Google Cloud Storage Review
Google Cloud Storage is easy and flexible to use, multi-purpose and secure. Can also send files to others fast and securely. This software …
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What is Google Cloud Storage?
Google Cloud Storage is unified object storage for developers and enterprises.
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Google Cloud Storage is unified object storage for developers and enterprises.
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Google Cloud Storage is unified object storage for developers and enterprises.
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The most common users of Google Cloud Storage are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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February 23, 2019
Google Cloud Storage Review
We use Google Cloud Storage for managing static assets across numerous projects and initiatives within the organization. We tend to use Google Cloud Storage as our base storage layer when working with other products in the Google Cloud family, like App Engine. Our use of Google's Cloud Storage product mimics how we use other cloud storage products, like Amazon S3.
- Very large infrastructure network run by a leader in cloud computing.
- UX is solid and has a lot of overlap with other Google products.
- Support, if necessary, is helpful.
- Storage rates are very expensive compared to other vendors.
- Download bandwidth costs are among the most expensive.
- Support is expensive, depending on the kind of plan you have.
February 22, 2019
Google Cloud Storage is a functional option for storage, accessing data and managing a unified API
Google Cloud Storage is used across the organization for sharing of documents, gathering data, accessing data, and deploying APIs. As mentioned, the software is used across the organization to enable secure storage, while also enabling simultaneous access to all the company's data sets.
- Perhaps the strongest advantage of Google Cloud Storage is that they seem to update files quicker than competing cloud storage providers. The software rarely runs into sharing violations or access issues.
- Google Cloud Storage has a unified API, which is nice when authorizing others to access data.
- The software rarely fails and handles large volumes of data well.
- The software sometimes doesn't play nice with certain software programs.
- Google Cloud Storage sometimes creates conflicting copies of the same data set.
- Google Cloud Storage's unified API generally works great but doesn't seem to be as fast as Amazon's service.
We use Google Cloud Storage (GCS) for a variety of needs. My company manages terabytes of healthcare claims data, which we analyze and present to our customers in an easy-to-use application, mobile app, and reports. We use GCS to stage raw claims data for injection, to stage post-processed data for indexing, and for intermediary storage for a variety of analytics tools.
- Really great, easy to use interface helps us manage files easily. Storage is fast and inexpensive, so we don't have to spin up storage instances locally
- Great set of command-line tools to manage data and storage options via scripts and apps, as well as an SDK means we can build GCS into our orchestration and operations tools
- Robust integration with other Google cloud tools means that we don't have to think too hard about using GCS for a variety of storage tasks as we interact with other Google services.
- Some CLI options are a little more difficult to use, like parallel uploads
- The new user interface hides an option (create public link) that we've used a bunch —still there but much less intuitive
- Not straightforward to make files public or to change file policies
May 01, 2017
Quick and inexpensive but for simple projects
Google 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.
March 29, 2017
Making Digital Distribution Easy
Google 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.
March 27, 2017
Great enterprise-level storage product!
I 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.
March 24, 2017
A highlevel insight on the Google Cloud Storage.
I 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.
March 21, 2017
Google scores in the cloud!
I 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.
Our company extensively uses google cloud storage for day to day work via Google Drive. We have 45 employees globally who can work seamlessly over the Google cloud with co-workers in Hong Kong, the UK, NY and New Orleans.
- Globally accessible
- Very easy to use even for computer novices
- Very flexible in the amount of functions you can use it for
- Better security features
- From time to time it runs quite slowly
April 13, 2016
Easy Storage in the Cloud
Google Cloud Storage is being used across our school district. It allows staff and administration to access files from any device anywhere.
- Provides access to files from any device.
- Backs up files.
- Provides unlimited storage.
- None!