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Neill Walker - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Agile Consultant at Secret
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Useful file storage, collaborative environment, and accessible from anywhere
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features of the Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy are file storage, a collaborative environment, and easy access."
  • "Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy has certain limitations as a document or file management system, especially for non-workspace accounts. Manual management is required for most actions, and group management can be challenging. The process of managing permissions individually is time-consuming and not very efficient. For education purposes, the collaboration tools for working on files, assignments, and groups need improvement. The existing tools are inadequate and can be difficult to work with. Additionally, the grading books for teachers are not very useful and require improvement."

What is our primary use case?

The Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is utilized to store not only backup files but also actively used files. By storing all my files in Google, I am able to access them from any location as long as I have an Internet connection. One aspect that I appreciate about Google is the consistency of its apps for connecting to Google Drive across all platforms. This uniformity ensures that the functionality is the same regardless of the device being used, making it convenient to work with my files from any device.

For online teaching purposes, I employed the Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy which proved to be user-friendly for my students to learn and navigate. It also proved to be an excellent platform for collaborative projects, even when individuals were unable to meet in person.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of the Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy are file storage, a collaborative environment, and easy access.

What needs improvement?

Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy has certain limitations as a document or file management system, especially for non-workspace accounts. Manual management is required for most actions, and group management can be challenging. The process of managing permissions individually is time-consuming and not very efficient. For education purposes, the collaboration tools for working on files, assignments, and groups need improvement. The existing tools are inadequate and can be difficult to work with. Additionally, the grading books for teachers are not very useful and require improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy for more than 10 years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of the Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is excellent. In my 10 years of using the solution, I have only had it go down twice.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is scalable. My university used it for 50,000 people using it.

We have 110 people using the solution in my organization.

How are customer service and support?

I have used support once. The free version of the Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is subpar since there is no tech support available. Conversely, the paid version is exceptional with prompt and effective customer support.

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

I have used Box, Dropbox, and a home file server. I switched to the Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy because my university used it and I did not want to use multiple solutions. Additionally, the others were more expensive.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of the Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is easy. However, it can be confusing for students because the help files could improve.

To sign up for personal Google One or Google Workspace, you can easily do so and make the payment on your own. However, for educational purposes, the process is more involved. You need to have a Google representative come out and give a presentation, and you have to learn the mock management which requires more effort.

What about the implementation team?

A single individual can deploy the personal version of the Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy. However, the education version requires assistance from Google or must be done by them.

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

The solution is inexpensive for personal use.

What other advice do I have?

We have one IT administrator for the maintenance of the solution.

Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is good for teamwork but not for an enterprise solution. It does not have business features.

I rate Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy 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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Tài Nguyễn Thành - PeerSpot reviewer
VP - Operation and Support at Trusting Social
Real User
Top 10
Many features for security and stability but pricing could be better
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution has many features for stability and security."
  • "The cost of licenses could be better."

What is our primary use case?

Our company uses the solution to protect our online learning application.

What is most valuable?

The solution effectively protects our learning application that is on Azure. 

The solution has many features for stability and security. 

What needs improvement?

The cost of licenses could be better. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for five years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable.

How are customer service and support?

We utilize an engineering partner at a local Google shop for technical support. 

What about the implementation team?

We implemented the solution with assistance from our engineering partner. 

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

The licensing costs us $100,000 so pricing could be better. 

What other advice do I have?

I recommend the solution for management and security. 

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.
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Idah Lukhabi - PeerSpot reviewer
Service Delivery Manager at Wilken Telecoms
Real User
Top 5
Helps to store data on the cloud and avoid data loss
Pros and Cons
  • "I can access the information whenever I want. It's integration is easy. The tool's GUI is easy to use with an IT background. The value benefits of using it include the ability to avoid storing data on local machines, reducing the risk of data loss"
  • "People who don't have experience in IT may find the tool challenging. It needs to improve its pricing."

What is our primary use case?

I used the tool for data storage. 

What is most valuable?

I can access the information whenever I want. It's integration is easy. The tool's GUI is easy to use with an IT background. The value benefits of using it include the ability to avoid storing data on local machines, reducing the risk of data loss

What needs improvement?

People who don't have experience in IT may find the tool challenging. It needs to improve its pricing. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I used the tool for six months. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I am the sole user of the solution. 

How are customer service and support?

Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy's technical support is okay. 

How was the initial setup?

The solution's deployment was not very quick. It took about two weeks to deploy, but that wasn't continuous work. It was more like a few hours here and there over two weeks.

What other advice do I have?

