Item: Google Cloud Operations Suite
Rating: 9
Author: Sara Silveira

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Stackdriver has been used gradually in some General Motors branches in Brazil. It focuses on performing metric analysis, that is, it assists in obtaining data and metrics related to the performance, capacity and stability of services and applications. After we started using it, many stability issues and lack of knowledge of the data were all solved.

Pros and Cons

It is fully managed and more scalable.
Real-time log analysis.
Log Alerts.

For searching and filtering the logs the system is slow sometimes.
An agent needs to be installed in each VM to monitor specific metrics.
The pricing model is confusing.

Return on Investment

Record storage and search.
Real-time insights.
Troubleshooting without interruption.

Alternatives Considered

Dynatrace, Datadog and Sumo Logic

Honestly, because it is from Google, we also mainly chose this product on the recommendation of other friends and businesses, and because of its reliability, security and ease of access. It also has excellent technical support and warranty. The staff is fast and super efficient and always helps us when we need help.

Support Rating

It is also a great problem detection tool, and this is extremely important for General Motors.

The user can count on the ease of flexible panels and advanced visualization tools that help to identify problems. Among the most common, we can mention:

- containment of hosts;

- cloud provider limitation;

- hardware wear.

And also Stackdriver Integration with other Google Cloud data tools such as BigQuery, Cloud Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage and Cloud Database.

Key Insights

Do you think Google Cloud Operations Suite delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Google Cloud Operations Suite's feature set?

Yes

Did Google Cloud Operations Suite live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Google Cloud Operations Suite go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Google Cloud Operations Suite again?

Yes

Other Software Used

SonicWall NSA Series, Microsoft 365 Business, Zoom

Likelihood to Recommend

Easy to set up in all environments. With this tool, the company is now able to measure both well-functioning data and data that needs immediate intervention. This early detection facilitates decisions about actions to correct the disorder and improve indexes. Stackdriver is now essential for the company's security and monitoring team and we plan to expand to other branches.

Performing metrics analysis and problem detection in a simple and reliable manner.

Overall Satisfaction with Stackdriver