GCP Cloud's Google Compute Engine
Updated September 11, 2024

GCP Cloud's Google Compute Engine

Sagar Mehta | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Google Compute Engine

We use GCP (Google Cloud Platform) for following purposes:
- VM instances for Linux as well as Windows
- GKE Cluster for hosting self auto-scaling cluster running dynamic/multiple applications
- Multi-user project management
- Multiple projects hosted with separate IAM users
- Scaling Up/Down based on requirements of servers and applications.

Pros

  • Google Compute Engine Servers are very stable
  • Google Compute Engine Firewall is excellent and easy to manage
  • All different OS images are available with custom images as well
  • Kubernetes Service is very stable and auto-scalable.

Cons

  • VM are excellent with great performance but some offer on commercials can be good.
  • GKE is excellent service but rates are little on higher side.
  • Increasing Quota(s) on accounts can be made automatic.
  • Good reduction is Infra Cost around 25% saving for Infra needs.
  • GKE saved lot on Kubernetes service specially management part.
  • Lifecycle of project is automated(Infra as Code) because of Terraform with GCP.
Performance is very good always on GCP's Google Compute Engine platform with good response time.
GCP's Google Compute Engine is always available whenever you need it. 100% uptime for availability.

Do you think Google Compute Engine delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Google Compute Engine's feature set?

Yes

Did Google Compute Engine live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Google Compute Engine go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Google Compute Engine again?

Yes

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Azure VMware Solution
It is almost everywhere and good service:
- For any form of VM(s) required.
- Kubernetes Service is much better than other competitors.
- Project management is much easier and scalable.
- User Management is great and for different projects can be managed with multiple levels of access for users.

Google Compute Engine Feature Ratings

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
9.0
Dynamic scaling
9
Elastic load balancing
9
Pre-configured templates
9
Pre-defined machine images
9
Operating system support
9
Security controls
9

Using Google Compute Engine

50 - We use it for all our Virtual Machines (VM) requirements over Google Cloud Platform (GCP) as we can customize most configurations with automation using tools like Terraform or other IaC's. Easy to manage and performance is also very good. Best solution for compute capabilities over cloud platforms with easy documents and interface.
50 - Ideally, its so easy that any IT professional with basic knowledge can use it. But, in our organization, Virtualization Administrators, Linux Admins, Windows Admins, Storage Admin, Network Admins, MiddleWare Admins, DBA, QA Engineers, Developers, Build Engineers and Release Engineers use it on almost daily basis. I would say even interns can also use it.
  • Compute for Virtual Machines on Cloud
  • Custom RAM/CPU management
  • Custom HDD/SDD management
  • Using Terraform with IaC
  • Google Compute API's
  • Google User Interface
  • Google AI integration with Compute
  • Automated SaaS solutions for our customers
  • No-Code Infra Management
Its pretty good, easy and good performance. Also, interface is very good for starters compared to competitors. Infra as Code (IaC) using Terraform even added easiness for creation, management and deletion of compute Virtual Machines (VM). Overall, very good and very easy cloud based compute platform which simplified infrastructure, very much recommend.

Evaluating Google Compute Engine and Competitors

Yes - 
- Azure VM
- AWS EC2
- DigitalOcean Droplets
  • Cloud Solutions
  • Scalability
  • Integration with Other Systems
  • Ease of Use
We are good with our choice, so we will continue with Google Compute Engine.

Google Compute Engine Support

Very good online support and documentation.
ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Good followup
Knowledgeable team
Problems get solved
Kept well informed
No escalation required
Support understands my problem
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
None
We have not purchased any premium support yet, but support is fairly good.
We were looking for increase in capacity, and we got immediate response on support tciket.

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