We primarily use the solution for small applications. There are also a few web applications with Angular.
Senior Software Developer Team Lead at Dilowa
Fair pricing and an easy setup with good online tutorials
Pros and Cons
- "For us, the solution is very easy to use. We have the right skillsets for it."
- "The documentation could be better."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
I'm very happy with Google Cloud. Everything works. For us, the solution is very easy to use. We have the right skillsets for it.
Users find it easy to work with it.
I don't need to create an API layer since it automatically creates it for me.
It offers a real-time database, so we get updates really fast.
The Firebase database is great.
The tutorials people can find online are good.
The solution offers fair pricing.
It's pretty stable.
The solution can scale well.
It offers a simple initial setup.
What needs improvement?
There is only one issue that I have and it is when you create an account, they limit the number of accounts you can create.
The documentation could be better.
The backup needs improvement. I would prefer to do a one-piece backup solution where I can schedule backups.
It's just too complicated to migrate from one Firebase database to another. It should have been easy.
I'd like to see something like an exchange server, a managed email server, where I can handle other clients. I'd like something similar to Microsoft Exchange yet something that is like a fully managed email service.
For how long have I used the solution?
I started using the solution maybe four years ago.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability has been great. I'd rate it ten out of ten. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. I've had no issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's a very scalable solution. I'd rate its ability to expand at a ten out of ten.
We took a managed server, so it automatically scales. We've had a case where there were a thousand users streaming videos, and it all works fine.
We have 1200 users for one application. That said, we have a few applications and they all have varying amounts of users. It's likely around 1,000 users per app.
It's in our roadmap to increase usage.
How are customer service and support?
I have tried Google support. I did send emails and never got a response for some of them. Compared to AWS, AWS has the best technical support and Google's is weaker.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We're also using AWS.
For Angular apps and for real-time apps and for real-time apps, Google Cloud is much better. When it comes to cleaning lambdas and small APIs, AWS is better. And the only thing I would say AWS is better is technical support. The support is 24 hours, and they're always ready to help. Google is less expensive, however.
How was the initial setup?
The solution is straightforward to set up. I'd rate the ease of implementation nine out of ten. It's a cloud product. It's very easy.
Once you know what to do, the deployment is very quick and really easy. It's like one command line that you do to deploy. It only takes a minute.
We've got a repo. However, the deployments are done manually with just one command. They build locally and deploy manually.
Just one person managed the deployment process.
What about the implementation team?
Everything is implemented in-house. We did not need outside assistance. I was able to handle the deployment myself.
What was our ROI?
Something that used to take six months might now only take two weeks. That's quite a change and a pretty good ROI.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I'd rate the pricing ten out of ten. It is an affordable product.
The cost might be $10 a month per user, which is about $300 a month in total.
What other advice do I have?
We're a customer.
I'm using a few of the services. I'm using the latest version of the solution.
I'd advise new users to go through some tutorials. The documentation can be a bit hard to read. However, there are a lot of good tutorials out there.
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Google
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Chief Information Security Officer at a government with 10,001+ employees
Cloud infrastructure solution that reduces capital expenditure and offers stability and scalability
Pros and Cons
- "It eliminates capital expenditures and subsequent MNO that we would use to spend on on-prem architectures. That money is funneled towards security and connectivity provisioning."
- "An area of improvement would be in the of managing accounts in terms of what we are using for memory, availability, and monitoring."
How has it helped my organization?
The value for us is the infrastructure as we don't have to host or worry about upgrades. It eliminates capital expenditures and subsequent MNO that we would use to spend on on-prem architectures. That money is funneled towards security and connectivity provisioning. This is a better way of spending money and trying to keep up with the cloud-forward strategy that we have in Oregon.
What needs improvement?
An area of improvement would be in the of managing accounts in terms of what we are using for memory, availability, and monitoring. We want to monitor our SaaS deployment within Google to give our SOC a good idea of what's going on.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution for a couple of years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This is a scalable solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
This solution is worth the money we are paying. I would rate the pricing a three out of five.
What other advice do I have?
From a maintenance perspective, we have cloud architects who are working on what data can go where and what infrastructure we require from the cloud service providers. This is a team of ten.
I would advise others considering this solution to always plan and have a good blocking service before moving anything to the cloud. It is important to complete an evaluation of sing the solution long term and to take cost provisioning, availability of services, cyber security, credibility and compliance into consideration.
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Developer Senior Genexus 16 Analyst at Migrate Brasil
Widely recognized, easy to work with, and simple to set up
Pros and Cons
- "It's easy to work with."
- "I cannot recall coming across any missing features."
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for deploying to the cloud. We have two products in production.
How has it helped my organization?
Two years ago, I was working on local servers only. With this, we were able to move to the cloud.
What is most valuable?
There's a lot of investment in Google Cloud. It's a very good product now.
The solution is stable.
It's more widely recognized and used by more people.
They continue to invest in the cloud and it's becoming very good.
The security is getting better.
It's easy to work with.
We're very happy with the implementation at this time.
The product can scale well.
What needs improvement?
I cannot recall coming across any missing features.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for a while now. It's been at least two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution has been stable and reliable. I haven't dealt with bugs or glitches and have noticed any crashing or freezing.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is capable of scaling. It's not a problem.
We have five people using it right now.
In the future, we will increase usage.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support has been helpful and responsive. We find them to be very good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I also have experience with Amazon as well.
How was the initial setup?
The solution has been easy to work with and easy to implement. It's not overly complex.
We have one person that is in charge of maintenance. It doesn't require much oversight.
What was our ROI?
