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Google Cloud Storage is an option for storing and sharing data in the cloud.https://dudodiprj2sv7.cloudfront.net/product-logos/DT/A9/DZ4UBWGM08GT.pngGoogleMaking Digital Distribution Easy2017-03-29T01:58:58.395ZGoogle Cloud Storage allows us the flexibility we need to deliver digital assets to end-users in a sophisticated e-book distribution platform. It has the access control we require for ensuring that our assets are accessible to the right people at the right time. The world of digital publishing requires fine-grained control of access to web content and Google Cloud Storage provides us with exactly that.,Google Cloud Storage is great for handling file uploads and performing actions when those files are uploaded. In our case, we hook into the file upload Object Change Notification to perform necessary tasks, and Google Cloud Storage makes this a breeze.
Google Cloud Storage is also great at access control—making links to their assets that require certain authentication measures, such as signed URLs that expire, it easy to do.
We've also found that it is very nice for integrating with cross-domain JavaScript Ajax requests using CORS headers. Configuring response headers is a breeze.
Google Cloud Storage has an excellent suite of tools for working with it from the command line as well as web interfaces.,Sometimes we would find advice for how to do something that wasn't documented in the API, although this was very early on.
When we first started using it, Google Cloud Storage was changing a lot, and some of these changes required us to adapt our code to fit them.,9,Google Cloud Storage has served tens of thousands of digital assets to our customers and end users using fine-grained access control, allowing us the security we need when providing digital distribution.
Google Cloud Storage made development of our digital distribution platform go much faster than if we had needed to write much of the functionality we used ourselves.
We also found the Google Cloud Storage team to be tremendously helpful in developing our apps by opening a dialog with our lead developer who could ask them questions and make suggestions. This relationship directly factored into the success of our flagship content distribution platform.,Amazon Web Services,Heroku, Dropbox for Business, Microsoft Office 365, Google App EngineJonah DempcyGreat enterprise-level storage product!2017-03-27T16:28:48.126ZI use Google Cloud Storage on a daily basis in order to organize various documents that I view daily as a Recruiter (resumes, job descriptions, various hiring paperwork, etc). In addition, Google Cloud Storage is used across our organization in order to make document sharing easier for all groups that work cross functionally.,Ease of sharing within the company.
Easy to organize files/groups via Google Cloud Storage versus other cloud storage products.
Easy to sync other Google products (gmail, calendar, etc) to cloud storage.,Although it's pretty easy to navigate, maybe changing the layout/display just slightly would be helpful. Especially for new users who really need to improve overall organization.
Offering a better tutorial for new users/groups would be helpful. I never got a tutorial when I first started using it and it took awhile to figure out how to navigate.
Not sure what the overall cost looks like for our company, but any discounts offered for companies that also use google products at the enterprise level (like Digital First Media/Adtaxi) would be nice.,10,It has assisted greatly with our ability to share documents/information cross functionally. Especially within our advertising team, we store a large amount of information to assist new hires and refresh current employees.
Something that could improve is employees' understanding of how to best utilize Google Cloud Storage. This could improve by implementing a potential training video or tutorial.
Overall, Google Storage has been great. I have not used a similar storage product that had the same enterprise level capabilities.,Dropbox for Business and OneDrive,Google Drive, Google Forms, Google HangoutsMary ChandlerQuick and inexpensive but for simple projects2017-05-01T16:31:43.486ZGoogle Cloud Storage (GCS) is very easy to use, it's very intuitive. Works pretty well to keep an important amount of files, if you won't need [them] too often. If you need them frequently, probably you will need extra tools to manage (like FTP tools) them. In this point, GCS is not that good because the connection is not that easy to establish. I did it but It's cost me days of works to find out how to connect GCS and the FTP app. Additionally, when you use GCS with instances, well, it's a little complicated.,It's quick, especially, to upload files.
The UI is pretty clean and very intuitive.
It's simple, nothing extraordinary.,The connection with local servers or your own computer.
You never know if you choose the right region or area.,8,It's inexpensive
it's possible to connect very easily with other services like cloud accelerators, keeping costs low
You have to pay it every 30 days,Amazon and Azure,Amazon Cloud Drive, DropboxEduardo ReyesA highlevel insight on the Google Cloud Storage.2017-03-24T17:59:56.819ZI have used google cloud storage to (along with a few other teammates) to store research data. A cloud platform is more of an obvious choice when the data is huge and needs to be accessed by multiple people and hence we decided to use the google cloud storage. Like any cloud storage service, the reason for usage is to store data in a secure, convenient location which can be accessed by all the required personal. To make it more convenient for users, Google allows you to use an existing Google account.,Simple! unlike amazon web services which tends to confuse users a lot, the google cloud can be used without spending a lot of time on learning how to use it. The user experience and user interface are some of the most important aspects to attract customers and by making its services easy to use Google seems to be doing pretty well in that area.
Trial period. Just want to try out before you make a final decision? Go for it. Google Cloud provides a free trial period without any strings attached.
Various options for different types of storage requirements. Pay as you grow your storage space. You can also pay less for storage that is accessed very rarely and so on.
Google Cloud Storage provides a sweet edge for developers, providing them with a cloud SDK, tools for Eclipse and other most used SDKs.,As we are strongly porting from conventional computer systems to tablet devices and smart phones, I think Google has to try and find ways for providing good access to users of these more modern devices.
Even though Google Cloud Storage is easy to use on many levels as we go deeper and deeper into development over the cloud, documentation is an essential factor. Google Cloud has a good amount of documentation but I would love to see a more detailed and expanded library for the documentation which can be used by pro developers.
Reduction in support pricing would be a sweet deal for many. It is agreeable that Google provides top-notch services and hence the high pricing, especially for the 15 minute response time but not every business can afford that.,10,As my usage was mostly for an educational purpose, I cannot really comment on the ROI. But, google cloud storage has definitely served my purpose for choosing it as a place to store data collectively for the team.
One of non-financial ROI that I can think of is that I now have a much better understanding on how cloud systems work due the time I spent on using google cloud storage.
A lot of the world's best companies are using google cloud storage to deploy their applications so I do believe that there is quite a good positive impact on their ROI.,Amazon Web Services,Amazon Web Services, OneDrivevenkat nitin panagantiGoogle scores in the cloud!2017-03-21T19:54:07.919ZI use Google Cloud Storage in conjunction with a couple of partners in a real estate investment project. We use it to save receipts and important documents for safekeeping and easy retrieval. The main partner set it up and finds it useful for the tax preparations. We've had to fetch documents on the go many times and it was easy!,Easy to access
Economical
Most people are familiar with Google,Seems a little wonky compared to other cloud storage.,9,For our use of this product that would be difficult to measure. Perhaps we can say that it's cost effective compared to other storage solutions.,Citrix ShareFile and Dropbox,Citrix ShareFile, Podio, DocuSignTip Iuliucci
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