Item: Google Compute Engine
Rating: 10
Author: Vinicius Lima

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Google Compute Engine as IaaS provider across the whole organization. Almost all of our servers are deployed in this environment. We also help some of our customers to deploy virtual machines due to our expertise in cloud computing. We think it is a reliable platform that delivers everything we need regarding IaaS.

Pros and Cons

A friendly and intuitive graphical interface is available
There are several resources available, such as networking and snapshots.
The performance is amazing and you can select the region/zone close to your region.
There is a shell environment that helps a lot

Better price for Windows Server virtual machines
The graphical interface to manage a specific VM could be improved.

Return on Investment

We have reduced our costs with local/physical servers.
We have improved our performance from planning to projects execution.

Usability

Almost everything is great. The only thing to point out is the interface to manage a specific VM. It looks old and could be improved.

Support Rating

The support is great. It is very easy to contact and they really pay attention to your questions, even when they don't know the answer.

Alternatives Considered

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and Microsoft Azure

We have migrated from Amazon to Google due to performance. We never used Microsoft Azure in production, just for tests.

Likelihood to Recommend

As any IaaS provider, Google Compute engine is suitable for any kind of companies, from small to large ones. You can easily create new servers and start configuring it in minutes. Usually, the prices are lower when comparing with buying a local server. Furthermore, Google Compute Engine is integrated with other services from Google Cloud platform.

Reliable and user-friendly IaaS platform

Overall Satisfaction with Google Compute Engine