Google Cloud Storage Reviews

The solution helps us to store and retrieve information from AI, specifically Gemini AI, and to build Google Sheets for presentations. It's a central hub for all our documents, allowing us to store, share, and collaborate without sending attachments.

The solution offers versioning, which lets us work together efficiently on a single document. What I like most about Google Cloud Storage is its ease of use and the integration of all Google services. It's very efficient for work.

Everything is securely protected, and we use USB keys to ensure that no one can access the cloud without authorization. Privacy is a big concern for us, and Google Cloud Storage allows for very granular privacy settings.

Sometimes, I'm not too fond of privacy policies, especially when using certain features like Gemini AI, where agreeing to the terms might mean losing access to your history. One area for improvement is document retrieval—sometimes, it's hard to find documents because the file names aren't always recognizable, and the preview feature could be more efficient. Maintenance for Google Cloud Storage is minimal, but it would be helpful to have a tool that automatically removes duplicate versions of files to save space. The file management in Google Cloud and Workspace isn't very straightforward, which could be improved.

Regarding AI integration, I'm generally satisfied with how AI is integrated into Google Cloud Storage. It works well for retrieving documents from Google Drive. However, it doesn't handle images as effectively. I find the separation between Google Photos and Google Drive inconvenient. It would be much more efficient if I could retrieve both images and text documents together through AI rather than having to access them separately.

I have been working with the product for more than five years. 

For stability, I would also rate it a ten—it’s perfect.

I rate the solution's scalability a ten out of ten. It's very scalable, and if you reach your storage limit, you can easily upgrade to a higher plan or even move to a corporate level if needed. We're a small company aiming to stay small but efficient and we currently have nine partners using the same base to share information.

I had some issues with the Gemini AI in the past month, where it wasn't performing well, and when I reached out to support, their responses were not very helpful. They didn’t address my specific questions and provided very general answers. I would have preferred more direct contact, like a phone or video call, rather than just email. 

Neutral

Regarding competitors, I’ve tried Microsoft’s cloud storage, but I prefer Google Cloud Storage because they are more innovative in some areas. While I still use Microsoft’s desktop software, such as Word and Excel, Google Workspace offers similar apps, and switching between the two isn't difficult. The learning curve is minimal. 

The setup is straightforward, taking just a few minutes to a few hours, depending on the application.

Regarding return on investment, I've seen significant time savings, which is crucial for my work. The efficiency of Google Cloud Storage means I don't have to spend much time managing documents or creating them, which saves me time. However, there are areas where improvements could be made, especially on the backend of Gmail.

I rate the overall solution a ten out of ten. 

We use the solution for Firestore. We used a cloud call to run the database. We also use BigQuery for data logs.

Google Cloud Storage is a top cloud product on the Google Cloud Platform.

We have used many Kubernetes clusters and run a GK and GKA with a pilot. It’s performance is good. It is flexible and simple to use.

The solution’s stability could be improved.

I have been using Google Cloud Storage for more than five years.

The product is stable.

The solution is scalable.

15 users are using this solution.

If we have the support ticket, we will get a quick response.

The initial setup is simple.

Google has the reliability and security.

I recommend the solution. It is very easy to manage the data.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

We use it mostly for document storage and rarely for document sharing. 

It allows us to store documents when our internal data storage is insufficient. 

The best feature is the ease of use. You don't have to be savvy or learn about it in advance to use it. 

It could be made even more secure and allow for more storage. 

We have been using it two to three years. 

The solution is stable and fast with reliable internet connection. 

I haven't had any problems, so haven't had a need to contact them. 

We used internal storage but space was limited. 

We really didn't even need to learn using the videos, it is very easy to use. 

I'd rate it a nine because of ease of use. 

The most valuable features of Google Cloud Storage are flexibility and sustainability.

Google Cloud Storage can improve by having better integration and migration tools.

There's a concept called parallel runs. Whenever you are migrating from an assets platform to the target platform. To some extent, once you migrate into the Google Cloud Storage platform, none of the customers are ready to decommission their existing platform. In this case, you have to parallelly verify both the assets and migrated systems for them to work. Google Cloud Storage as of now, doesn't have any parallel verification system, while Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure do. Adding this feature would add value and enable them to handle large-scale migration engagement.

Google Cloud Storage needs to have a complete end-to-end solution to be competitive with the other offerings.

I have been using Google Cloud Storage for approximately four years.

Google Cloud Storage is a stable solution.

Most of the clients that are using Google Cloud Storage are small-scale companies. Insurance companies and banks typically use Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure.

I have found Google Cloud Storage to be scalable but has limits.

We have reached out to Google if there are any changes in the storage or any other issues. As a Google partner, which gives us a different level of support.

I previously used Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure. 

Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure have an end-to-end solution. Google Cloud Storage, recently entered the market, they don't have their own solutions for migration and transformation, they are depending on any other service providers.

Google Cloud Storage's initial setup is simple.

The price of Google Cloud Storage is reasonable when compared to other similar solutions.

I rate Google Cloud Storage a nine out of ten.

My primary use case of this solution is file storage. You can store almost everything in there—files of all formats—and the storage capacity is pretty good. I believe the drive capacity is 15GB or so. This is a cloud-based solution, so you're always using the latest version. 

Some of the most valuable features are how convenient and easy to use this solution is. It's very user-friendly and meets all my requirements. 

Google Cloud Storage could be improved by increasing the drive capacity. 

I have been using this solution for many years now. 

This solution is stable. 

This solution is scalable. The drive could have more capacity. There is easily a minimum of around 70% to 75% of users in my organization who use this Google Cloud Storage. 

