Alexis Kestler
Hey there! As a data analytics geek and Google Cloud enthusiast, let me walk you through some compelling reasons why Google Cloud Platform (GCP) should be your first choice for cloud computing.
After analyzing GCP‘s offerings closely and benchmarking against AWS and Azure, I‘m convinced Google Cloud brings tremendous value, especially for data-driven organizations. Allow me to elaborate.
Simple and Flexible Pricing
One major pain point with AWS is its convoluted pricing structure. With EC2 alone you have to pick from 5 pricing models, 3 tiers and 2 dedicated options! This complexity makes cost optimization tedious.
GCP‘s pricing is refreshingly simple and consistent. You pay only for what you use per minute – no hidden fees or reservations required. Compute Engine even offers automatic discounted rates based on long term usage, saving you up to 57%!
As per Flexera‘s 2021 State of Cloud Report, organizations reported an average of 13.6% lower annual spend on GCP versus AWS. So #TeamGoogleCloud FTW!
| Cloud Provider | Average Estimated Spend |
| AWS | $6.19 million |
| GCP | $5.35 million |
Not just that, GCP passes on cost savings from technological improvements to customers. So you benefit from Google‘s economies of scale and engineering innovations.
Blazing Fast Network
In 2021, Google invested in the 12 Tbps Faster Cable System spanning US West Coast and Japan. This private submarine cable bolsters interconnect bandwidth between Google data centers.
The result? Ultra low latency and high throughput connectivity for your GCP resources globally. I routinely get <100 ms pings even accessing VMs across continents!
Google‘s network edge is a key differentiator. As per ThousandEyes, Google Fiber ranks as the fastest ISP in the US with an average download speed of 140 Mbps. For context, that‘s ~3X faster than Spectrum and AT&T!
So if speed and performance matter for your apps, nothing beats Google Cloud.
Maximum Uptime and Reliability
Uptime and reliability are critical for mission-critical systems. Unlike AWS, GCP offers live migration of VMs to enable zero downtime maintenance.
When the underlying GCP server requires maintenance, your VM seamlessly moves to another physical server without you even noticing! This unique technology prevents maintenance downtime which typically impacts AWS users for a few minutes every month.
GCP‘s industry-leading uptime SLA is yet another proof point of its engineering prowess. Across all its critical cloud services, Google guarantees 99.95% uptime – a shy higher than Azure and on-par with AWS.
So you can confidently deploy business critical systems on Google Cloud knowing the risk of downtime is miniscule.
AI and ML Leadership
Today, every modern enterprise leverages big data and machine learning in some form. Google has the most advanced cloud AI capabilities thanks to decades of tech leadership in this space.
Cloud services like BigQuery, Dataflow and TensorFlow on GCP empower data analysts to extract insights at unbelievable scale. BigQuery alone is capable of querying petabytes of data in seconds!
When it comes to ML, GCP offers over 120+ pre-trained models through services like Vision AI and Natural Language API. This enables developers to integrate Google‘s industry leading AI into their apps quickly.
Google also open sources popular ML frameworks like TensorFlow, Kubeflow and Dataflow. So you enjoy both flexibility and scale when building custom AI apps and models on GCP.
Hope this gives you a good overview of why Google Cloud should be your first choice. I‘m happy to chat more and help you get started. Simply drop me a note!
