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Google Cloud Platform Description

Google Cloud is an online service that lets you create everything from simple websites to complex apps for businesses of any size.

Customers who are new to the system will receive $300 in credits for testing, deploying, and running workloads. Customers can use up to 25+ products free of charge.

Use Google's core data analytics and machine learning. All enterprises can use it. It is secure and fully featured. Use big data to build better products and find answers faster. You can grow from prototypes to production and even to planet-scale without worrying about reliability, capacity or performance. Virtual machines with proven performance/price advantages, to a fully-managed app development platform. High performance, scalable, resilient object storage and databases. Google's private fibre network offers the latest software-defined networking solutions. Fully managed data warehousing and data exploration, Hadoop/Spark and messaging.

Pricing

Pricing Starts At:
Free ($300 in free credits)
Pricing Information:
All customers get free hands-on experience with popular products, including Compute Engine and Cloud Storage, up to monthly limits.

New customers get $300 in free credits to fully explore and conduct an assessment of Google Cloud. You won’t be charged until you upgrade.

New customers who verify their business email will get additional free credits to use while exploring and evaluating Google Cloud.
Free Version:
Yes
Free Trial:
Yes

Integrations

API:
Yes, Google Cloud Platform has an API

Reviews - 21 Verified Reviews

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Company Details

Company:
Google
Year Founded:
1998
Headquarters:
United States
Website:
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Product Details

Platforms
SaaS
Type of Training
Documentation
Live Online
Webinars
In Person
Not Offered
Customer Support
Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Google Cloud Platform Features and Options

Database Software

Backup and Recovery
Creation / Development
Data Migration
Data Replication
Data Search
Data Security
Database Conversion
Mobile Access
Monitoring
NOSQL
Performance Analysis
Queries
Relational Interface
Virtualization

Load Balancing Software

Authentication
Automatic Configuration
Content Caching
Content Routing
Data Compression
Health Monitoring
Predefined Protocols
Redundancy Checking
Reverse Proxy
SSL Offload
Schedulers

Artificial Intelligence Software

Chatbot
For Healthcare
For Sales
For eCommerce
Image Recognition
Machine Learning
Multi-Language
Natural Language Processing
Predictive Analytics
Process/Workflow Automation
Rules-Based Automation
Virtual Personal Assistant (VPA)

Web Hosting Provider

Cloud Hosting
DDOS Protection
Dedicated Hosting
Email Hosting
Managed Hosting
Multiple Datacenter Locations
Private SSL
SSD Storage
Server Backups
Shared Website Hosting
Unlimited Bandwidth Option
VPS
Website Builder

Cloud Management Software

Access Control
Billing & Provisioning
Capacity Analytics
Cost Management
Demand Monitoring
Multi-Cloud Management
Performance Analytics
SLA Management
Supply Monitoring
Workflow Approval

IT Security Software

Anti Spam
Anti Virus
Email Attachment Protection
Event Tracking
IP Protection
Internet Usage Monitoring
Intrusion Detection System
Spyware Removal
Two-Factor Authentication
Vulnerability Scanning
Web Threat Management
Web Traffic Reporting

Application Development Software

Access Controls/Permissions
Code Assistance
Code Refactoring
Collaboration Tools
Compatibility Testing
Data Modeling
Debugging
Deployment Management
Graphical User Interface
Mobile Development
No-Code
Reporting/Analytics
Software Development
Source Control
Testing Management
Version Control
Web App Development

Big Data Software

Collaboration
Data Blends
Data Cleansing
Data Mining
Data Visualization
Data Warehousing
High Volume Processing
No-Code Sandbox
Predictive Analytics
Templates

Cloud Storage Service

Access Control
Archiving & Retention
Backup
Data Migration
Data Synchronization
Encryption
File Sharing
Version Control

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Provider

Analytics / Reporting
Configuration Management
Data Migration
Data Security
Load Balancing
Log Access
Network Monitoring
Performance Monitoring
SLA Monitoring

Virtual Machine Software

Backup Management
Graphical User Interface
Remote Control
VDI
Virtual Machine Encryption
Virtual Machine Migration
Virtual Machine Monitoring
Virtual Server

Cybersecurity Software

AI / Machine Learning
Behavioral Analytics
Endpoint Management
IOC Verification
Incident Management
Tokenization
Vulnerability Scanning
Whitelisting / Blacklisting

Data Governance Software

Access Control
Data Discovery
Data Mapping
Data Profiling
Deletion Management
Email Management
Policy Management
Process Management
Roles Management
Storage Management

Container Management Software Platform

Access Control
Application Development
Automatic Scaling
Build Automation
Container Health Management
Container Storage
Deployment Automation
File Isolation
Hybrid Deployments
Network Isolation
Orchestration
Shared File Systems
Version Control
Virtualization

Google Cloud Platform Lists

  • Name: Michael S.
    Job Title: Web designer
    Length of product use: 1-2 Years
    Used How Often?: Weekly
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 500 - 999
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Good Cloud Platform

    Date: Apr 11 2024

    Summary: Despite the initial learning curve and cost, Google Cloud Platform is a robust solution for hosting cloud projects. It provides valuable exposure to industrial-standard technologies and is recommended for those seeking advanced cloud services.

