I've been moving into the (google) cloud and one of the main benefits is that I no longer have to down- and (especially) upload the data I work with, but simply

I've been moving into the (google) cloud and one of the main benefits is that I no longer have to down- and (especially) upload the data I work with, but simply remote-control a pipeline with a much larger pipe. I guess for data that is generated on site it's a net negative, but I'd guess almost all data has to go across the internet at some point and google is probably not the worst warehouse on that highway.