DilshanRanasinghe - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Partner at Affari Advisory and Consultancy Services
Real User
Makes file and information sharing easy, secure, and fast
Pros and Cons
  • "I like the ease with which you can share files securely with the team. It makes file and information sharing much easier than sending attachments."
  • "The storage limits could be higher."

What is most valuable?

I like the ease with which you can share files securely with the team. It makes file and information sharing much easier than sending attachments.

We have to do a lot of presentations. We keep the presentation in a specific secure folder. Then, we give access to those that need it. Whenever they go to a client to do a presentation, they can access the folder, bring up the presentation, and go through it. It's fast.

What needs improvement?

The storage limits could be higher.

I would like to see more cloud services being bundled into Google, such as mobile security.

Google should definitely build some modules into it so that when we add organizational data onto Google Cloud, we won't need to build separate proxies for security.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using this solution for the last three to four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's quite stable; we have not had any issues.

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How are customer service and support?

In Sri Lanka, technical support was initially an issue, but now, it's okay.

How was the initial setup?

If you're an experienced user, the initial setup is quite easy.

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

Google is much cheaper than Microsoft.

What other advice do I have?

Google is much cheaper and much more flexible than Microsoft. On a scale from one to ten, I would give Google Drive Enterprise an eight.

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MiroslavCzadek - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Project / Program Manager at EPPM Services s.r.o.
Real User
Cloud storage solution that is scalable and offers good customer support
Pros and Cons
  • "Compared to other solutions such as Microsoft, this solution offers faster synchronization."
  • "If you have different accounts, you have to log out and log in to access the accounts. This could be improved by removing this requirement. The storage limit could also be increased."

What is our primary use case?

I use this solution to store and receive files. 

What is most valuable?

Compared to other solutions such as Microsoft, this solution offers faster synchronization. 

What needs improvement?

If you have different accounts, you have to log out and log in to access the accounts. This could be improved by removing this requirement. The storage limit could also be increased. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used this solution for more than 10 years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable solution.

How are customer service and support?

When I have contacted the customer service team, the support received was good. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten. 

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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March 2024
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Gourav Suri - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect Lead at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 5
Reliable, simple to use, and easy to maintain
Pros and Cons
  • "There's no real implementation necessary."
  • "It might be ideal if we could increase storage more easily, however, I don't have much visibility on that and have never had any issues."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution just for sharing, including data, big files, storage, everything. It's for storage and sharing across teams.

What is most valuable?

It's easy to use.

The product is very simple to maintain.

There's no real implementation necessary.

It's stable and scalable.

The security, in general, is good. 

What needs improvement?

Whatever we need, it's already there. We aren't missing any features. 

It might be ideal if we could increase storage more easily, however, I don't have much visibility on that and have never had any issues. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for two years now. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

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

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

A company can scale the solution. it's not a problem. 

We have between 200 and 400 users on the solution right now.

I'm not sure if we plan to increase usage. I'm not the right person. I'm just answering in an individual capacity as a user.

How are customer service and support?

I've never used technical support from Google. I've never reached out to them. We haven't had any issues that would have required reaching out. Therefore, I can't speak to their level of service. 

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

Briefly, we may have used Dropbox. However, that would have been a long time ago. I barely remember. 

How was the initial setup?

As a cloud solution, it doesn't require an elaborate setup. It barely requires anything at all. You just start using it. 

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

I'm not aware of what the licensing costs are if any.

What other advice do I have?

I'd recommend the solution to other users and companies. 

I'd rate the solution 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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Dana Alnahawi - PeerSpot reviewer
Security System Engineer at Palo Alto Networks
Real User
Top 20
Cloud based file storage solution that offers an easy way upload and store files
Pros and Cons
  • "The performance of this solution is fast because it is hosted by Google."
  • "The conversion of Microsoft Office documents into Google documents could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We use Google Drive for sharing files and folders with many of our users online. It makes it easy to upload and store files which are always accessible because it is cloud based solution.