    Positive: Google Cloud Platform offers a wide range of services including compute engine, app engine, and data flow, with reliable uptime performance.

    Negative: The cost can be high, and the platform may overwhelm new users due to its extensive features and outdated documentation.

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  • Name: Shreyas P.
    Job Title: Intern
    Length of product use: 6-12 Months
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User, Deployment
    Organization Size: 1 - 25
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Best cloud platform

    Date: Nov 21 2020

    Summary: I got access to learn google cloud platform via their student programs and learnt a lot of industrial standard technologies which helped me a lot.
    I've been using it and also recommend most of my contacts for a cloud platform.

    Positive: Best console UI/UX.
    Never ending list of quality of life features to manage and deploy cloud services.
    Long list of api(s) to use.

    Negative: Kind of overwhelming for new users.
    The documentation for some features is old/not updated so contacting for help is your only option.

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  • Name: Anonymous (Verified)
    Job Title: Director of Sales
    Length of product use: 1-2 Years
    Used How Often?: Weekly
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 26 - 99
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    My experience with GCP

    Date: Nov 08 2020

    Summary: It has been easy for me and other teams to access geo-locked websites with the assistance of Google Cloud Platform.

    Positive: Google Cloud Platform has enabled me to advance machine learning create Virtual machines as well as develop and deploy mobile and web applications.

    Negative: Although it was hard to customize, the vendor customer success was always there to offer support.

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  • Name: Aman V.
    Job Title: Senior Software Engineer
    Length of product use: 6-12 Months
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 5,000 - 9,999
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Great cloud platform at good pricing

    Date: Aug 06 2020

    Summary: Google Cloud Platform is a great cloud platform with attractive pricing options. It offers lots of services and has great speed, availability and reliability. It even offers a year of free trial.

    Positive: Best pricing options among major cloud providers
    Lots of services available
    Good performance of instances
    Good availability & reliability
    G Suite integration for IAM permissions
    Free credits for trial

    Negative: Needs better managed database service
    Needs better support ( compared to AWS )

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  • Name: Shruti K.
    Job Title: SMM Manager
    Length of product use: 2+ Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 100 - 499
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Reliable and Secure cloud platform

    Date: Jun 25 2020

    Summary: Google cloud platform provide us huge storage capacity with security of the documents and files. I am big fan of it as I use for both personal and business. It keeps our files confidential. Yet it's very affordable and easy to use for beginners as well. Its reliable and advanced security system make us to use it very confidently.

    Positive: * Huge storage capacity
    * Affordable and easy to use
    * Works both online and offline
    * Best for personal and business
    * Reliable and Advanced security system

    Negative: Sometimes its little bit tricky to understand their storage package.

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  • Name: Robert G.
    Job Title: Technology Administrator
    Length of product use: 2+ Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: Administrator, Deployment
    Organization Size: 100 - 499
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Excellent Storage for Business Needs

    Date: May 25 2020

    Summary: The Google Cloud Platform is easily one of the most advanced storage platforms that every business needs. It has an advanced infrastructure designed with the business to fit their needs. It has features to easily save your data and securely access it wherever you are.

    Positive: The Google Cloud Platform is incredibly powerful and our business heavily relies on it to store a vast amount of data ranging from project files and important documents which can be easily shared among our group. Best of all files can be shared remotely wherever you are. We have our employees working in the field with clients and can easily log into their Google Cloud account and get all the files they will need. The interface is excellent and navigation is very simple and well organized.

    Negative: The initial setup can take some time and there are some very advanced settings that need to be configured at the first time. There is a learning curve but once you master it, everything works out very smoothly.

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    1 user found this review useful.
  • Name: Karthik K.
    Job Title: Analyst
    Length of product use: 2+ Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 100 - 499
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    The platform for startups

    Date: May 24 2020

    Summary: I have nothing but praise for Google’s Cloud Platform. I work as a data analyst but thanks to its easy interface, I can easily pick up tasks that are traditionally meant for a data engineer. Both in my personal and professional use, this has been an indispensable platform.

    Positive: 1. Compared to other cloud platforms, it is easier to set up and get started thanks to its amazing training videos and tutorials.
    2. It’s one of the cheapest cloud platforms out there.
    3. It allows you to stay connected on your phone, computer, iPad, and almost any electronics you have.
    4. Very easy to integrate with other Google Suite products.

    Negative: 1. I’ve found the security system a little buggy. It warns you that there is some suspicious activity in the servers and when you check it everything is working fine.
    2. I wish integration to non-Google products was just as easy as it was with google platforms.