I stopped using the tool when I shifted to the office. I had to align my use with the office requirements. I rate Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy an eight out of ten. 

I recommend that others be clear about their needs and requirements before choosing a product. It's important to evaluate thoroughly whether the product meets their specific needs.

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 RF-SMART
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
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.
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Architect at Red Hat
Real User
Top 20
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.
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Bunyamin Altınsoy - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Solution Architect at NGC | Google Cloud Partner EMEA
Real User
Top 5
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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Maged Elgamal - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. TechOps Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Provides an identity portal for our applications and is a reliable solution
Pros and Cons
  • "If you have a good understanding of infrastructure, this solution is perfect."
  • "The integration of the solution for patching, updating, and installing the updates could be better."

What is our primary use case?

For Google Cloud Platform (GCP), we use it as our infrastructure. We host our infrastructures and create our machines, services and automation pipelines. For Google Cloud Identity, we use it as an identity portal for all of our applications. In addition, the internal application for the tools is used for monitoring the product.

What is most valuable?

The Cloud Identity in GCP is very good and reliable. It can be published fast. Also, Google Cloud Identity allows you to create groups and give access by group instead of by user. It allows you to create different access policies for every component of new infrastructure, and from a security perspective, this is good.

What needs improvement?

The Google Cloud UI has a lot of bugs, and they are working on enhancing it. There are a lot of things that need to be enhanced. For example, sometimes, the snapshot portal makes you have a schedule to create multiple snapshots when you have a huge infrastructure hosted on Google Cloud. Sometimes the browser or the UI hangs when looking for a specific snapshot. Also, Google Cloud support responds very quickly, but the UI still needs to have more enhancements related to the performance.

The integration of the solution for patching, updating, and installing the updates could be better. For example, they have a solution called "always patching," which needs to be enhanced. It is not purely a SaaS solution. It should be mostly platform as a solution, not software.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using this solution for more than two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable solution. However, it would be more stable if Google cared more about the UI.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable solution. Most of the teams in our company use this solution. The number of people needed for deployment and maintenance depends on whether it is a small or medium company solution. Only one person is needed for a small environment, while two or three are required for a medium environment. The team that supports the solution comprises network and security people. We plan to increase our usage of the solution as our customer base increases.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support is good, and they are very responsive. I rate the technical support an eight out of ten.

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

I personally have used Azure and AWS in the past.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was easy, and it was just plug-and-play. If you have a good understanding of infrastructure, this solution is perfect. It allows us to build an entire infrastructure for a startup or medium company in one hour. To do this, we need to try the script with the machines we need. Next, we need to define the CPU, memory and application we want to install on the machine. Then we can click and run the playbook or the tier forms script and go back after hours. By then, everything has been created, and we'll have an infrastructure that can handle a small startup.

The deployment depends on the complexity. If it is a small deployment, it might take less time, but a larger deployment will take more. For example, if we want to use a machine on GCP, it might take about two to three minutes, but if we have a huge deployment for multiple machines with multiple loop balances, records, and firewall rules, it might take 40 minutes to one hour. We completed the deployment in-house.

What other advice do I have?

I rate this solution an eight out of ten. Regarding advice, I would recommend planning for everything and keeping it simple. It is also important to monitor consumption on the Google Cloud to ensure you are not paying for something you are not using.

Most cloud providers have the same features, but the main difference between them is the solution's availability and cost. Most of the features are only utilized at 30% or 50%.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Marko Stajcer - PeerSpot reviewer
Delivery director at Poslovna Inteligencija
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Can build complex data pipelines and AI models, like web-based AI assistants or chatbots
Pros and Cons
  • "The tool is really good, especially for ease of implementation and having many options. We can build complex data pipelines and AI models, like web-based AI assistants or chatbots."
  • "Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy should improve stability."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for data engineering, data preparation, and AI.

What is most valuable?

The tool is really good, especially for ease of implementation and having many options. We can build complex data pipelines and AI models, like web-based AI assistants or chatbots.

What needs improvement?

Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy should improve stability. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the tool's stability a nine out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

My company has 10-15 users. 

How are customer service and support?

Support is good, and there is lots of material available online. We usually don't need to call someone, but if we do, it's okay.

How was the initial setup?

straightforward to set up and easy to learn. There are lots of training materials and hands-on labs, making it easy to onboard new team members. Our engineers really like the platform.

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

There are different pricing plans depending on data volumes and services, but it's comparable to other providers. The value and benefits depend on what we're developing and the specific use case.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy an eight out of ten. I'd recommend it. We use both Azure and GCP, and they're both really good. It depends on client preference.

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