Munirathnakumar Si - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Principal Cyber Security Consultant - Cloud and Container at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Consultant
Easy setup, scalable, and stable
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is user-friendly and easy to spin."
  • "The security of the solution can always be improved."

What is our primary use case?

I use Google Cloud to spin up the Kubernetes cluster.

What is most valuable?

The solution is user-friendly and easy to spin.

What needs improvement?

The security of the solution can always be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for two years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Google Cloud is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Google Cloud is good.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. All we have to do is make our request and the cluster should be available to us.

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

Google Cloud offers free credit when we sign up for a minimal amount of gigabytes. The service is cheap and I give it a seven out of ten for the cost.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

For learning purposes, I explored both AWS and Azure on my own, and I have also used other cloud environments. When I originally started out in the cloud industry, this was my basic approach.

What other advice do I have?

I give the solution an eight out of ten.

I recommend Google Cloud 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
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Neetu Majumdar - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Quality Assurance Analyst at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 10
Hosts and allows us to access all of our necessary applications
Pros and Cons
  • "The performance is a valuable feature."
  • "The price of the license could be cheaper."

What is our primary use case?

We're using this solution to host all of our applications. Currently, we're in the process of migrating all the SAP servers to GCP.

There are about 2,000 people using this solution in our organization.

What is most valuable?

The performance is a valuable feature.

What needs improvement?

The price of the license could be cheaper.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using this solution for a few months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is good.

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

We pay for a monthly license.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution 8 out of 10.

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NASSER ALY - PeerSpot reviewer
Computer Chief Specialist Engineer at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 10
User-friendly, overall performs well, and accessible anywhere
Pros and Cons
  • "Google Cloud is easy to use and accessible anywhere."
  • "Microsoft's solution is more common, Google Cloud could improve by being more compatible with different platforms or entities."

What is our primary use case?

Google Cloud can be used to share files with no need to carry them with you since it is on the cloud. You can access it anywhere if you are traveling or if you have important documents.

What is most valuable?

Google Cloud is easy to use and accessible anywhere.

What needs improvement?

Microsoft's solution is more common, Google Cloud could improve by being more compatible with different platforms or entities.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Google Cloud for a few years.

How are customer service and support?

The solution is straightforward and since I am a professional, there is no need for any support.

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

I have used Microsoft's solution and they have more users using it than Google Cloud.

How was the initial setup?

Google Cloud has no installation since it is on the cloud.

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

Google Cloud should be divided into modules so that users can buy which module will satisfy them. The overall price of Google Cloud should be reduced, Microsoft is a little bit cheaper. However, if Google divided the cloud offering it would be better. For example, if someone wants to use only for OneDrive they should be able to purchase the service separately, it would reduce the price. There is a license required to use this solution for enterprises.

There is a free account, which the users can increase the size of the space. Google cloud is used in most Android Mobile device operating systems.

What other advice do I have?

I have always said that Google Cloud is better than Microsoft, but the common solution is Microsoft and with some of the compatibility issues with Google Cloud, we typically choose Microsoft.

I rate Google Cloud a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Executive Director at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Light, feature-rich, stable and scalable, but it could be more user-friendly
Pros and Cons
  • "It is easy to use and has a very familiar interface."
  • "I feel that the Google product is incomplete with regard to internal communications. It is an area that needs some improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We use Google Suite of products for enterprise and we build our technology products for warehouse management systems, and transportation management systems.

We use Google Cloud for our enterprise. It is used for pretty much everything from emails to storage and to communicate everything.

What is most valuable?

Google Cloud is very light. 

It is easy to use and has a very familiar interface.

I have used Microsoft and I have used Google. I feel equally comfortable with both, but Google is lighter and it's easy to work with on your mobile devices.

Google has a lot of features that are really good. I am happy with the features that Google offers.

What needs improvement?

As far as internal communications, Microsoft is much better because of the way it is structured. I feel more comfortable with Microsoft. 

