I use Google Cloud Storage to store my personal files and photos.
Board Member at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
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?
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.
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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.
Senior Associate Software Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
It's handy, easy to use, and the tech support is responsive
Pros and Cons
- "Google Cloud is handy and easy to use."
What is our primary use case?
Our organization uses Google Cloud to store our data and files. Everyone at the company is using it.
What is most valuable?
Google Cloud is handy and easy to use.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've used Google Cloud storage for two 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.
How are customer service and support?
Google support is good. They're responsive and resolve issues quickly.
How was the initial setup?
There is no installation.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The storage costs aren't very expensive.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Google Cloud Storage eight out of 10.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Chief Security Officer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Allows us to run web services but should include lower tier pricing for lower capacity
Pros and Cons
- "We are mostly doing telephony and generic web services in the telephony."
- "A lower cost, lower-end solution for a shared file system is missing."
What is our primary use case?
We're using Google Cloud Storage to run web services.
It's a cloud-based solution, so we are using Google Cloud and other clouds as well.
There are between 50 and 100 people using this solution in my organization.
What is most valuable?
We are mostly doing telephony and generic web services in the telephony.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for about one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
So far, we don't have extensive production experience with Google Cloud because we run our current production on our own hardware, which is based on the XCP-ng cluster, so I cannot comment on Google Cloud's stability in real production scenarios.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We are mostly using Kubernetes for scalability.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
A lower cost, lower-end solution for a shared file system is missing. If you want a shared file system, you have to buy a server with the minimum capacity of one TB.
I would like to see a lower tier and better pricing for the capacity.
Even if it's not the price, I would like there to be an option to have less capacity for less money so that you could deploy a server that doesn't have a TB capacity, like 100 GB for a fraction of the price. That would definitely help because for the various trial projects, that's a bit too much.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We use an open source solution called SAS. We're happy with it and use other services and the storage services like in AWS, but the usage is kind of marginal.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution 7 out of 10.
I would recommend this solution for those who want to start using it.
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
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Associate Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Easy to install and frees up space on your device
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature is that it frees up space in your device by allowing you to store your files on the cloud and provides 15GB storage for free."
- "Google Cloud Storage is scalable, but you have to pay extra."
What is our primary use case?
I use Google Cloud Storage to store personal files, including documents, images, and videos.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is that it frees up space in your device by allowing you to store your files on the cloud and provides 15GB storage for free.
What needs improvement?
Increasing the amount of free storage provided would be an improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for over fifteen years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Google Cloud Storage is scalable, but you have to pay extra.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is plug-and-play, so it's straightforward.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend Google Cloud Storage to anybody thinking of installing it and would rate it eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
General Manager at a retailer with 201-500 employees
Easy to install, user-friendly, scalable, and stable object storage solution, with customer-friendly support
Pros and Cons
- "Easy to use object storage solution that's scalable and stable. Its technical support team is customer-friendly."
- "The security of this solution and its performance could still be improved."
What is our primary use case?
We've been keeping documents in Google Cloud Storage. It's also where we keep photos and all our marketing files, e.g. posters, leaflets, etc. We're keeping everything on this solution.
What needs improvement?
From what I hear, Microsoft OneDrive is much better than this solution. The performance of Google Cloud Storage could still be improved. It could have better security.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Google Cloud Storage for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Google Cloud Storage is a very stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Google Cloud Storage is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support team for this solution is customer-friendly.
How was the initial setup?
Installing Google Cloud Storage was very easy. It was something I could do myself.
What about the implementation team?
This solution was implemented in-house.
What other advice do I have?
We have 75 users working with Google Cloud Storage in our company. We have no plans of increasing usage currently.
This solution is very easy to use. We have only one IT guy who's responsible for running all the projects.
I'm recommending this solution to others who want to start using it.
We pay for the Google Cloud Storage license, but I have no idea whether it's yearly or monthly, because it's the company who takes care of it.
I'm rating 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
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Co-Founder and Director of Services at Continuous Software at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Enables you to access your files anywhere
Pros and Cons
- "Access your files from anywhere, no installation necessary"
- "Additional cost for more storage"
What is our primary use case?
The primary use case is to store documents in various formats, enabling me to access them anywhere.
What is most valuable?
We have found synchronization to be a really useful feature. We synchronize documents from a personal machine to Google Cloud Storage, and in addition we make use of Google docs where we can easily create Word documents, Excel spreadsheets or even Powerpoint. Then it is really easy to access documents from anywhere.
What needs improvement?
It would be beneficial to manage duplicated documents better. For example, when conducting a search, it would be useful to indicate when files are the same or duplicate. You could have the same files in different folders and therefore if you are given a choice to decide what to do, that would be a nice feature. You could either delete or merge them.
Also, it would be nice to have the possibility to convert video files that you have stored, compress them and store them in different formats. If I had a huge 3-5GB video file and I had the option to convert this to MP3 and compress it that would greatly reduce the file size that is being stored in the cloud.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Google Cloud Storage for approximately 2 years
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Regarding scalability, from a users point of view you are not installing anything on your machine. Scalability is not visible to me as an end user.
How are customer service and support?
There has been no need to contact Google for any form of support, I have faced no issues to date.
How was the initial setup?
There is no initial installation to setup, as it's cloud based storage all you need is a web browser and you can upload and download files right away.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The free subscription with Google Cloud Storage provides a lower amount of GB storage, if you want to upgrade to more you have to pay an annual subscription.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We looked at OneDrive and DropBox as alternative solutions.
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
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
IT Support at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Useful for sending large files and the always-on backup feature
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is that the backup feature is always on."
- "The storage could be improved to manage it a bit better. Google Cloud Storage could be more secure, but the security features are okay."
What is our primary use case?
I use Google Cloud Storage for backups and sending files, especially large files.
This solution is cloud-based, so it's always updated to the latest version.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is that the backup feature is always on.
What needs improvement?
The storage could be improved to manage it a bit better. Google Cloud Storage could be more secure, but the security features are okay.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Google Cloud Storage for about nine years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This solution is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This solution is scalable. There are about 300 people using Google Cloud Storage in my organization.
How are customer service and support?
I have never contacted Google's technical support.
How was the initial setup?
The installation is pretty straightforward. I installed it myself, and it took roughly 30 minutes.
What about the implementation team?
I implemented this solution myself.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
For licensing, I pay yearly. The pricing is fine.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Google Cloud Storage a 10 out of 10, and I would recommend it to others.
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
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Provides limited storage for free
Pros and Cons
- "I have more than enough personal storage and have had no security issues."
- "This solution could be improved by increasing integration with other tools, like Microsoft."
What is our primary use case?
My primary use case is to meet my personal storage needs. I don't use it much because, for free, it provides a limited amount of storage.
What is most valuable?
I have more than enough personal storage and have had no security issues.
What needs improvement?
This solution could be improved by increasing integration with other tools, like Microsoft.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Google Cloud Storage since it first became available to users.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Google Cloud is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I'm not aware of any scalability challenges because I'm using the private version.
How are customer service and support?
I have never contacted Google's technical support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I also use OneDrive from Microsoft.
How was the initial setup?
Since this is a cloud-based solution, there is no installation.
What about the implementation team?
I implemented myself.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It provides a very limited amount of storage because it's free.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Google Cloud a nine out of ten. I would recommend this because I have more than enough personal storage and there are no security issues that I'm aware of.
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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