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Does anyone have any opinions on Google Cloud? We are investigating moving to Google Cloud but I personally am a bit skeptical because they appear to be a dist

by steven2012 12y ago

Does anyone have any opinions on Google Cloud? We are investigating moving to Google Cloud but I personally am a bit skeptical because they appear to be a distinct #4 behind AWS, Azure and Rackspace. I'm worried that Google Cloud will not get the revenues they want and they will close up shop, like they've done with their other products that were wildly successful. I don't see Google having the same level of commitment as Bezos, who will believe in something and then see it through come hell or high water. Does Google Cloud have the same functionality and flexibility that AWS or Azure have?

23david 12y ago
Why not build your system out to be cloud agnostic and test out different providers?
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- nl 12y ago
  This has never been the case.
- travem 12y ago
  https://cloud.google.com/terms/ https://cloud.google.com/terms/ "5.1 Intellectual Property Rights. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, this Agreement does not grant either party any rights, implied or otherwise, to the other’s content or any of the other’s intellectual property. As between the parties, Customer owns all Intellectual Property Rights in Customer Data and the Application or Project (if applicable), and Google owns all Intellectual Property Rights in the Services and Software."
higherpurpose 12y ago
I really don't see how Google would exit the cloud service business. It's a core competence of theirs. People have been saying "I'd rather stick with Evernote than Keep" as well. And less than 2 years later, Keep is still there and being updated (with not that many users I think), while Evernote had just laid off 20 people. I also think most of Google's "spring cleaning" projects have been small projects that made no money - as in they didn't even have a business model (such as Reader). The cloud business seems to be pretty straightforward - we give you this, you pay us that.
tszming 12y ago
The major problem with Google Cloud is you don't when they will be blocked in China (that is 20% of the Internet population, or if you don't care). On the other hand, Microsoft and Amazon have better communication with the China gov.

23david 12y ago

Why not build your system out to be cloud agnostic and test out different providers?

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nl 12y ago
This has never been the case.
travem 12y ago
https://cloud.google.com/terms/ https://cloud.google.com/terms/ "5.1 Intellectual Property Rights. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, this Agreement does not grant either party any rights, implied or otherwise, to the other’s content or any of the other’s intellectual property. As between the parties, Customer owns all Intellectual Property Rights in Customer Data and the Application or Project (if applicable), and Google owns all Intellectual Property Rights in the Services and Software."

higherpurpose 12y ago

I really don't see how Google would exit the cloud service business. It's a core competence of theirs. People have been saying "I'd rather stick with Evernote than Keep" as well. And less than 2 years later, Keep is still there and being updated (with not that many users I think), while Evernote had just laid off 20 people. I also think most of Google's "spring cleaning" projects have been small projects that made no money - as in they didn't even have a business model (such as Reader). The cloud business seems to be pretty straightforward - we give you this, you pay us that.

tszming 12y ago

The major problem with Google Cloud is you don't when they will be blocked in China (that is 20% of the Internet population, or if you don't care). On the other hand, Microsoft and Amazon have better communication with the China gov.