Google Cloud is Google's suite of cloud computing services, providing modular offerings for compute, storage, data analytics, and machine learning, alongside the Google Workspace productivity apps used by IT teams.
Google Cloud is a suite of cloud computing services offered by Google that provides modular services covering computing, data storage, data analytics, and machine learning. Google Cloud Platform launched in 2008 and runs on the same global infrastructure that Google uses for its own products.
Its core services include Compute Engine for virtual machines, App Engine for application hosting, Google Kubernetes Engine for containers, Cloud Storage for object storage, BigQuery for data warehousing and analytics, Cloud SQL for managed databases, and Vertex AI for machine learning. Google Workspace, which includes productivity and collaboration apps, is offered as part of Google Cloud's broader portfolio.
Google Cloud is led by chief executive officer Thomas Kurian and is part of Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., headquartered in Mountain View, California.
MSPs and internal IT teams use Google for Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Cloud Storage.
Best for: organizations running workloads, virtualization, or productivity in the cloud.
Google pricing depends on your organization's size, the modules you enable, and your contract term. Tools in this category are usually licensed by subscription, billed by consumption or per user, and scale with the users, endpoints, or sites you cover.
Public rate cards are not always available, and many vendors set final pricing through a quote or their MSP and reseller channel. To get an accurate Google price for your environment, request a quote from Google directly, or ask a managed IT provider that supports Google to bundle licensing, deployment, and management into one predictable monthly cost.
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Google Cloud is Google's suite of cloud computing services, providing modular offerings for compute, storage, data analytics, and machine learning. Google Cloud Platform launched in 2008 and runs on Google's global infrastructure.
Google Cloud is part of Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Google Cloud offers Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Storage, BigQuery for analytics, Cloud SQL, and Vertex AI for machine learning, along with the Google Workspace productivity and collaboration apps.
Thomas Kurian is the chief executive officer of Google Cloud.