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What Is Google Cloud?
Google Cloud Platform is cloud-based service that allows you to create anything from simple websites to complex applications for businesses of all sizes in all industries. Google Cloud Platform offers a scalable data warehouse powered by cloud storage and machine learning, as well as relational databases for transactions, complex queries, and more.
New customers get $300 in free credits during the first 90 days after exhausting free usage which is available across 20+ different products.
Who Uses Google Cloud?
Developers, ITDMs, customers and businesses of all sizes.
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GCP is a robust, powerful platform that offers simple cloud hosting for websites
Comments: Google Cloud Platform allows our website to scale rapidly as needed, while offering a cheap and completely customizable hosting platform. While complicated, GCP allows power users to run very powerful websites for fairly cheap, and unlimited potential for future development.
Pros:
GCP is a very complicated platform, with unlimited potential for those who know how to use it; but once you learn how to use a specific tool - it becomes a very powerful and simple tool to use. I currently only use the Compute Manager (Virtual Machine), VPC Network (External IP) and Network Services (Cloud DNS) to run a cloud-based Wordpress site. Overall, once you learn the system, Google Cloud offers a very powerful solution for web management - giving unlimited potential for upgrades & sizes, allowing for localized solutions & access to the full Google Cloud network, and giving a (cheap) solution for powerful web hosting. With GCP, we spend only $7 a month (CAD), and our site runs significantly faster than it previously did on other hosting services. On top of that, GCP allows complete control over the backend linux server; which is a learning curve in itself, but offers quick & easy ways to manage every aspect of your website - the PHP version, specific file permissions, custom platform solutions (such as access to install different Google API's).
Cons:
Google Cloud Platform is an insanely powerful platform with incredible features, but it also carries a VERY steep learning curve and is not for the faint of heart. While other web hosting services provide a simple interface most people can learn quickly, GCP throws you into the deep-end; requiring deeper knowledge of linux code (for backend management) and an understanding of web hosting in order to operate properly. Fortunately, with numerous guides and support forums/groups out there, it can be easy to learn.
Data analysis review
Comments: In general the software is very scalable, however I consider that the costs to be considered at each scale should be taken into account.
Pros:
For me the most important thing is the scalability that Cloud gives you, you can increase or decrease the capacity according to your needs. Another issue is security, which with data encryption and identity verification gives me peace of mind.
Cons:
The little control it offers us of the infrastructure generates limits, so it can not be customized, also the management of Cloud requires experience in this program as it differs somewhat from other analysis software.
Google Cloud Review
Comments: My overall experience is not good as Google Cloud does not provide an easy interface and i have to do everything through the terminal. Also, it is a little bit expensive.
Pros:
I like the free credits that Google Cloud provides for researchers to explore the platform. Google Cloud is very good in services related to NLP/text especially the that it is supporting multiple languages for these services. Also, I like the dashboards that Google Cloud offers to track and monitor the services I am currently using.
Cons:
Google Cloud has a very limited service for AI comparing to other competitors. The interface of Google Cloud is not easy to use, and I cannot customize it as I want. Also, I do not like the pricing of some services on Google Cloud like the virtual machines, it is really very expensive.
A trusted partner, and innovative IaaS and PaaS provider
Comments: We moved from a previous cloud hosting platform that had persistent downtime issues and we haven't had this issue in over 8 years with Google.
Pros:
Whilst remaining innovative, security and reliability is paramount and this is evident through all of the Google Cloud platform products. We know that the products and tools available to us can be utilised for new projects and we're not afraid to commit to using these.
Cons:
Some products are released with limited functionality and take time to evolve, other platforms perhaps have more mature offerings to compliment the compute resources. Naming conventions and rebrands of products can be confusing at times, especially when the name differs slightly when interacting via API, CLI vs GUI.
I love cloud storage
Comments: Keeps my data and information stored safely.
Pros:
I like how I still have all important data saved, even if damage is done to my computer or phone.
Cons:
Monthly fee can add up to quite a bit if you are storing a lot of information.