The product is simple to use. Additionally, it uses fiber optics and some native technologies of Google, such as Kubernetes, which are essential for the network.
Data Governance Manager at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
Provides good scalability and has an easy initial setup process
Pros and Cons
- "The product is simple to use."
- "They should include case studies to learn about the use cases."
What is most valuable?
What needs improvement?
They should include case studies to learn about the use cases. It is a bit technical, and figuring out the proper use cases for our business is challenging. We would like to know the exact technical intricacies and its output regarding return on investment.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the product's stability a nine and a half out of ten.
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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have 300 Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy users in our organization. It is a scalable platform.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is easy. It requires four engineers to execute the process.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The product's costing model needs improvement. There should be flexible pricing options.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy a nine out of ten. They should add more information on the business cases.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Integration Specialist at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
A scalable solution that can be used to host applications
Pros and Cons
- "Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is a scalable solution."
- "Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy could be more user-friendly and less expensive."
What is our primary use case?
The solution can be used for many things. I was using it to host my application.
What is most valuable?
Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is a scalable solution. Although it's not really user-friendly, once you learn about it and understand it, it's a nice platform to use.
What needs improvement?
Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy could be more user-friendly and less expensive.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy for four to five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy an eight out of ten for stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is a scalable solution.
How are customer service and support?
It's not easy to talk to someone from the solution's technical support team.
How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial setup is not straightforward, and it needs a little bit of learning.
What about the implementation team?
It took us a little while to deploy the solution. I did a lot of manual processes, but it has automated processes for deployment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is quite an expensive solution.
What other advice do I have?
I have used the old version, and currently, I am using the latest version of the solution.
Two people from the DevOps infrastructure support and application support team are using the solution for a small project.
We have to understand the solution better. We have to do a bit of learning and development before we use the solution.
Overall, I rate Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Deputy Manager - Radio Frequency Planning at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
User-friendly platform with an easy setup process
Pros and Cons
- "It is a stable platform."
- "The product is expensive. Its price needs improvement."
What is our primary use case?
The product works as a total cloud solution in terms of Wi-Fi services.
How has it helped my organization?
The platform is user-friendly.
What is most valuable?
It is a stable platform.
What needs improvement?
The product is expensive. Its price needs improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy for two years. At present, we use the latest version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the product's stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have ten Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy users in our organization. The usage depends on specific vendor requirements. It is a scalable product. I rate its scalability a ten out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
We don't have to contact the technical support team as the product's uptime is 99.99%.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is easy. It takes two hours to complete the process. It includes cloud authentication, software installation, and IP network configuration. We have a team of five technical executives to work on deployment. It has low-cost maintenance.
What about the implementation team?
I can implement the product myself.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is expensive. However, it is inexpensive compared to on-premise deployment. Also, limited storage for primary usage is free of cost.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy and rate it a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Technical Director at a tech company with 11-50 employees
A highly scalable and stable product that helps its users keep a tab on factors like location and timelines
Pros and Cons
- "It is a very stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
- "The UI of the solution is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
What is our primary use case?
I use Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy in my company for BNB Chain.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is a very simple solution. Google Cloud Platform Identity-Aware Proxy is cheaper than AWS and allows users to keep tabs on factors like location and timelines.
I think the product is easy to use on any server. If I want to use the product or open it on other systems, I think it's very easy.
What needs improvement?
The UI of the solution is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required. The product needs to be made user-friendly.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy for two or three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a very stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution.
Around three people in my company, consisting of the cloud manager and cloud engineer, use the product to set up a website.
How was the initial setup?
I think that the product's initial setup phase was straightforward.
Not many steps are required to take care of the deployment phase of the product. In a few steps, one can finish the deployment of the product.
Two engineers are required to take care of the deployment and maintenance processes of the product.
The solution can be deployed in ten minutes.
What about the implementation team?
The solution can be deployed by myself in my company.
What other advice do I have?
I wouldn't recommend the product to other users.
I rate the overall tool a ten out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Student at a university with 501-1,000 employees
Scalable product with valuable cloud functionality
Pros and Cons
- "The platform’s most valuable features include storage, machine, and cloud functionality."
