I've used it as my personal online drive, just to store and easily locate files on the go.
Consultant (M&A/R) at Deloitte
Easy to use, reliable, and free to use for certain amounts of data
Pros and Cons
- "You do not need to install anything."
- "I'd like the solution to integrate better with other clouds, including the Apple cloud."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
It's easy to use. It is directly linked to my email ID, et cetera.
You do not need to install anything.
The product is stable.
It's scalable.
What needs improvement?
I'd like the solution to integrate better with other clouds, including the Apple cloud.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for five to ten years. I've used it for a while.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The product is stable. It's reliable. There are no bugs or glitches and it doesn't crash or freeze. Its performance is reliable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable. You can expand it easily.
Our company is not using Google Cloud. I more or less use it for personal files, et cetera.
How are customer service and support?
I've never had the need to contact technical support. I can't speak to how helpful or responsive they would be.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I use both Apple and Google. Google doesn't cost anything, whereas I have to pay for Apple.
How was the initial setup?
There is no installation required. It's very easy to get up and running.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is free to use up to a certain point.
What other advice do I have?
I'm a customer and end-user.
If you are a personal user, if you are looking for something for free with limited data, you should go ahead with Google. If you're using it on an Apple platform, if you use the Mac platform, there is no other option rather than using iCloud.
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

Cloud transformation & migration manager at Accenture company
Allows you to access your data from anywhere and from any device
Pros and Cons
- "It's very practical and reliable."
- "I would like the storage to be less expensive."
What is our primary use case?
Cloud Storage allows you to access your data from anywhere, from any device, at any time, and you don't have to worry about backup hardware failure because the cloud keeps multiple copies. I'm using this solution for personal use.
What is most valuable?
It's very practical and reliable.
What needs improvement?
There's a limited amount of storage, so we need to be cautious because it costs more for more storage. I would like the storage to be less expensive.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for almost two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's scalable. You can ask for more storage if you need it.
How was the initial setup?
You can access the solution on the internet or you can install the client to access it. Installation is very simple.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I pay for a monthly subscription.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution 9 out of 10.
I would recommend Cloud Storage for those who want to start using it.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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First Vice President/ Private Banking Manager at Eastwest Bank
Easy to find features, and performs well, but the storage usage could be improved
Pros and Cons
- "It's simple to use."
- "It would be better to assign storage usage to different categories, because storage capacity is cumulative, if your Google album and email are both full, you will be unable to send or receive email."
What is our primary use case?
I use Google Cloud Storage for my personal use for storage. It is the most common and well-known.
What is most valuable?
I am satisfied with this solution.
The performance is acceptable.
It's simple to use. You can easily find the function you require by looking at the bottom of any page.
What needs improvement?
It would be better to assign storage usage to different categories, because storage capacity is cumulative, if your Google album and email are both full, you will be unable to send or receive email.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Google Cloud Storage for five years.
We are working with the most recent version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Google Cloud Storage is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is for my personal use, I am the only user of this solution.
How are customer service and support?
I have not contacted technical support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
For my personal computers, I have Windows.
Previously, I worked with One Drive.
How was the initial setup?
There is no installation because everything is done in the cloud.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There are no licensing fees.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I am not an expert in log management. I am just looking for a useful tool in the SRE field. I am just conducting a study. I'm an intern at our company, and I try to assist them with their research, but I have no idea what's going on in our company. I simply present my research.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others who are interested.
I would rate Google Cloud Storage a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Lead DevOps Engineer at Etisalat
Stable, scalable, and has a useful filter feature
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is the filter option. You can search with some artificial intelligence kinds of features. For example, if I search for a beach, it'll show me all the beach-related pictures, which I took five or ten years before. So this is a cool feature that I've seen. They give as many features as they can to make it better, so I'm happy with this solution."
- "Google Cloud Storage could be improved if they provided more free storage for free accounts."
What is our primary use case?
I primarily use Google Cloud Storage to store most of my large videos and images. It's very easy to filter it out and get something whenever it's required, rather than keeping it in the traditional way of storage. I use it for personal purposes.
This solution is cloud-based, so it's always on the latest version.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is the filter option. You can search with some artificial intelligence kinds of features. For example, if I search for a beach, it'll show me all the beach-related pictures, which I took five or ten years before. So this is a cool feature that I've seen. They give as many features as they can to make it better, so I'm happy with this solution.
What needs improvement?
Google Cloud Storage could be improved if they provided more free storage for free accounts.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Google Cloud Storage for more than five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This solution is stable. So far, I've never faced any kinds of outages or unavailability. So far, so good.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This solution provides scalability. If you're ready to pay, they're ready to give you as much storage as you want, so it's okay.
I'm continuously using Google Cloud Storage. I add a few photos or videos day by day, but there aren't many specific cases where I have to increase my usage.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Before using Google Cloud Storage, I used the traditional method of storing things on a hard disk.
How was the initial setup?
The installation process is straightforward and perfect. It doesn't require any technical knowledge, and you can do it yourself. It took me less than five to ten minutes.