What is most valuable?

The performance of this solution is fast because it is hosted by Google. 

What needs improvement?

The conversion of Microsoft Office documents into Google documents could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used this solution for more than one year. 

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 that supports 10,000 users in our organization. 

How was the initial setup?

There is no setup involved before using this solution. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution 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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Shaamil Ashraff - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect - Database Administration at Mitra Innovation
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
A fast and user-friendly enterprise solution, but the price could be better
Pros and Cons
  • "I like that it's easy to use. I'm satisfied with the speed, stability, and availability."
  • "The price could be better. Google should rethink and realign its pricing strategy along with the storage prices because storage prices are going down for on-premise solutions. If they can reduce the cost or increase the storage capacity for that same tier, that would be a great advantage."

What is our primary use case?

I use Google Drive Enterprise for collaboration. We use Google Sheet, Google Forms, and Google Docs, and we can collaborate within Teams very well. It was very helpful, especially during the pandemic when we were working from home. It has been a very helpful suite, not a single application.

What is most valuable?

I like that it's easy to use. I'm satisfied with the speed, stability, and availability.

What needs improvement?

The price could be better. Google should rethink and realign its pricing strategy along with the storage prices because storage prices are going down for on-premise solutions. If they can reduce the cost or increase the storage capacity for that same tier, that would be a great advantage.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Google Drive Enterprise for less than a year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Google Drive Enterprise is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Google Drive Enterprise is a scalable solution, and I'm satisfied with it. We have approximately 250 users, and next year we hope to increase that number by 100.

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

I used a different solution before but switched because of the ease of maintenance and managing storage.

How was the initial setup?

There's no installation as it's on the cloud, but we have people to do new user registration and things like that, but not a very heavy technical requirement.

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

The price could be better. 

What other advice do I have?

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Google Drive Enterprise a nine.

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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Head of Software Delivery at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Sheets and Docs are easily tied in with the ability to choose who you share something with
Pros and Cons
  • "Simplicity while competently serving the needs of secure document storage and sharing is part of the beauty of the product."
  • "There is really not too much that I think needs to be added to the product to improve it. Some of the features within Sheets could be enhanced so this product is a more complete replacement for Excel."

What is our primary use case?

We use it to manage our enterprise accounts. We also use it for communications like email communication, video conferencing, et cetera. With Drive specifically, we use that for storing internal confidential documents or internal documentation that require an extra level of security.  

How has it helped my organization?

It provides a solution for secure document sharing that is not really matched by other similar solutions.  

What is most valuable?

I would say that spreadsheets (Sheets) and document (Docs) functionalities have been most useful. That is because it is easily tied in with the ability to choose who you share something with. I think that is really primarily what is most valuable to us. 

What needs improvement?

In a more general way and for our purposes, I would say having a little bit more control and clarity over what is shared and how it is shared would be a useful improvement. There are obviously controls already in the product for sharing and restrictions, but they could be more robust and flexible as far as assigning restrictions.  

Also, some of the features within Sheets could be enhanced. It is meant to be a replacement to Excel, but it really is not there yet as a product with equal capabilities as there are still quite a few limitations to the functionality.  

Aside from those few things, there is really not too much that I think needs to be added to the product to improve it. It is quite a simple product and that is kind of the beauty of it. There is not too much more that you could add to it that would really help and might just complicate it instead. I think it is quite a mature, simple, good solution.  

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using the product for about a year now in my current role with this company. I used it in previous roles and as a customer for several years before that.  

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have not had any issues with the stability of the product.  

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

There really are no issues with scalability. Storage is unlimited and it is on the cloud so it can scale automatically.  

How are customer service and technical support?

Personally, I have not had a reason to put in a call to the technical support but the team that administers the account has. I know I have not heard any negative feedback. Response times are within the SLA (Service Level Agreement), so the service is as expected.  

How was the initial setup?

The setup is really pretty straightforward.  

