UchechiSylvanus - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead, Process Improvement & RPA at Fidelity Bank Plc
Real User
Top 5
A scalable product that offers an easy-to-use interface
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a scalable solution."
  • "There are certain shortcomings with the product's stability where improvements are required."

What is our primary use case?

I use Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy for storage. The product also makes it easy for me to host some of the websites. I have not used a lot of tools or functionalities offered by the product.

How has it helped my organization?

Benefit-wise, the product helps to speed up our company's work and make our storage more efficient, allowing us to retrieve and store files.

What is most valuable?

The solution's most valuable feature is its interfaces, which are easy to use.

What needs improvement?

Some of the product users feel that the solution's storage part should be increased, especially when compared to products like Yahoo, which is an old tool in the market that offers unlimited storage to users. Other platforms offer more storage sizes than Google. The storage part of the solution, especially the storage capability offered by Google Drive, needs to be increased.

There are certain shortcomings with the product's stability where improvements are required.

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For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy for five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The product's stability is okay.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable solution.

Around 10,000 people in my company use the product. My company plans to increase the use of the solution in the future.

My company plans to increase the use of the solution in the future. Whenever a new employee joins the organization, the services offered by the product are automatically attached to the new employee's profile.

How are customer service and support?

The only technical support our company uses is the one that Microsoft offers.

How was the initial setup?

The product's initial setup phase is seamless. Anybody with deep knowledge of IT can take care of the setup phase.

The solution is deployed on the cloud. To deploy the product on an on-premises model takes a lot of effort. When it comes to the deployment model of the solution, you need to consider the infrastructure and the current setup of an organization and look into the details that can work for you.

What about the implementation team?

Our company's in-house team takes care of the product's deployment part.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

For high-level storage capacity, you have to involve different storage types in your environment. I have never really compared the storage cost of AWS to Google, so I really can't say anything about the cost of the product now. The price of the product falls on the cheaper side of the spectrum.

What other advice do I have?

Irrespective of whether you use the paid services or the free services offered by the product, you are guaranteed to get value from using the tool.

I rate the overall solution an eight and a half out of ten.

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Mouzong Francis - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical manager at SANCFIS FASO
Real User
Top 5
An easy-to-use tool used as a backup of documents and files
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to use."
  • "It is an expensive solution, so I would like its price to be improved."

What is our primary use case?

I use the solution as a backup for my documents and files.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to use.

What needs improvement?

I don't know what can be improved since I am not a high-level professional. However, I am satisfied since I use it as a backup for my files.

It is an expensive solution, so I would like its price to be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy for a year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a very stable tool. I think that its stability is good.

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I don't think that it is a scalable tool. 

The solution has 30 users in my company. 

My company has no plans to increase the solution's usage.

How was the initial setup?

Three people are needed from management, engineering, and finance for the deployments and maintenance.

What was our ROI?

I have seen an ROI using the solution. Also, it is too early for me to speak about it.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We need to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs. It is an expensive and premium solution.

What other advice do I have?

According to my needs, I think that the solution is okay for me now.

I would recommend the solution to my colleagues and friends planning to use it. Speaking on whether I would recommend it to others, I would consider that on a scale of one to ten, I would rate it a seven.

Overall, I rate the solution a six out of ten.

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IT manager at Koleksiyon
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
A highly stable and easy-to-use solution that is affordable and provides a good return on investment
Pros and Cons
  • "We do not need to learn anything new to use the product."
  • "The product’s user interface must be more user-friendly and detailed."

What is our primary use case?

We use it for Gmail.

What is most valuable?

We don't have any on-premises hardware. It's just cloud. It's good overall. My overall experience is positive. It’s plug-and-play. We do not need to learn anything new to use the product.

What needs improvement?

The product’s user interface must be more user-friendly and detailed. It’s straightforward, but it could be much more elaborate.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for approximately three months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution’s stability is excellent. We have had no problems with the stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have been using the product for three months. It scales without any problem. We have 200 users. We need one person to deploy and manage the tool.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We have used Microsoft Exchange on-premises.

How was the initial setup?

We need to use Google Chrome and connect our email and storage. We can do it by ourselves. We arrange a tutorial for every user in our organization. They have learned how to use Google Workspace, Google Sheets, Google Play, and Google Drive. We haven’t had any problems so far.

What was our ROI?

