We performed a comparison between Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) and Google Cloud Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature of the solution is backup...Amazon EBS is a very good product since it is very easy to enhance or increase and migrate your servers immediately, in a matter of seconds."
"The durability and snapshot capabilities are good."
"Amazon EBS is a storage system, and the storage is attached to the servers."
"The product’s most valuable feature is IOPS."
"The tool has different types of volumes, like SSD and HDD."
"The product comes with multiple central port installations like gp2 and gp3."
"The solution provides big space that is reasonably priced."
"When I have to change the operating system or delete a host, I can store the data in EBS or assign it to another host."
"I could store any type of file using the solution."
"The solution is easy to use."
"I find the accessibility from various devices to be the most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage. I also like that it is integrated with Gmail and Google Groups."
"What I like most about Google Cloud Storage is that it's very stable, very quick, and very useful."
"Its performance and security features are valuable."
"Google Cloud Storage's most valuable features are that it's easy to use and navigate, and it's not expensive."
"The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is that I can link with my PC."
"The solution's customer service and support are helpful since they are responsive...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"I think performance can be improved."
"It would be better to analyze and find a way to merge both the file systems of Linux and Windows."
"It is hard to access EBS volumes in different Availability Zones (AZs) because most EBS volumes are created in a single AZ."
"The initial setup process is easy."
"Amazon EBS needs to improve its user interface for data transactions."
"Amazon EBS performs well but it could improve."
"The product data encryption feature needs improvement."
"It would be good if the solution added a button to increase the size and make the EC2 machine recognize the increased capacity of the EBS."
"Could be improved from a storage perspective and a cost perspective."
"The solution should have two factor authentication."
"While the solution seems to be secure, I worry that, with the cloud, there is a chance of hacking. It would be ideal if they could be more transparent about the processes they go through to keep our data secure in the cloud and on their systems."
"It is stable, but it can always be more stable."
"The tool should be cheaper."
"The solution should improve its security and accountability."
"Google Cloud Storage could improve by having better integration with Microsoft Office files. When I open a Google document I would like it to be able to be opened with Microsoft. You can already open Google documents in Microsoft Office."
"Google Cloud Storage can improve by having better integration and migration tools."
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Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Cloud Storage with 16 reviews while Google Cloud Storage is ranked 3rd in Cloud Storage with 66 reviews. Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is rated 8.6, while Google Cloud Storage is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) writes "Easy to setup and afforadable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Google Cloud Storage writes "Flexible, reliable, and beneficial for small sized companies". Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is most compared with Microsoft Azure Block Storage, NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Amazon S3 Glacier, Oracle Cloud Object Storage and Microsoft Azure File Storage, whereas Google Cloud Storage is most compared with Amazon S3 Glacier, AT&T Cloud Storage, Amazon EFS (Elastic File System), Google Workspace and Microsoft Azure File Storage. See our Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) vs. Google Cloud Storage report.
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