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Business Process Management Specialist and Business Continuity Management Coordinator at a insurance company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Mar 27, 2022
Secure, performs well, and reasonably priced
Pros and Cons
  • "On the phone, I appreciate how seamless it is."
  • "It was a little more complicated when compared to Apple."

What is our primary use case?

Google Cloud Storage is primarily used for backing up my devices, to sync my photos and videos.

What is most valuable?

The performance is good.

I haven't had any issues with the security of Google Cloud Storage.

I use it on the phone the majority of the time. On the phone, I appreciate how seamless it is. You don't have to be concerned about it because it's thinking in the background.

What needs improvement?

It is difficult to say what could be improved because it works in the background for me.

I haven't done much with it on a laptop, but when I first logged in, it was a little more complex than Apple. 

It was a little more complicated when compared to Apple. However, I believe they have simplified it in the most recent version. But I haven't had much access to it in a long time.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have worked with Google Cloud Storage for three years.

We always use the most recent version. My phone automatically updates.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I am satisfied with the stability of Google Cloud Storage. I haven't had any issues with the stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is for my personal use and not used by the organization.

I will continue to use it on my own.

How are customer service and support?

I have not had to contact technical support. I have had no experience with them.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have worked with Enterprise Password Manager, Domain Name once or twice.

How was the initial setup?

My phone came with it pre-installed. In terms of installation, I didn't have to do anything. Everything was easy.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

In my opinion, it is well-priced. In general, it's fairly priced.

Initially, I was working with the free version, now, I have updated to the paid version.

I have paid for the first year, and it's reasonably priced for my needs.

What other advice do I have?

If you are on an Android platform, I would highly recommend it, but it depends on the ecosystem. However, if you're an Android user, I believe it's the most universal one for the device.

I would rate Google Cloud Storage a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Lead DevOps Engineer at Etisalat
Real User
Jan 9, 2022
Stable, scalable, and has a useful filter feature
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is the filter option. You can search with some artificial intelligence kinds of features. For example, if I search for a beach, it'll show me all the beach-related pictures, which I took five or ten years before. So this is a cool feature that I've seen. They give as many features as they can to make it better, so I'm happy with this solution."
  • "Google Cloud Storage could be improved if they provided more free storage for free accounts."

What is our primary use case?

I primarily use Google Cloud Storage to store most of my large videos and images. It's very easy to filter it out and get something whenever it's required, rather than keeping it in the traditional way of storage. I use it for personal purposes. 

This solution is cloud-based, so it's always on the latest version. 

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is the filter option. You can search with some artificial intelligence kinds of features. For example, if I search for a beach, it'll show me all the beach-related pictures, which I took five or ten years before. So this is a cool feature that I've seen. They give as many features as they can to make it better, so I'm happy with this solution. 

What needs improvement?

Google Cloud Storage could be improved if they provided more free storage for free accounts. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Google Cloud Storage for more than five years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This solution is stable. So far, I've never faced any kinds of outages or unavailability. So far, so good. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This solution provides scalability. If you're ready to pay, they're ready to give you as much storage as you want, so it's okay. 

I'm continuously using Google Cloud Storage. I add a few photos or videos day by day, but there aren't many specific cases where I have to increase my usage.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Before using Google Cloud Storage, I used the traditional method of storing things on a hard disk. 

How was the initial setup?

The installation process is straightforward and perfect. It doesn't require any technical knowledge, and you can do it yourself. It took me less than five to ten minutes. 

What about the implementation team?

I implemented this solution myself. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

If you're ready to pay, they're ready to give you as much storage as you want. Considering the features that Google Cloud Storage provides, the pricing is reasonable. So far, I'm still using the free service from them because I'm able to meet my requirements with the free subscription. Maybe, in the future, if a storage requirement comes, I'll pay for it or go for the license. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate Google Cloud Storage a nine out of ten. In terms of security, scalability, availability, and free storage, I always recommend that people go for Google Cloud. 

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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Principle Data Engineer at Spring ML
Real User
Nov 26, 2021
Highly reliable, useful, simple to scale, and affordable
Pros and Cons
  • "Google Cloud Storage is highly reliable."
  • "There are inefficiencies with cache when the names are sequencing."

What is our primary use case?

The company that I am with currently is doing consulting, and my previous company used it in the cloud. Both will be in the Google Cloud.

I personally used Google Cloud Storage to upload data, and the company is using it to save data model training results, such as AI training results.

How has it helped my organization?

Its integration with BigQuery has helped in the organization's improvement.

What is most valuable?

Its blob storage, being able to handle large amounts of unstructured data, is very useful. 

Google Cloud Storage is highly reliable.

On the surface, it appears to be a straightforward product.

It's everything you want, and not complex. 

What needs improvement?

There was one complicated use case at a previous firm, two years ago. If you didn't name it, but sequentially named it, and you saved your files over a day, and it's a sequence, there would be some inefficiency with the cachets. If you are trying to retrieve large blocks of files, there was a problem with the cache, it was inefficient.

There are inefficiencies with cache when the names are sequencing.

Creating a hierarchy can be a little difficult, and obtuse to deal with, but it is something that is workable for a good engineer.

There is no learning curve as compared to other solutions.

 I would like to see some assistance in establishing a hierarchy.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with Google Cloud Storage for seven years.

The versions are upgraded, but there are not many changes.

In the past, we have used S3, and Amazon AWS.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Google Cloud Storage is an extremely reliable product. There are no issues with the stability of Google Cloud Storage.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Google Cloud Storage is a scalable solution.

How are customer service and support?