- "The product’s migration process could be easier to understand."
What is our primary use case?
We use the product to migrate the data from the center to the cloud.
What is most valuable?
The platform’s most valuable features include storage, machine, and cloud functionality.
What needs improvement?
The product’s migration process could be easier to understand.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Google Cloud Platform Cloud for two to three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The platform has good stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable product. Yet, the complexity depends on the amount of data and workload.
How are customer service and support?
Google has good technical support services.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup process is straightforward.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Google Cloud Platform Cloud an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Unix addmin at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
A user-friendly, easy-to-use, and affordable product that also offers good scalability options to users
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of the solution is the ease with which one can use it."
- "The stability regarding voice commands in the solution has certain shortcomings that need improvement."
What is our primary use case?
I use the solution for Google Home. All my switches are connected to Google Home, allowing me to control everything online.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of the solution is the ease with which one can use it.
What needs improvement?
The stability regarding voice commands in the solution has certain shortcomings that need improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for nearly fifteen years. I use the solution's latest version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution.
In my company, there are three people who use the product.
Currently, my company does not plan to increase the usage of the solution.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of the solution is straightforward.
The solution can be deployed in less than 30 minutes.
You just need to connect everything to an application named Google Home via Wi-Fi, with some Wi-Fi routers in place to increase the strength of the signals to all the rooms during the solution's deployment phase.
What about the implementation team?
The solution's installation phase can be carried out with the help of an in-house team or person from our company.
What was our ROI?
I have not experienced a return or investment from the use of the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The monthly payments made towards the licensing cost of the solution are not expensive.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
During the evaluation phase, I came across a product named Amazon Alexa. I chose Google Cloud Platform over Amazon Alexa since I use a lot of Google products, like Google Chromecast and a few others. I use a Google Pixel Phone, so I thought I would stick with products from Google.
What other advice do I have?
I don't require any technical assistance with the maintenance part of the solution since I am able to do it by myself.
Google is very user-friendly and easy to use, but one should make sure that one doesn't keep everything open to track one's activities. I would prefer the tracking part of the solution to be switched off or disabled. I disable all the features in the solution that helps Google to track my activities.
I rate the overall solution a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
An easy-to-use and stable tool for virtual machines and for deploying some container platforms
Pros and Cons
- "Scalability-wise, it is an easy solution to scale up. I rate the solution's scalability a ten out of ten."
- "I think that the solution needs to be made available in a local region of every country, especially in countries like Taiwan."
What is our primary use case?
In our company, we used the solution for virtual machines and for deploying some container platforms on Google Cloud Platform.
What is most valuable?
Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is an easy-to-use tool, primarily considering the UI on its website, making it the solution's most valuable feature.
What needs improvement?
I think that the solution needs to be made available in a local region of every country, especially in countries like Taiwan. The solution to its users should provide more choices in terms of regions.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy for a year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
I rate the solution's stability an eight out of ten since there is a need to increase the training of the solution's users.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability-wise, it is an easy solution to scale up. I rate the solution's scalability a ten out of ten.
There are around 15 users of the solution in my company.
Some other people in my company are in charge of looking into the plans concerning the solution's increase in usage.
How are customer service and support?
I have used Google's technical support, and they have been friendly in their approach.
How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial setup is easy.
The deployment process can be done in a week.
The solution is deployed on the cloud.
What about the implementation team?
We did seek help from a consultant with the solution's integration phase.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There is a need to make yearly payments toward the solution's licensing.
What other advice do I have?
Four developers are required for the solution's maintenance.
I recommend the solution to those planning to use it since we ourselves would choose Google Cloud Platform in our company.
Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Cloud Solution Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
A stable solution that helps to connect VMs and servers
Pros and Cons
- "I am impressed with the product's security."
- "The solution should be more user-friendly and should have descriptive manuals on the page website."
What is our primary use case?
The product helps to connect VMs and servers.
What is most valuable?
I am impressed with the product's security.
What needs improvement?
The solution should be more user-friendly and should have descriptive manuals on the page website.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the product for one and a half years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The product is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
My company has more than 10 users for the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution's price is normal.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate the product a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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