Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) Reviews

Name: Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver)
Brand: Google
Rating: 4.0 (10 reviews)

Vendor: Google

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What is Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver)?

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Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) is the #21 ranked solution in top Cloud Monitoring Software, #22 ranked solution in APM tools, and #24 ranked solution in Log Management Software. PeerSpot users give Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) an average rating of 8.0 out of 10. Based on the analysis of the 10 most recent Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) reviews, the overall sentiment is positive, with a sentiment score of 7.3. Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) is most commonly compared to Dynatrace: Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) vs Dynatrace. Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 65% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a financial services firm, accounting for 19% of all views.

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Anand_Patel

Senior Technical Architect at T-Systems International GmbH

As part of our company, we implemented several changes in our log analytics pattern, including the storage and procurement process. Earlier, before implementing the solution, our company was able to procure only one year of data, but later, we came to the three-year mark. Around 15-20% reduction has been witnessed in the total analytic consumption of our company. The aforementioned result was possible because the solution allowed the creation of a dashboard where factors like storage costs, proportion of logs, and logs presence in a storage bucket or BigQuery can all be checked. Earlier all logs were stored in a raw storage, but currently our company is able to move logs in table bucket that contributes towards cost savings.

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Swayan Jeet Mishra

Lead Machine Learning Engineer at Schlumberger

Our company has a corporate account for Google Cloud and so our systems and clusters integrate really well. This is why we decided to use this solution. If we had gone for Datadog, we would've been required to set up the service in every machine. This is the main reason we opted for Stackdriver.

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Darasimi Ajewole

Software Engineer at Formplus

The cloud logging is really awesome. It enables us to get our logs from the different platforms that we currently use. The ability to iterate entire logs is great and you can export logs for better management. They can be exported to a third party and be broken down more easily. The documentation is great and in general, this is a user-friendly solution.

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Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) mindshare

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As of November 2024, the mindshare of Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category stands at 1.5%, down from 1.8% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Last updated Nov 21, 2024

Valuable Features

Google Cloud's operations suite has a user-friendly interface that makes it easy to use and doesn't require any additional setup. The monitoring feature is a standout. The cloud logging feature is particularly useful, allowing users to access logs from different platforms and export them for better management. The solution is scalable and stable, with great documentation.

"Offers a valuable logging transport feature"
"It's easy to use."
"The cloud login enables us to get our logs from the different platforms that we currently use."

Room for Improvement

Google Cloud's operations suite could benefit from more automation, specifically in monitoring deployments. Users would like to see the cloud monitoring metrics collection extended to include client-side services. The logging functionality needs improvement with more profiling capabilities, and users would like the ability to analyze charts.

Some users have experienced instability and have had to add additional tools like Grafana and Dynatrace. They would like to see improvements in the application log and locker.

"The process of logging analytics can be improved"
"It could be even more automated."
"The product provides minimal metrics that are insufficient."

ROI

Users have reported seeing a return on investment from utilizing Google Cloud's operations suite.

Pricing

Users have reported that Google Cloud's operations suite is affordable but some suggest the cost could be lower, and express frustration at the lack of transparency in knowing the exact cost before receiving an invoice.

"We have a basic standard license without any additional costs."
"The cost could be lower."
"The cost of using Stackdriver depends on usage."

Popular Use Cases

Google Cloud's operations suite, formerly known as Stackdriver, is primarily used for monitoring workloads, cloud logging, application performance management (APM), troubleshooting, and storage of logs. It is used by organizations to monitor all the logs and components involved in performance engineering load tests.

Service and Support

Most customers have not required the assistance of the customer service team. However, many mention that Google's technical support is highly satisfactory.

Deployment

The initial setup for Google Cloud's operations suite was reported to be easy and straightforward. Enabling API features was all that was required, and the documentation was helpful.

Scalability

The solution is regarded has highly scalable. Scaling it is said to be straightforward, involving a minimal additional cost.

Stability

Google Cloud's operations suite is regarded as stable and reliable, with no reported bugs. However, some users have experienced lagging issues that cannot be resolved.

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Computer Software Company

15%

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Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) was previously known as Google Stackdriver, Stackdriver Monitoring, Stackdriver Logging, Google Cloud Monitoring.