I feel that the Google product is incomplete with regard to internal communications. It is an area that needs some improvement.

The user experience could be better. Microsoft user experience is better.

The compatibility of different devices could be better because it looks different on different devices, It's not the same.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been with the company for seven or eight months and it has been used for a long time before that. They have been using it from the start.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I am satisfied with the stability of Google Cloud.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Google Cloud is very scalable. Many companies use Google Cloud because of its scalability.

We have more than 30,000 users in our organization who are using Google Cloud.

How are customer service and technical support?

I have not had any issues with the technical support in the eight months I have been using Google Cloud.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easy. It's quite straightforward.

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

I am not familiar with the pricing, but I would guess that it is probably cheaper than Microsoft Suite. There are a lot of startups that use Google Cloud.

What other advice do I have?

We are a Google house, and we don't use any of the Microsoft products.

Google is fantastic and I think that people should go for it. I would recommend using Google Cloud.

I would rate Google Cloud a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
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Soumi Sarkar - PeerSpot reviewer
Content Consultant at Zensciences
Real User
Top 10
User-friendly, reliable, and great for collaboration
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is stable and reliable."
  • "It would be nice if they could offer more free storage."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for sharing resources, including creating folders and sending them to the team so that docs can be loaded in.

What is most valuable?

You can start with 30MB for free. Anybody can get edit access via permissions and people can just start collaborating. 

The setup is easy. 

The solution is stable and reliable.

It can scale.

The solution is very user-friendly.

What needs improvement?

We'd like to maybe see more integrations in the future. 

It would be nice if they could offer more free storage. 

The solution could always improve security. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We've been using the solution for a long time. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's a stable solution. I'd rate it nine out of ten. The reliability is good, and there are no bugs or glitches. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is great. I'd rate it nine out of ten in terms of being able to expand the product. 

We have a few hundred users on the solution currently. We might increase usage sometime in the future. 

How are customer service and support?

I've never had to reach out to technical support in the past. It's easy to use, and we haven't had any issues. 

How was the initial setup?

It's not complex to set up the solution. The implementation is pretty straightforward. The deployment itself did not take very long. everyone pretty much knows how to use it. There's no real learning curve. 

I'm not sure how many people in my company need to maintain the product, if any. 

What was our ROI?

I've never looked at the ROI.

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

I'm not sure what the exact licensing costs are. 

What other advice do I have?

I'm not sure which version of the solution we're using. 

I'd recommend the solution to others as it is very easy to use and is great for collaboration. 

I would rate the solution nine out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Senior Software Developer Team Lead at Dilowa
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Fair pricing and an easy setup with good online tutorials
Pros and Cons
  • "For us, the solution is very easy to use. We have the right skillsets for it."
  • "The documentation could be better."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for small applications. There are also a few web applications with Angular.

What is most valuable?

I'm very happy with Google Cloud. Everything works. For us, the solution is very easy to use. We have the right skillsets for it.

Users find it easy to work with it. 

I don't need to create an API layer since it automatically creates it for me.

It offers a real-time database, so we get updates really fast.

The Firebase database is great.

The tutorials people can find online are good.

The solution offers fair pricing.

It's pretty stable.

The solution can scale well.

It offers a simple initial setup.

What needs improvement?

There is only one issue that I have and it is when you create an account, they limit the number of accounts you can create.

The documentation could be better.

The backup needs improvement. I would prefer to do a one-piece backup solution where I can schedule backups.

It's just too complicated to migrate from one Firebase database to another. It should have been easy.

I'd like to see something like an exchange server, a managed email server, where I can handle other clients. I'd like something similar to Microsoft Exchange yet something that is like a fully managed email service.

For how long have I used the solution?

I started using the solution maybe four years ago.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability has been great. I'd rate it ten out of ten. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. I've had no issues. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It's a very scalable solution. I'd rate its ability to expand at a ten out of ten. 

