Google Cloud Storage

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Google Cloud Storage
File hosting
languages German English
operator Google Inc. ( more )
Registration Google account required
On-line May 19, 2010
https://cloud.google.com/storage/

Google Cloud Storage is a REST - File Hosting - Web service for storing and retrieving data on the Google Cloud Platform infrastructure. The service combines the performance and scalability of Google's cloud with advanced security and sharing functions. It is an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) business model, comparable to the Amazon S3 online storage service. In contrast to Google Drive and according to different service descriptions, Google Cloud Storage seems to be more suitable for companies.

design

Google Storage stores objects (originally limited to 100 GiB, currently up to 5 TiB) organized in buckets (like S3) that are identified within each bucket by a unique, user-defined key. All requests are authorized through an access control list that is associated with each bucket and object. Bucket names and keys are chosen so that objects can be addressed via HTTP URLs :

  • https://storage.googleapis.com/bucket/object
  • http://bucket.storage.googleapis.com/object
  • https://storage.cloud.google.com/bucket/object

Features

Interoperability

Google Storage is interoperable with other cloud storage tools and libraries that work with services such as Amazon S3 and Eucalyptus Systems .

consistency

Uploads to Google Storage are atomic and provide strong read-after-write consistency for all uploads.

Access control

Google Storage uses access control lists to manage access to objects and buckets. An access control list consists of one or more entries, each of which grants a specific permission for a bucket. Permissions define what someone can do with an object or bucket (e.g. READ or WRITE). The scope defines who the authorization relates to. For example, a specific user or group of users (such as Google Account email addresses, Google Apps domain, public access, etc.).

Resumable uploads

Google Storage offers a resuming data transfer feature that allows users to resume uploading after a communication failure has interrupted the flow of data.

offer

Google Storage offers four storage classes that are identical in terms of throughput, latency and durability. The four classes only differ in their pricing, minimum storage duration and availability.

  • Multi-regional storage
  • Regional storage
  • Nearline storage
  • Coldline storage

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alexander K: Google Cloud Storage vs Google Drive: Detailed Comparison. In: cloudberrylab.com. March 28, 2016, accessed July 9, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Migrate data. In: Google . Retrieved July 9, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Features and Benefits. Comparison of the storage classes. In: Google . Retrieved July 9, 2019 .