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

It is inexpensive and the cost is per user per month.  

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did not really do any serious evaluations of products of this type before choosing to go with Drive Enterprise. I only previously looked at things like Dropbox which are pretty insecure solutions. I have used those things in the past but I have not used them for many years now because of the lack of better security features in them.  

What other advice do I have?

My advice to people who are considering Google Drive Enterprise as a solution is to go ahead and use it. It is a good tool. It is secure. It is great for managing internal company documentation in a secure fashion.  

On a scale from one to ten where one is the worst and ten is the best, I would rate the product as about a nine-out-of-ten. To make it better than that it would really need to have some sort of revolutionary improvement that makes it step ahead of the entire class of products. I do not know what that would be. I, personally, very seldom give things 10-out-of-10 as I think perfection is something that is essentially unattainable.  

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?

Other
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Mohd Azwan Azam - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Engineer at Stellariz
Real User
Top 20
Reliable, stable, and free
Pros and Cons
  • "The initial setup of Google Drive Enterprise was simple."
  • "The free storage amount should improve in Google Drive Enterprise. They only provide a small amount of storage."

What needs improvement?

The free storage amount should improve in Google Drive Enterprise. They only provide a small amount of storage.

In a future release, the UI could improve by making it more modern. Over the last

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Google Drive Enterprise for approximately five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I have found Google Drive Enterprise to be stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Google Drive Enterprise is scalable.

How are customer service and support?

I have not used the technical support from Google Drive Enterprise.

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

I have not used another solution in this category other than Google Drive Enterprise.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Google Drive Enterprise was simple.

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

Google Drive Enterprise is free for everyone to use.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Google Drive Enterprise an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Research Assistant at a performing arts with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
It's convenient to share documents or download shared documents
Pros and Cons
  • "I'm satisfied with the basic function. it's convenient to share documents or download shared documents you need."
  • "I had some issues with permissions at first. I have to ask for Drive permissions because I'm a new doctoral student. Sometimes I have to ask for permission because I can't access this kind of document, but recently they fixed that by adding me to their team. Now I can access any document that my department supervisors and staff share on Drive."

What is our primary use case?

I use Google Drive to share documents like meeting minutes with my doctoral supervisor and other people in my lab. I just started my doctorate, so I'm doing some literature reviews, and I have to take some notes about my supervisor's plan for four months and what we should discuss. 

You can integrate Slack with Google Drive to share documents in Slack. For example, the supervisor can check the minutes and notes by clicking a link I provide in Slack. I post the notes for the article I'm reviewing, then my supervisor can check what I have read and my current profiles. Sometimes when we have seminars and presentations, the presenters will share slides on Google Drive.

What is most valuable?

I'm satisfied with the basic function. it's convenient to share documents or download shared documents you need.

What needs improvement?

I had some issues with permissions at first. I have to ask for Drive permissions because I'm a new doctoral student. Sometimes I have to ask for permission because I can't access this kind of document, but recently they fixed that by adding me to their team. Now I can access any document that my department supervisors and staff share on Drive.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used Google Drive off and on for three years while I was getting my master's degree. When I started my doctorate, the supervisor set up a Shared Drive for me, so I've been using Google Drive regularly from September 2021 until now.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I'm never sure if the problem is with Google Drive or my browser. Sometimes, it takes a long time loading, but I'm not sure we should blame Google Drive. Browsers react differently. I open Google Drive in Safari and sometimes the "Back" button doesn't function well, especially when logging in.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I think Google Drive is easy to scale, but I have a student account with limited storage, so I have to file a request to my department if I want to scale. But students don't upload large documents to Google Drive or store lots of pictures and videos. 

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

I'm Chinese, so I used some Chinese products that have a similar function, but sharing in Google Drive is more convenient. I think it works for a multidisciplinary team. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate Google Drive eight out of 10. I would give it a higher rating, but it's not stable on my Safari browser. When I do something, I want to finish it very quickly, but Google Drive loads slowly in Safari.

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