The Google technical support is not very good at all. But it's such a simple product that in my entire career, we have never had to contact support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have several solutions such as BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Cloud Functions, Data Studio as well as Looker.

I have been working with Google Data Studio for three or four years.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was fine.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It's an inexpensive product.

What other advice do I have?

Solid, cheap, and performant are the three words that come to mind when describing this solution.

I would rate Google Cloud Storage a nine 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
Real User
Sep 13, 2021
Easy to use, stable, and easy to scale
Pros and Cons
  • "The performance is good."
  • "I would like to see better pricing."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for our documentation.

What is most valuable?

Google Cloud Storage and Google Docs are very good.

It's user-friendly.

The performance is good.

I am satisfied with this solution.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see better pricing.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Google Cloud Storage for a couple of years.

We are using the latest version.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Google Cloud Storage is a stable product.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I have no issues with the scalability of Google Cloud Storage.

How are customer service and technical support?

I have not contacted technical support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We are also using Dropbox.

How was the initial setup?

There is no installation required. It's a cloud-based solution.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price could be cheaper.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others.

I would rate Google Cloud Storage a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Technology Competency and Solution Head at LearningMate
Real User
Apr 2, 2021
Good price, stable, scalable, and allows us to work offline
Pros and Cons
  • "It is stable and scalable."
  • "Its security should be better from the data security point of view. It should be more secure, and it should get tightly integrated with products such as Google Docs and Google Sheets. Microsoft covers different kinds of tools such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Google Cloud Storage mainly for our document management. We have its latest version.

What is most valuable?

It is stable and scalable.

What needs improvement?

Its security should be better from the data security point of view. It should be more secure, and it should get tightly integrated with products such as Google Docs and Google Sheets. Microsoft covers different kinds of tools such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is scalable. You can scale based on your users. We have more than a thousand users, and it allows me to share across my team.

How are customer service and technical support?

We don't need any support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We tried using other tools from AWS and Microsoft. We have a very limited number of users on Microsoft Azure. Office 365 is only for the senior leadership.

How was the initial setup?

Being a cloud solution, it doesn't require installation. I can also use it offline. To use it offline, I need to install an app on my machine that allows me to work offline and gets synced without my server.

It is completely cloud-managed. We don't need a separate team to maintain it. We only have our regular IT team that creates the users, and they automatically get signed up to Google Storage.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Its price is fine. 

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others. We plan to keep using this solution.

I would rate Google Cloud Storage a nine 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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Manager at Mahindra & Mahindra
Real User
Mar 7, 2021
Provides great security and a good interface that works well with other applications
Pros and Cons
  • "From an availability perspective it's fantastic; from a security perspective it's fantastic."
  • "Could be improved from a storage perspective and a cost perspective."

What is our primary use case?

I'm a manager in an Indian-based company and we are customers of Google. 

What is most valuable?

In the two years I've been using this solution, I haven't had a single minute of downtime. That is what's fantastic about the cloud. I know the product is very secure since there was an attempt at a cyber attack some months ago, and the attackers could not penetrate into the Google Cloud. They might be able to attack some on-prem applications but not these applications. From an availability perspective it's fantastic; from a security perspective it's fantastic. I like the interface, it works well with other applications.

What needs improvement?

I think improvements can be made from a storage perspective and a cost perspective. We're currently working on the application modernization and I think that the integration section of Google and the cloud could be simplified. Integration across various applications isn't always successful.

For how long have I used the solution?

We've been using this solution for over two years. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is fantastic. We've been able to scale up and down as necessary. We have close to 450 users. I think we will probably extend it. Since the attempted attack, management is now of the opinion that it's best to migrate all the on-prem applications to cloud.

How are customer service and technical support?

I am satisfied with the technical support. We are in contact with Google's account manager in India and that works well. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was complex and the team struggled for a couple of weeks. That was two years ago and things have changed a lot since then. Initially we took on service from the supplier but now we have expert consultants who can manage anything on cloud.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated everything; AWS, Azure and Google. For various reasons, we settled on Google. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate this solution a nine out of 10. 

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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Business Development Manager at TPIsfotware
Real User
Nov 23, 2023
Helps to share reports and files
Pros and Cons
  • "Google Cloud Storage includes Docs, calendar, Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Meet."
  • "The tool should increase its storage."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution to share reports and files. 

What is most valuable?

Google Cloud Storage includes Docs, calendar, Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Meet. 

What needs improvement?

The tool should increase its storage. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the product for more than five years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Google Cloud Storage is stable. I rate it an eight out of ten. Chrome's tabs slow down the performance. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The tool is scalable. 

How was the initial setup?

The tool's deployment is straightforward. You don't have to install anything. It works with Chrome. 

What was our ROI?

Google Cloud Storage is worth its money. 

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Mehmet Bagci - PeerSpot reviewer
Board Member at Iota Bilgi Teknolojileri A.Åž.
Real User
Mar 24, 2023
Reasonably priced, stable, easy to install, and utilise
Pros and Cons
  • "It is easy to use."
  • "It would be helpful to offer more packages to increase the storage."

What is our primary use case?

I use Google Cloud Storage to store my personal files and photos.

What is most valuable?

It is easy to use.

What needs improvement?

It would be helpful to offer more packages to increase the storage.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Google Cloud Storage for two or three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Google Cloud Storage is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Google Cloud Storage is scalable enough.

I am the only user.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have used Apple iCloud.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I pay a yearly subscription fee.

I don't have any issues with the cost of Google Cloud Storage.

What other advice do I have?

I would absolutely recommend this solution.

I would rate Google Cloud Storage a ten out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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