Understanding Google Cloud Services in Layman Terms

What Is ‘Google Cloud Services’?

The term ‘Google Cloud Services’ refers to a series of public cloud services offered by Google through a range of Google Cloud Products & Solutions available at Google Cloud Platform. It is worth to mention that all Google Cloud Services run on the same infrastructure that Google uses internally for its end-user products like Google Search and YouTube. 

What Are The Key Google Cloud Products & Solutions Available At Google Cloud Platform? 

The key Google Cloud Products & Solutions available at Google Cloud Platform include:

• Google Cloud Compute Products
• Google Cloud Storage Products
• Google Cloud Networking Products
• Google Big Data Solutions

Apart from these Cloud Products and Solutions, Google Cloud Services also includes:

• Fully-managed Cloud Services for IoT (Internet of Things) & Machine Learning (AI)
• Cloud Management Tools, Cloud Developer Tools, Cloud Identity & Security Tools

What Are Key Google Cloud Services Associated With Each Google Cloud Product & Solution?

Here is a complete list of all Google Cloud Products & Solutions along with their Cloud Services:

• Google Cloud Compute Products: Include Google Compute Engine, Google App Engine, Google Container Engine and Google Cloud Functions (Beta Version).
• Google Cloud Storage Products: include Google Cloud Storage, Google Cloud SQL, Google Cloud Bigtable, Google Cloud Spanner, Google Cloud Datastore, Google Cloud Persistent Disk and Google Cloud Data Transfer.
• Google Cloud Networking Products: include Google Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Google Cloud Load Balancing, Google Cloud CDN, Google Cloud Interconnect and Google Cloud DNS.
• Google Big Data Solutions: include Google BigQuery, Google Cloud Dataflow, Google Cloud  Dataproc, Google Cloud Datalab, Google Cloud Dataprep (Beta Version), Google Cloud Pub/Sub, Google Genomics and Google Data Studio (Beta Version).  

What Are Google’s Fully Managed Cloud Services for IoT & AI?

Google’s Fully Managed Cloud Services for IoT include a device manager and a protocol bridge. The fully Managed Google Cloud Services Machine Learning (AI) include Google Cloud Machine Learning Engine, Google Cloud Jobs API (Alpha Version), Google Cloud Natural Language API, Google Cloud Speech API, Google Cloud Vision API and Google Cloud Vision Intelligence API (Beta Version).

What Are Key Google Cloud Services Associated With Google Cloud Identity & Security Tools?

Key Google Cloud Services associated with Google Cloud Identity & Security Tools include Google Cloud IAM, Google Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy (Beta Version), Google Cloud Data Loss Prevention API (Beta Version), Google Security Key Enforcement, Google Cloud Key Management Service, Google Cloud Resource Manager, Google Cloud Security Scanner and Google Cloud Platform Security Overview.

What Are Key Google Cloud Services Associated With Google Cloud Management Tools?

Key Google Cloud Services associated with Google Cloud Management Tools include Google Stackdriver Overview, Google Stackdriver Monitoring, Google Stackdriver Logging, Google Stackdriver Error Reporting, Google Stackdriver Trace, Google Stackdriver Debugger, Google Cloud Deployment Manager, Google Cloud Endpoints, Google Cloud Console, Google Cloud Shell, Google Cloud Console Mobile App, Google Cloud Billing App and Google Cloud APIs.

What Are Key Google Cloud Services Associated With Google Cloud Developer Tools?

Key Google Cloud Services associated with Google Cloud Developer Tools include Google Cloud SDK, Google Container Registry, Google Container Builder, Google Cloud Source Repositories, Google Cloud Tools for Android Studio, Google Cloud Tools for IntelliJ, Google Cloud Tools for Powershell, Google Cloud Tools for Visual Studio, Google Cloud Tools for Eclipse, Google Gradle App Engine Plugin, Google Maven App Engine Plugin and Google Cloud Test Lab.

Does Any Global Brand Use Google Cloud Services?

Yes. There is a long list of global brands that have preferred Google Cloud Services over the market leaders - Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. The top global brands using Google Cloud Services include Coca-Cola, Domino’s, HTC, Philips, Sony Music, Telegraph Media Group, Sky News, DB Corp, Spotify, Vimeo, Wix, Redbus and London Heathrow Airport to name a few.  

How Much Google Cloud Services Cost Compared to Amazon Web Services?

The cost or pricing of Google Cloud Services depends on your usage and requirements. To get a quick estimate of what your usage will cost on Google Cloud Platform, you can use the Google Cloud Platform Pricing Calculator available at https://cloud.google.com/products/calculator/

You must be also aware of the fact that several public cloud services offered by Google Cloud Platform are very cost-effective compared to its main competitor: Amazon Web Services (AWS).

For example:

• A mobile app backend at Google Cloud Platform for 5 million monthly users will cost you just $2,083/month compared to Amazon Web Services’ $3992
• A web-scale Cassandra storage backend at Google Cloud Platform running on local SSD will cost you just $1,758/month compared to AWS’ $3744.
• A 1 Petabyte (1,000,000 GB) data warehouse on Google Cloud Platform’s BigQuery will cost you just $79,995/month compared to AWS’ $315,588.80
• A 10PB photo storage and sharing application running on Google Cloud Storage Regional will cost you just $209,715/month compared to ASW’s $291,364.
• The same application running on Google Cloud Storage Multi-regional will cost you just $272,630/month compared to AWS’s $583,268.

Are Google Cloud Services Available For Free Trial? 

Yes, you can try Google Cloud Services for Free. For this, you need to register a Free Trial Account of Google Cloud Services. The Trial Version of Google Cloud Services gives you free access to all Google Cloud Products, thanks to $300 free credit which you can spend on Google Cloud Platform over the next 12 months. To use Google Cloud Services for free, you can register either as an Individual or a Business by entering your Name, Address, Tax Information, Primary Contact Details and Payment Method. The best thing about the Free Trial Account of Google Cloud Services is that you won’t be charged unless you manually upgrade to a paid account. To register for a Free Trial of Google Cloud Services, please log onto https://console.cloud.google.com/freetrial

You can also use many products of Google Cloud Platform for free up to the specified usage limits during and past the free trial. These usage limits do not expire but are subject to change. The offer is available for eligible customers and subject to change. To know the list of free usage limits of various products of Google Cloud Platform, please log on to https://cloud.google.com/free

What Are The Customer Support Options Available For Google Cloud Platform?

Google offers both free and premium customer support options for its cloud services users.

The free customer support is offered to the free trial users of Google Cloud Platform under a bronze package whereas the premium support is offered through three different packages:

• Silver Package (Lowest-cost access to support services) costs $150/month
• Gold Package (For production services on Cloud Platform) starts at $400/month
• Platinum Package (For high volume production services on Cloud Platform) – Not Disclosed

For more detailed information on all customer support options available at Google Cloud Platform, please on to https://cloud.google.com/support

Need Help to Build or Launch Your Google Cloud Project?

If you need any kind of expert help to build or launch your Google Cloud Project, feel free to call Google Cloud Experts of Infinitive Host Technologies on 0141-4914714 today. You can also email us at sales@infinitivehost.com or contact us through our Skype ID (vkare-it) to hire our Google Cloud Experts to guide you through using GCP Technologies, management of GCP Instances and any kind of migration help. For more information about the GCP related expertise of Infinitive Host Technologies, please log onto http://www.infinitivehost.com/google-cloud-platform