IT Solutions Consultant at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Consultant
Stable with a good user experience and a straightforward setup
Pros and Cons
  • "The initial setup is very straightforward."
  • "If there were more documentation and training, it would be very helpful in explaining the underlying processes."

What is our primary use case?

I primarily use the solution for a couple of small development environments.

What is most valuable?

The solution is just simple and easy for me to configure. It's very easy to work with and navigate through. The user experience is very good. Overall, it's very easy to use.

The initial setup is very straightforward.

What needs improvement?

The solution has been good overall. I can't recall having any features missing.

The solution could be less expensive.

It may be helpful to go through some training in order to get comfortable with the product.

The user interface could be a bit better. I've done a few deployments following the tutorial, and afterward, I'm not quite sure what exactly I've done. I just follow the instructions and just finish the command prompt and then it looks like it's working - but why, and how? I'm not quite sure. I want to understand fundamentally what I've done. If there were more documentation and training, it would be very helpful in explaining the underlying processes. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for three or four years at this point. 

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

My usage is quite limited, and therefore, I haven't experienced many problems at the moment. It doesn't crash or freeze. There are no bugs or glitches. It's reliable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It's my understanding that the solution can scale, however, I haven't explored this aspect yet.

Mainly, it's just me on the solution. There isn't much of a team surrounding it. I do have a couple of other teams outsourcing ideas, however.

How are customer service and support?

I haven't needed to reach out to technical support. I can't speak to how knowledgeable or responsive they are to inquiries.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very simple and straightforward. It's not complex at all. A company shouldn't have any issues with the initial setup.

The deployment was very fast and only maybe took an hour.

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

The pricing is okay, however, it could always be cheaper, which is always better.

There isn't too much difference in price when comparing it to what else is on the market.

What other advice do I have?

I'm a Google partner.

Overall, the solution has been pretty good and I don't really have any complaints to discuss.

In general, on a scale from one to ten, I would rate it at a nine.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Cloud Product Engineer at SecLogic Limited
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Tech support is great but there is room for improvement with the documentation
Pros and Cons
  • "The features I found most valuable are the cloud run and cloud function."
  • "I would like for this solution to improve its user interface and documentation."

What is most valuable?

The features I found most valuable are the cloud run and cloud function.

What needs improvement?

I would like for this solution to improve its user interface and documentation.

In the next release, I'd like to see information that's easier to use.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for the past year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the stability of this solution a nine, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.

How are customer service and support?

I would rate the technical support of this solution a 10, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

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

Previously, we used Amazon Web Services.

How was the initial setup?

I would rate the initial setup process a six, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best. If you want to configure the solution correctly, you have to use your own R&D and configure and select the correct commands. The deployment took a couple of minutes.

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

Regarding pricing, we are currently using free credits.

What other advice do I have?

I would advise other people looking into this solution to go through the documentation thoroughly first.

I would rate this solution as a whole a seven, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Google Startup program
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Technical Consultant at Athemaster co.,ltd.
Real User
Top 20
Flexible and stable
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Google Cloud is its flexibility."
  • "The solution could improve by being less expensive."

What is our primary use case?

I am using Google Cloud for file storage and computing.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of Google Cloud is its flexibility.

What needs improvement?

The solution could improve by being less expensive.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Google Cloud for approximately three months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Google Cloud is stable.

How are customer service and support?

I have not used the support from Google Cloud.

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

I have not used other solutions prior to Google Cloud.

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

The price of the solution could be better.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Google Cloud an eight out of ten.

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Developer at a university with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
A good cloud-based infrastructure solution which is easy to use, but would benefit from improvement in its accessibility
Pros and Cons
  • "I have found this solution to be a quick and advanced way to run my models through."
  • "I would like to see some improvement in the accessibility features of this solution."

What is our primary use case?

I use this solution to house a machine learning model, based on text to speech and vice versa.

What is most valuable?