I have never contacted technical support, but I know friends who have. My friends gave me very positive feedback about getting immediate support. I've heard Google's support is very good. 

I have used Dropbox too, but I usually prefer Google Cloud Storage. When I started using Google Cloud Storage, it was easy to use and met all my requirements, so I haven't switched back since. 

Since this is a cloud-based solution, installation is pretty straightforward.

I implemented this solution myself. 

I use the free version and have never paid for any extra storage. I have been able to manage in whatever free spaces are given. 

I rate this solution a 9.5 to 10 out of 10. 

I use the tool for storage. I use it for personal use cases.

The tool enables me to share the storage space with four other users. I share the space with my family members. The solution is easy to use and easy to manage.

The product must provide less frequent updates.

I have been using the solution for more than three years.

The product is very stable.

It is easy to increase the storage. We have to pay more to get more storage.

The customer support is very good. I have contacted support via chat, email, and phone calls. The team provides quick service.

The solution does not require any setup.

The solution is very cheap. I pay around INR 2000 per year. I rate the pricing a ten out of ten. The tool is affordable.

We can use the tool for a wide number of applications, like Google Docs and Google Sheets. The most important thing I am using it for is Google Photos. It is the best solution available in the market.

Overall, I rate the product a ten out of ten.

We used the solution for Persistent Disk. It was integral because the input data was stored via the solution. This data was then fetched via self-made software. It was part of a processing chain.

I could store any type of file using the solution. The product could be implemented into my code. Also, I trust Google products. It was the most important factor in why I used the solution. It had every feature that we needed.

It was not easy to reach the storage because there were different network zones. We were able to implement things, but it was not that easy.

I have been using the product since 2020.

The product was running smoothly. Sometimes the product had issues syncing the visualization, but it was not related to the cloud storage. I could run the whole pipeline with my input. I rate the tool’s stability a ten out of ten.

The solution was scalable enough. We didn’t have massive use cases, so it took a few milliseconds to run. I rate the product’s scalability a ten out of ten.

We had the best support ever.

The initial setup was easy. I deployed the tool myself.

The solution was very cheap compared to other products. I rate the solution’s pricing a ten on a scale of ten, where one is expensive, and ten is cheap.

I used the product three months ago. Nowadays, they have a dedicated line through which we can connect directly. The use cases are automated and dependable. We had a good experience getting back to this product. Overall, I rate the tool a ten out of ten.

In my company, we have a multi-cloud environment in which we are using AWS and Google. So, we are using a mix of services, in which some of our work is on AWS, while the others are on Google. Mostly, we are using certain DevOps tools in our company since I am not a part of the team that handles the infrastructure.

In my department, Kubernetes, Docker, and some other DevOps-related stuff, like containers, are what we have been using on Google Cloud Storage. However, there might be some other teams who are using the infrastructure as well.

Although I cannot provide a detailed analysis of the solution's valuable features, I can say that its storage capacity is adequate based on my team's experience. We used to consult with our cloud team to get the storage, mainly related to volumes on the Kubernetes side, and they were able to align those things for us. So, I won't be able to specifically speak about its storage since when it comes to Kubernetes, there is also an open-source version available in the market. The service-based Kubernetes from Google is quite secure and helpful, specifically the GUI of the solution.

In my previous company, we used Google. More precisely, we were involved with it because earlier, I was using Azure, which we were specifically using AKS, which is Azure Kubernetes Service. So, AKS was a solution that was well-managed by both cloud providers. But compared to AKS, Google Kubernetes is better, especially its GUI and user-friendliness, because one doesn't have to search too much to find a solution.

Solutions from Amazon and AWS are quite better compared to Google Cloud Storage since they offer more services than Google. When compared to one of its competitors, Google Cloud Storage does not have or offer a lot of services to its users. So, this is one of the downsides of the solution. This might be because AWS has been there a long while Google has just come up in the last five years.

I have experience with Google Cloud Storage for three to four months. Also, I am using the solution's latest version. My company has a partnership with Google. The solution is a Google-managed service.

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Google is quite scalable, especially Google Kubernetes. But again, it depends on why we are using the solution.

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten since the services provided by the solution are good. More than a hundred people in my organization are using the solution. From an admin point of view, around ten to fifteen engineers work on the solution. We also have an engineering department with users using it for their applications and other work

The solution's customer service and support are helpful since they are responsive. I rate the solution's technical support a nine out of ten.

Positive

If we use a managed service, then Google takes care of the maintenance part. However, if we use an infra one, we manage the maintenance part. I can't say how many people are involved in the maintenance phase because we have multiple applications, and people are involved from the application side and the IT side. So, it depends, and it is situational in nature, like if we are using infrastructure service, then it's all managed by us. Only the VM is managed by the cloud. However, if the application is installed, then the application is managed by the application team. And if any storage or network is associated, then that is all managed by us.

The deployment model for the solution consists of AWS, Amazon, and Google. To some extent, I think we also use Azure for O365 or M365, like Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and Outlook.

There were no complexities involved in the installation of the solution. In our company, we only had to use the online services provided by Google to install the solution. Though most of the installation can be done online, we are dependent on certain deployment tools like Terraform and Ansible for easy deployment and integration.

Regarding the cost of the solution, Google offers its users a pay-as-you-go model pricing. The cost of the solution is handled by the department handling billing and procurement in the company. So, they used to come to us if they received any extra bills. Then, they used to ask us the reason for extra usage of the services since they always used to compare the solution's current usage with its usage in the past few months.

I previously used Microsoft Azure.

I am not sure if I would recommend the solution to others since I am not involved in the infrastructure side, where they actually use the solution for storage purposes. Since I am a part of the DevOps team, I use it to manage services like Kubernetes and containerization. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.