We have witnessed an ROI, although I do not have specifics surrounding that aspect.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We've had licensing with Google for four years. The pricing is fine. It's not overly expensive.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
At this point, I haven't evaluated any other options.
What other advice do I have?
I am using the latest version of the solution.
I'd recommend the solution to others.
In general, the solution is great and I would rate it ten out of ten.
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Director Web Technologies at Thapovan Info Systems Inc.
Reasonably pried and pretty secure but we'd like the storage to be increased
Pros and Cons
- "The solution scales well."
- "We'd like the storage to be increased."
What is our primary use case?
We've been using it for a couple of school projects here. We have implemented it for a lot of schools with Google as our infrastructure. They're using Firebase for their data.
What is most valuable?
It's a nice product overall.
The solution scales well.
There's no installation process to contend with.
It is stable.
The pricing overall is very reasonable.
It has been secure overall.
What needs improvement?
Overall, I'm happy with it. It's not missing any features.
We'd like the storage to be increased.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been using the solution for the last couple of years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is quite good. There are no issues with bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is awesome. We don't have to do the heavy lifting of maintaining the infrastructure, or anything, as everything is bundled up by Google. We just have to apply a code, and then we have to run it.
We have about 1,000 users on the product right now and plan to increase usage in the future.
How are customer service and support?
Support has been good overall. We have been satisfied with their level of assistance.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We're using Google and Google-related products, including Kubernetes. Those are the current products here.
We were previously using other clouds for other purposes, however, in our latest project, Google Cloud met all of our needs.
How was the initial setup?
There is no installation to speak of as the product is in the cloud.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We pay for the service yearly.
We find it to be cheaper than the competitors. They have a pay-as-you-go model.
What other advice do I have?
I'd recommend the solution to others.
I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Google
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Senior Quality Assurance Analyst at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Hosts and allows us to access all of our necessary applications
Pros and Cons
- "The performance is a valuable feature."
- "The price of the license could be cheaper."
What is our primary use case?
We're using this solution to host all of our applications. Currently, we're in the process of migrating all the SAP servers to GCP.
There are about 2,000 people using this solution in our organization.
What is most valuable?
The performance is a valuable feature.
What needs improvement?
The price of the license could be cheaper.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution for a few months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is good.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We pay for a monthly license.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution 8 out of 10.
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Computer Chief Specialist Engineer at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
User-friendly, overall performs well, and accessible anywhere
Pros and Cons
- "Google Cloud is easy to use and accessible anywhere."
- "Microsoft's solution is more common, Google Cloud could improve by being more compatible with different platforms or entities."
What is our primary use case?
Google Cloud can be used to share files with no need to carry them with you since it is on the cloud. You can access it anywhere if you are traveling or if you have important documents.
What is most valuable?
Google Cloud is easy to use and accessible anywhere.
What needs improvement?
Microsoft's solution is more common, Google Cloud could improve by being more compatible with different platforms or entities.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Google Cloud for a few years.
How are customer service and support?
The solution is straightforward and since I am a professional, there is no need for any support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have used Microsoft's solution and they have more users using it than Google Cloud.
How was the initial setup?
Google Cloud has no installation since it is on the cloud.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Google Cloud should be divided into modules so that users can buy which module will satisfy them. The overall price of Google Cloud should be reduced, Microsoft is a little bit cheaper. However, if Google divided the cloud offering it would be better. For example, if someone wants to use only for OneDrive they should be able to purchase the service separately, it would reduce the price. There is a license required to use this solution for enterprises.
There is a free account, which the users can increase the size of the space. Google cloud is used in most Android Mobile device operating systems.
What other advice do I have?
I have always said that Google Cloud is better than Microsoft, but the common solution is Microsoft and with some of the compatibility issues with Google Cloud, we typically choose Microsoft.
I rate Google Cloud a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Comprehensive cloud infrastructure solution with a knowledgeable support team
Pros and Cons
- "The customer service team for this solution is very knowledgeable."
- "The storage available for this solution could be improved, especially compared to a solution like Microsoft which offers 1 TB of storage. Google cloud offers only 30 GB."
What is our primary use case?
We use this solution for email and also make use of the Google servers and related services.
What needs improvement?
The storage available for this solution could be improved, especially compared to a solution like Microsoft which offers 1 TB of storage. Google cloud offers only 30 GB.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used this solution for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This is a scalable solution.
How are customer service and support?
The customer service team for this solution is very knowledgeable.
How was the initial setup?
There is very little setup needed for this solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
This solution is reasonably priced.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
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Data Engineer at Astra Welab Digital Arta
Highly efficient tools for personal storage and programming
Pros and Cons
- "It's easy to deploy Google Cloud."
- "The performance after long-term use shows the storage is too full, and I cannot add more storage without paying for it."
What is our primary use case?
For personal storage, Google Workspace, Google portal, Google video, Google file, and Google Cloud Shell for programming language.
What is most valuable?
The services that are the most helpful include Google Portal, Google Video, Google File, and Google Cloud Shell.
What needs improvement?
The performance after long-term use shows the storage is too full, and I cannot add more storage without paying for it. I want to migrate to another solution if I need to pay for additional storage. It would also be enjoyable if there is no HBase in Google Workspace.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Google Cloud for some time and am still using it.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The problem with scaling is that if I add space to Google Cloud, I must pay for it, so I want to migrate to another solution.
How was the initial setup?
It's easy to deploy Google Cloud. The deployment is compatible and efficient.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
If I add up space in Google Cloud, I must pay for it. The pricing of Google Cloud is considered cheap.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I have used Alibaba Cloud and found it more complex compared to Google Cloud, which is more practical.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend Google Cloud to other people.
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Google
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