company build a data warehouse and expand it to utilize the current platform and build new machine-learning operations. All of the stack is currently stuck with the Google stack. I use BigQuery and their Data Studio to use as a data warehouse. I'm looking for another platform to build a machine-learning operation on. ProtectAI is good, however, it's quite new.

What is most valuable?

It's user-friendly. We find it to be very easy to use.

They also have the SDK for the development team to integrate with their application, their system, which has been useful.

The product is quite stable. 

Google is targeting customers right now in the Vietnam market, and therefore, they have lots of promotions. They also have a lot of teams in Vietnam, so they give a lot of support and troubleshooting. 

The product can scale. 

The security is pretty good.

What needs improvement?

Comparing to Azure Machine Learning, Microsoft Azure is much better and they have more experience than Google. The problem I face right now is that my data warehouse is being hosted on Google Cloud, however, integration between Google Cloud to Microsoft Azure is a big problem.

I would love to use Amazon S3 as it's more user-friendly and the SDK is better. It's easy to let the developer implement it, whereas Google Cloud Storage is hard for the developer to use. The SDK is quite complicated.

The security could always be better.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used the solution since I joined my current company. That was one and a half years ago. I have a little less than two years of experience. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of the solution is great. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution can scale. If a company needs to expand it, it can. Compared to other options, it's quite good.

The service and system technology team serves around 2,000 people.

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support has been great so far. Google has a lot of teams in the country that have been really helpful and responsive. They give us a lot of attention when we need to troubleshoot. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I've worked with Amazon and Azure in the past as well. 

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

Since Google has recently targeted Vietnam, they've been offering many customers in the country lots of great promotions and incentives. 

It's about nearly $10,000 USD to use the services on GCP, however, Google gave us a good deal which is why we originally went with them.

We do pay a monthly fee to Google. We use a lot of their services. 

What other advice do I have?

As a cloud solution, we're always on the latest and most up-to-date version of the product. Google keeps it updated for us and we do not have to update anything manually.

I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten. We've been pretty satisfied with the solution overall. 

While AWS S3 is the best, and Microsoft is pretty good, I'd still recommend Google.

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