We took a managed server, so it automatically scales. We've had a case where there were a thousand users streaming videos, and it all works fine.

We have 1200 users for one application. That said, we have a few applications and they all have varying amounts of users. It's likely around 1,000 users per app.

It's in our roadmap to increase usage.

How are customer service and support?

I have tried Google support. I did send emails and never got a response for some of them. Compared to AWS, AWS has the best technical support and Google's is weaker.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

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

We're also using AWS.

For Angular apps and for real-time apps and for real-time apps, Google Cloud is much better. When it comes to cleaning lambdas and small APIs, AWS is better. And the only thing I would say AWS is better is technical support. The support is 24 hours, and they're always ready to help. Google is less expensive, however.

How was the initial setup?

The solution is straightforward to set up. I'd rate the ease of implementation nine out of ten. It's a cloud product. It's very easy.

Once you know what to do, the deployment is very quick and really easy. It's like one command line that you do to deploy. It only takes a minute.

We've got a repo. However, the deployments are done manually with just one command. They build locally and deploy manually.

Just one person managed the deployment process. 

What about the implementation team?

Everything is implemented in-house. We did not need outside assistance. I was able to handle the deployment myself. 

What was our ROI?

Something that used to take six months might now only take two weeks. That's quite a change and a pretty good ROI.

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

I'd rate the pricing ten out of ten. It is an affordable product.

The cost might be $10 a month per user, which is about $300 a month in total.

What other advice do I have?

We're a customer. 

I'm using a few of the services. I'm using the latest version of the solution. 

I'd advise new users to go through some tutorials. The documentation can be a bit hard to read. However, there are a lot of good tutorials out there. 

I'd rate the solution ten 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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Sr SAP PP Consultant at HCL Technologies
Real User
Excellent customer support, with state of the art features, and extremely scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "The stability is good with Google Cloud."
  • "Current technologies keep on changing, so definitely those new changes need to be incorporated quickly. The competition is always out there to be one step ahead. How those open-source platforms can be easily integrated into the cloud, is going to be the key in the future."

What is most valuable?

When looking at CI/CD, and Kubernetes they are very good. In the new areas of CI/CD, and DevOps, those tools are actually good, in terms of utilization.

What needs improvement?

Current technologies keep on changing, so definitely those new changes need to be incorporated quickly. The competition is always out there to be one step ahead. How those open-source platforms can be easily integrated into the cloud, is going to be the key in the future.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Googe Cloud now for three to four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is good with Google Cloud.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Google cloud is scalable. We have more than two hundred working on the solution.

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

We are actually using other products also of the cloud like AWS and Azure. Compared to that, it is going very well and most of the customers now actually use Google Cloud. If you talk about security, it is actually the integration with LDAP. When moving the organization's data it is important to manage that same LDAP, authentication, and usage of connecting the Google public cloud to the private infrastructure. Those items are actually much better in Google Cloud.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easy and straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

When you have professional individuals work with the deployment it takes roughly three to four hours for installation.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Good Cloud 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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Nisar Tak - PeerSpot reviewer
Head IT Infrastructure at JSW
Real User
Top 10
Comprehensive cloud infrastructure solution with a knowledgeable support team
Pros and Cons
  • "The customer service team for this solution is very knowledgeable."
  • "The storage available for this solution could be improved, especially compared to a solution like Microsoft which offers 1 TB of storage. Google cloud offers only 30 GB."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for email and also make use of the Google servers and related services. 

What needs improvement?

The storage available for this solution could be improved, especially compared to a solution like Microsoft which offers 1 TB of storage. Google cloud offers only 30 GB.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used this solution for three years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable solution. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This is a scalable solution. 

How are customer service and support?

The customer service team for this solution is very knowledgeable. 

How was the initial setup?

There is very little setup needed for this solution. 

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

This solution is reasonably priced. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten. 

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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