We get a very good return on investment.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We pay a monthly fee to use the tool. Google Cloud Platform is cheaper than Microsoft Exchange.

What other advice do I have?

I am learning Amazon, Azure, and Google Cloud to change my career from programming to cloud administration. We are using Looker for reporting purposes. We’re still deciding whether it is good or not. Overall, I rate the product a nine out of ten.

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Integration Specialist at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
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Top 5Leaderboard
A scalable solution that can be used to host applications
Pros and Cons
  • "Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is a scalable solution."
  • "Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy could be more user-friendly and less expensive."

What is our primary use case?

The solution can be used for many things. I was using it to host my application.

What is most valuable?

Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is a scalable solution. Although it's not really user-friendly, once you learn about it and understand it, it's a nice platform to use.

What needs improvement?

Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy could be more user-friendly and less expensive.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy for four to five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy an eight out of ten for stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is a scalable solution.

How are customer service and support?

It's not easy to talk to someone from the solution's technical support team.

How was the initial setup?

The solution's initial setup is not straightforward, and it needs a little bit of learning.

What about the implementation team?

It took us a little while to deploy the solution. I did a lot of manual processes, but it has automated processes for deployment.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is quite an expensive solution.

What other advice do I have?

I have used the old version, and currently, I am using the latest version of the solution.

Two people from the DevOps infrastructure support and application support team are using the solution for a small project.

We have to understand the solution better. We have to do a bit of learning and development before we use the solution.

Overall, I rate Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy an eight out of ten.

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Arun Andavar Nagarajan - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 10
Multi-source system centralized in one location for efficient data transformation
Pros and Cons
  • "There is a lot of flexibility and a lot of control if you use this efficiently."
  • "The setup could be more user-friendly."

What is our primary use case?

Our financial system is on Oracle-based, SaaS, hosted on the Oracle cloud. From different XML sources, we had to bring in high volumes of transactions into the financial system.

Before we put all of the data into the product and financial system, we need the data to go through some data messaging, and create some rules and derive some values. There are five or six million records every day.

Google has some very good tools on its platform. They have an App Engine and cluster-based programming so that you are able to achieve high performance. 

How has it helped my organization?

Because this is a multiple source system, we need a centralized place where all of the data rules are maintained and where all of the data transformations are performed.

Being from an Oracle background, Oracle doesn't have the tools that Google has to transform the high volume data.

It can perform that validation for the high volume transactions in less time, it can be transformed in minutes.

What is most valuable?

I like this solution. It has a lot of abilities such as data processing and cluster data creation.

The way they use the sources efficiently and the performance are good. The cost is also less, depending on the way that you code.

There is a lot of flexibility and a lot of control if you use this efficiently.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see the drag and drop features improved. They have a lot of hand-coded coding. Now they are doing less coding and more drag and drop and configuration. 

From a developer's perspective, it would make it simpler and also the less manual coding will lead to fewer defects. Less coding ability but most coding should be automated using a drag and drop functionality.

The setup could be more user-friendly.

In the next release, I would like to see improved drag and drop features, less coding abilities, or zero coding abilities. This would mean that you can do it by using your configurations, or even when you drag and drop it can be an orchestration so that anyone can do it. It would not be just some hand-coded kind of development that will be used by developers in the future.

For how long have I used the solution?

We are typically a solution provider and we implemented this solution twelve months ago.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's a stable product.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is really good.

There are not many end-users who come in and log in every day, because all of these transformations are completed automatically. From the administration standpoint, there are three or four people taking care of the databases and the application layer. The product is all automated and it's a matter of a back and forth thing.

How are customer service and technical support?

I have not contacted Google support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We were using Oracle. Previously, we were not using any products. Other products such as JCS and ICS are not this kind of solution. They are that capable. Oracle may have some other products, but I am not aware of it.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was ok, although it can be made to be more user-friendly.

The length of deployment depends on the client's requirements. This particular client has very stringent requirements and it had to go through multiple QA processes. It did take some time but that had to do with the change in management.

You need three or four people with varying skillsets if you are implementing this. We had approximately five for this.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I think that the cost is metered based on the data, but I don't have the details.

What other advice do I have?

This is an awesome product.

This solution is pretty automated. When you come from an administrative standpoint, they come and just do some maintenance now and then. They're very few.

My advice for anybody who is implementing this solution is that they have to be very careful. Though this has all of the capabilities, be very careful. