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    Google Cloud Platform

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Cloud Platform is a suite of cloud computing services used to build apps or take advantage of cloud infrastructural services, achieve legacy infrastructure modernization, or manage enterprise data and analytic needs.

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    IBM Cloud Managed Istio

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AThe IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service provides the Managed Istio installation add on, designed to provide additonal control over clusters and the microservices they comprise via automatic updates and lifecycle management of control plane components, and integration with platform logging and monitoring tools.N/A
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Google Cloud PlatformIBM Cloud Managed Istio
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    Google
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    Key User Insights
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    Features
    Google Cloud PlatformIBM Cloud Managed Istio
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Google Cloud Platform and IBM Cloud Managed Istio
    Feature
    Google Cloud Platform
    7.7
    4 Ratings
    7% below category average
    IBM Cloud Managed Istio
    -
    Ratings
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime8.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling7.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing7.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates6.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring tools8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images6.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Operating system support9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security controls9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automation7.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Google Cloud Platform and IBM Cloud Managed Istio
    Feature
    Google Cloud Platform
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Cloud Managed Istio
    8.0
    5 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Ease of building user interfaces00 Ratings6.95 Ratings
    Scalability00 Ratings7.95 Ratings
    Platform management overhead00 Ratings7.85 Ratings
    Workflow engine capability00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Platform access control00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Services-enabled integration00 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    Development environment creation00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Development environment replication00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Issue monitoring and notification00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Issue recovery00 Ratings8.95 Ratings
    Upgrades and platform fixes00 Ratings7.25 Ratings
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    Score9 out of 10
    IBM Cloud Foundry (discontinued)
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers
    Score8.7 out of 10
    IBM Cloud Private
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SAP on IBM Cloud
    Score9 out of 10
    AWS Elastic Beanstalk
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google Cloud PlatformIBM Cloud Managed Istio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Cloud PlatformIBM Cloud Managed Istio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    When most of our stuff is in Google Cloud Platform, it works great to integrate and cross/share data that is all in Google Cloud Platform or BigQuery. It has simplified things from a permissions perspective as well. I'd say it is less appropriate when trying to test something quickly locally, or when half your stuff is in AWS or another provider.
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    IBM
    Clearly, the [IBM Cloud Managed Istio] tool is very useful when you have multiple services and each service is connecting with other services through APIs in different networks. To manage this type of complex network, [IBM Cloud Managed Istio] is very useful. It comes with a license that can increase the billing of your project so make sure if your application network mesh, monitoring cannot be managed on your own then you can use it. If your application is not very complex then you have many tools available like Grafana, Prometheus, Sumo Logic, which you can integrate individually with your cluster and implement. In this type of scenario, it is better to not use [IBM Cloud Managed Istio] and it will serve your purpose as well.
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    Pros
    Google
    • Easy to set up
    • Affordable use of the tool
    • Easy to access billing
    • Reliable service
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    IBM
    • Layers transparently onto existing applications
    • Allows control of access and rules to be developed
    • Creates metrics for usage
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    Cons
    Google
    • The UI is so confusing. The console is good, but it is like a maze. There are too many menus and settings, and things do not work as expected. It takes time to get friendly, and it is not friendly for new users.
    • Support experience: Sometimes, you get a great engineer, but other times, it's very difficult to talk with them as they are unable to respond as expected and solve issues late.
    • Region and zone are issues, as not all services are available in all regions, which is lacking when deploying something in the same region or zone.
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    IBM
    • Some more functionalities added could improve it better.
    • Better technical user guidance.
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    Usability
    Google
    The Google Cloud Platform console is pretty slick for BigQuery especially. I have liked the visibility I get from using that and the way to integrate and see what's in our data lake. The logging console for tracking GKE jobs isn't quite as great, which is why it doesn't get a full 10.
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    IBM
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    Support Rating
    Google
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    IBM
    Training and usage support available
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    Google Cloud Platform is release later than Amazon web service, I think that why Google Cloud Platform can learned and optimized the Dashboard and some features that make it easy to use and can be cheaper than amazon web service.
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    IBM
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • It allows us to focus our efforts on other, more important items at hand
    • It gives us an affordable option letting me know it's available to all users, not just the largest scale ones out there
    • The customer service is always helpful and reliable, along with the service itself which lets me focus on my work instead of worrying about the service.
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    IBM
    • It reduced the complexity of network mesh (ingress/egress services).
    • One tool with many solutions. No need to integrate monitoring tools or notification tools.
    • It reduced the number of lines of YAML code.
    • It reduced the number of labor hours.
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