I have found this solution to be a quick and advanced way to run my models through.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see some improvement in the accessibility features of this solution.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with this solution for a year now.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This has always been a stable solution in my experience.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I have found this to be a fairly scalable solution.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of this solution is neither very easy nor very complex.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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Legal Associate at a legal firm with 11-50 employees
Real User
Reliable with good performance and virtually no setup process
Pros and Cons
  • "The product scales well."
  • "The product could always be a little bit less expensive."

What is our primary use case?

I primarily use the solution as the server for some of the applications I use.

What is most valuable?

The performance and stability are quite good.

The product scales well.

What needs improvement?

I don't have any problems using the solution. It's been problem-free for the most part.

The product could always be a little bit less expensive. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for a year or just over a year or so now. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is very stable. The performance is good. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I've had no issues with scaling the product. It expands well. 

We have a team of 20 to 25 that use the product.

How are customer service and support?

While I've never had to reach out to Google for assistance personally, it's my understanding that they are helpful. We haven't had any problems with them.

How was the initial setup?

There isn't really an installation or setup process as it is a cloud. 

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

You do need to pay a licensing fee in order to use the solution. However, I can't speak about the exact pricing. 

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend the solution to other potential users. 

I'd rate the product an eight out of ten. I've been mostly satisfied with the services so far. 

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Big Data Architect at a computer software company with 1-10 employees
Real User
A user-friendly fully managed cloud computing solution
Pros and Cons
  • "The most useful feature of Google Cloud is that it's basically completely managed or fully managed. There is no administration or maintenance needed from the user, and it's very simple to use."
  • "Workload management could be better. Their pricing could also be more flexible."

What is our primary use case?

We use Google Cloud as a data warehouse. We build modern data warehouses on the cloud mainly for reporting and business analytics needs.

What is most valuable?

The most useful feature of Google Cloud is that it's basically completely managed or fully managed. There is no administration or maintenance needed from the user, and it's very simple to use.

What needs improvement?

Workload management could be better. Their pricing could also be more flexible.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using Google Cloud for about two and a half years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Google Cloud is pretty stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Google Cloud is highly scalable.

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support is good.

How was the initial setup?

As it's a fully managed serverless service, there is no setup needed.

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

It's not really an expensive solution, but it would be better if there were more flexibility in the pricing model.

What other advice do I have?

I would advise potential users to first try it out and see whether the pricing model meets their requirements.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Google Cloud an eight.

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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Director at In-Soft
Real User
The solution is simple to use on the web, and makes things easy for a software developer
Pros and Cons
  • "Simple to use on the web, and makes things easy for a software developer."
  • "Could provide more services."

What is our primary use case?

I develop multi-cloud solutions. I'm a customer of Google and a team manager.

What is most valuable?

The solution is simple to use on the web, and makes things easy for a software developer. It's also reasonably priced. 

What needs improvement?

I think Google Cloud could provide more services. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for four years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's a stable solution. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. 

What other advice do I have?

Google Cloud is a very good product but I think AWS is better. 

I would rate this solution 10 out of 10. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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CEO at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Is convenient, stable, and scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "I like it because it's convenient. Google Cloud is also stable and scalable. The technical support is good as well."
  • "I would improve the integration with other devices such as smartphones. It is integrated in our company, but I think it could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We use it for storage and sorting our company documents.

What is most valuable?

I like it because it's convenient. Google Cloud is also stable and scalable. The technical support is good as well.

What needs improvement?

I would improve the integration with other devices such as smartphones. It is integrated in our company, but I think it could be improved.

It would be good to have fewer notifications.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using Google Cloud for approximately five to six years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's stable, but from time to time it requests some notifications. In general, it's a good product.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Google Cloud is scalable. We have more than 100 users in our organization.

How are customer service and technical support?

The technical support has been fine. We have not had any problems with it.

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

The licensing cost is based on the capacity we use.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend Google Cloud and rate it at eight on a scale from one to ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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