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90 Likeliness to Recommend
98 Plan to Renew
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87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+95 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Google Cloud?
Pros
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Security Protects
- Helps Innovate
How to read the Emotional Footprint
The Net Emotional Footprint measures high-level user sentiment towards particular product offerings. It aggregates emotional response ratings for various dimensions of the vendor-client relationship and product effectiveness, creating a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.
While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
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Cloud Integration
Cloud Backup
Data Migration
Load Balancing
Analytics and Reporting
Capacity Management
Systems Performance Management
Multi Cloud Management
Regulatory Compliance
Workflow Management
Vendor Capability Ratings
Breadth of Features
Quality of Features
Business Value Created
Ease of Data Integration
Usability and Intuitiveness
Ease of Implementation
Availability and Quality of Training
Ease of IT Administration
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Ease of Customization
Vendor Support
Google Cloud Reviews
Sophie R.
- Role: Consultant
- Industry: Construction
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Nov 2022
Simple and safe.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Google Cloud from other similar products?
Its simplicity and ease of use is what makes Google Cloud stand out. The platform is continually improving and values your privacy.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
It is a very convenient platform for document storage and sharing. It is easy to upload content to the cloud and once it has been uploaded we don't have to worry about its safety.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The free trial has very limited storage. So if you want extra storage I advise you pay for the premium plan.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
It is one of the best cloud storage platforms especially if you buy a plan.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Efficient Service
Saleem A.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Nov 2022
Honest review of Google cloud.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Google Cloud from other similar products?
For similar requirements or for programs that don't support Google Cloud Storage, we have chosen Amazon S3. Since Google Cloud Storage is a part of Google Cloud Platform, it functions considerably better for us. Since we use Google Cloud Platform, Google Cloud Storage is already a component of our cloud projects, making its integration much safer and simpler.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The pay-as-you-go option is the aspect I enjoy the best because there is no lock-in to it, and I utilize it to reduce our cloud costs. This is the one I like the most because I only have to pay for the usages, and I don't have to pay during non-business hours, and I can scale up and down at any time based on my needs. On the other hand, I also like the Google Compute Engine because it provides virtual machines that run on GCP infrastructure, which is crucial for our business load. I also like the best in class business support feature because it is client-focused and reasonably priced when needed.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The most expensive feature of GCP, and the one I detest the most, is the cost of data transport. The data transfer cost of this platform is the one that I despise the most because I can reduce it, but doing so requires me to commit and make an upfront payment, which I don't like doing.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
1. It can be utilized to share one-time files (assuming the bucket is configured with a URL, which requires a domain and ability to configure DNS settings). Despite being a relatively basic use case, it nonetheless has applications in a variety of real-world situations. 2. Copying or moving files between buckets and other cloud resources is simple with the help of Google Cloud Console or the Google Cloud SDK. For purposes like system or project backups, these tools can be scripted.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Hudson A.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Construction
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Nov 2022
Friendly google cloud features.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Google Cloud from other similar products?
Being our primary cloud, google cloud does an outstanding job. We often use it for storage of our data and for sharing private information. I use it to send pictures of on going construction projects to clients.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
We all use Google cloud in the company, so when you send something to anyone, they can easily access it with a google drive link. It also has several features that meet our needs fully.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Even though it is meant for security purposes, sharing can be stressful. If you forget to share with a particular contact you get these back and forth requests for approvals from people sending files.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Google cloud offers awesome storage services and you can access your content easily.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Performance Enhancing
- Unique Features