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  • Name: Deepika S.
    Job Title: Manager
    Length of product use: 1-2 Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 100 - 499
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    The single place of cloud computing

    Date: Apr 28 2020

    Summary: Overall Google Cloud Platform provides infrastructure to all related Google products at the same place. Even a single google ID can be utilized in all the other applications. Its suite of cloud computing is very useful to in-house users.

    Positive: Google the name of security and safety of data. Google Cloud Platform provides infrastructure which is the same for Google users like Gmail, Google search, YouTube etc. It provides computing resources for deploying and operating applications on the web. It is very useful and accepted by our institute users.

    Negative: Common Google ID is required for access the software. If the server is connected with in-house TCP, user has to create the google account. Other users are basically not accepted by google cloud platform.

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  • Name: Chet N.
    Job Title: Owner
    Length of product use: Less than 6 months
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User, Administrator, Deployment
    Organization Size: 1 - 25
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Hands down amazing

    Date: Apr 12 2020

    Summary: Great platform, my biggest selling point was HIPAA compliance abilities for hosting sites in the medical field.

    Positive: Their support for the product is the best I've experienced. They are very helpful and want to ensure you're success.

    Negative: It's a bit complicated and overwhelming when you first start using it.

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  • Name: Anirudh S.
    Job Title: Operations Manager
    Length of product use: 6-12 Months
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 100 - 499
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    The best Cloud based Platform for plenty of services

    Date: Apr 11 2020

    Summary: Overall Google platform is providing nearly everything on cloud. The pricing is also as on the go and use which helps organization to maintain. The server less computing helps developers to deploy functions or applications as source code or as containers. Cloud monitoring, scheduling and access management helps in secured interface to safeguard the data from every possible threats.

    Positive: The best part of the Google platform to use to SECURE the data and utilize it efficiently. It used highly secured platform with SSL feautre to safeguard the sensitive and important data save on cloud. Google platform provide developer tools, networking, data analytics etc to manage the daily operations at a single platform.

    Negative: The negative aspect is that it works efficiently only with google devices or android platform. There is some glitches when sync data with Microsoft Office / OneDrive.

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  • Name: Anonymous (Verified)
    Job Title: Personal trainer
    Length of product use: 6-12 Months
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 1 - 25
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Google Cloud

    Date: Apr 10 2020

    Summary: Love using Google Cloud to save all of my content and info. Keeps things in a good place for later use.

    Positive: Super simple interface, really client friendly and everything is organized and put away somewhere that is completely reachable even offline.

    Negative: Sometimes there are weird glitchy issues but very rare now.

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  • Name: Pradeep Sunny C.
    Job Title: Student
    Length of product use: Free Trial
    Used How Often?: Weekly
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 100 - 499
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    GCP - A review

    Date: Apr 07 2020

    Summary: It has been a good experience using GCP. Initially, when I started using the cloud, I neglected GCP by looking at the commands and all. But one day I thought of giving it a try and now I'm in love with GCP. I'm learning GCP every day so as to pursue a career in cloud computing.

    Positive: Easy to use.
    User friendly
    Readable commands
    Even a beginner can use it without any confusion. The help is very useful and easy to understand.
    Compared to other clouds Google Cloud is easy to learn.

    Negative: To date, there's nothing that I don't like on GCP.

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  • Name: Andy S.
    Job Title: Technical Training Manager
    Length of product use: 2+ Years
    Used How Often?: Weekly
    Role: User, Administrator
    Organization Size: 100 - 499
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Good for home and workplace

    Edited: Apr 10 2020

    Summary: I started using this many years ago with family to share wish lists and to-do lists with family members across a broad region. I have used this in my coaching job as well for keeping track of coach schedules and swim meet availability.

    Positive: Suite of products is great for collaboration. Used for sharing documents at a few of my jobs as well as with family.

    Negative: There are some features that I am used to with MS Office suite that are not found in G Suite. I also wish there was more offline functionality. If you aren't online you are limited.

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  • Name: Ayush G.
    Job Title: C Parts Expert
    Length of product use: 1-2 Years
    Used How Often?: Weekly
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 100 - 499
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Broad & expanded service portfolio of Google Cloud Platform

    Edited: Jan 31 2024

    Summary: Google cloud platform provides innovative cloud infrastructure leveraging Google's technical expertise. GCP excels for scaling apps built around Google services.

    Positive: Generous free tier to get started. Integrated security capabilities & global infrastructure. Engaging ecosystem of partnerships & support devices.

    Negative: Can be overwhelming to navigate wide array of services. Features & terminology don't always align to industry standards.

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  • Name: Faraz M.
    Job Title: Flutter Developer
    Length of product use: 1-2 Years
    Used How Often?: Weekly
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 500 - 999
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Best Cloud Platfrom.

    Date: Jul 12 2021

    Summary: Overall, Google Cloud Platform is a good solution to host various projects on cloud and easily access them.

    Positive: - Google Cloud Platform can be used for various services like compute engine, app engine and data flow.
    - The uptime and downtime speed is great.

    Negative: - Cost of using the service is a considerably high amount for individuals or small organization.

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