What about the implementation team?
I implemented this solution myself.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
If you're ready to pay, they're ready to give you as much storage as you want. Considering the features that Google Cloud Storage provides, the pricing is reasonable. So far, I'm still using the free service from them because I'm able to meet my requirements with the free subscription. Maybe, in the future, if a storage requirement comes, I'll pay for it or go for the license.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Google Cloud Storage a nine out of ten. In terms of security, scalability, availability, and free storage, I always recommend that people go for Google Cloud.
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.
Principle Data Engineer at Spring ML
Highly reliable, useful, simple to scale, and affordable
Pros and Cons
- "Google Cloud Storage is highly reliable."
- "There are inefficiencies with cache when the names are sequencing."
What is our primary use case?
The company that I am with currently is doing consulting, and my previous company used it in the cloud. Both will be in the Google Cloud.
I personally used Google Cloud Storage to upload data, and the company is using it to save data model training results, such as AI training results.
How has it helped my organization?
Its integration with BigQuery has helped in the organization's improvement.
What is most valuable?
Its blob storage, being able to handle large amounts of unstructured data, is very useful.
Google Cloud Storage is highly reliable.
On the surface, it appears to be a straightforward product.
It's everything you want, and not complex.
What needs improvement?
There was one complicated use case at a previous firm, two years ago. If you didn't name it, but sequentially named it, and you saved your files over a day, and it's a sequence, there would be some inefficiency with the cachets. If you are trying to retrieve large blocks of files, there was a problem with the cache, it was inefficient.
There are inefficiencies with cache when the names are sequencing.
Creating a hierarchy can be a little difficult, and obtuse to deal with, but it is something that is workable for a good engineer.
There is no learning curve as compared to other solutions.
I would like to see some assistance in establishing a hierarchy.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Google Cloud Storage for seven years.
The versions are upgraded, but there are not many changes.
In the past, we have used S3, and Amazon AWS.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Google Cloud Storage is an extremely reliable product. There are no issues with the stability of Google Cloud Storage.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Google Cloud Storage is a scalable solution.
How are customer service and support?
The Google technical support is not very good at all. But it's such a simple product that in my entire career, we have never had to contact support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have several solutions such as BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Cloud Functions, Data Studio as well as Looker.
I have been working with Google Data Studio for three or four years.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was fine.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's an inexpensive product.
What other advice do I have?
Solid, cheap, and performant are the three words that come to mind when describing this solution.
I would rate Google Cloud Storage 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
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Senior Quality Assurance Analyst at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Easy to use, stable, and easy to scale
Pros and Cons
- "The performance is good."
- "I would like to see better pricing."
What is our primary use case?
We use this solution for our documentation.
What is most valuable?
Google Cloud Storage and Google Docs are very good.
It's user-friendly.
The performance is good.
I am satisfied with this solution.
What needs improvement?
I would like to see better pricing.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Google Cloud Storage for a couple of years.
We are using the latest version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Google Cloud Storage is a stable product.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I have no issues with the scalability of Google Cloud Storage.
How are customer service and technical support?
I have not contacted technical support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We are also using Dropbox.
How was the initial setup?
There is no installation required. It's a cloud-based solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price could be cheaper.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I would rate Google Cloud Storage a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
CEO at Konus
Useful, quick, stable, and good for file sharing
Pros and Cons
- "What I like most about Google Cloud Storage is that it's very stable, very quick, and very useful."
- "What would make Google Cloud Storage better is if it provided more storage."
What is our primary use case?
We use Google Cloud Storage for sharing files between users.
What is most valuable?
What I like most about Google Cloud Storage is that it's very stable, very quick, and very useful.
What needs improvement?
What would make Google Cloud Storage better is if it provided more storage.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been using Google Cloud Storage for ten years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Google Cloud Storage is a very stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Google Cloud Storage is a scalable solution.
How are customer service and support?
We don't use the technical support for Google Cloud Storage.
How was the initial setup?
There's no installation needed for Google Cloud Storage.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We don't pay for a Google Cloud Storage subscription.
What other advice do I have?
All people in my company, a total of five, use Google Cloud Storage.
My company has plans of increasing the number of users of the solution.
I would recommend Google Cloud Storage to other people.
My rating for Google Cloud Storage is a ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Digital transformation director at Medmark
Easy to use, scalable, but could be more user-friendly
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is its ease of use. It fits well with our business use."
- "Google Cloud Storage could improve by being more user-friendly."
What is our primary use case?
We use Google Cloud Storage when we are not able to put all of our data in emails because of the file size.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is its ease of use. It fits well with our business use.
What needs improvement?
Google Cloud Storage could improve by being more user-friendly.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Google Cloud Storage for approximately five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Google Cloud Storage is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of Google Cloud Storage is good.
We have four or five people in my company using this solution.
How are customer service and support?
I have not needed to contact support from Google Cloud Storage.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There is no license to use Google Cloud Storage.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Google Cloud Storage a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

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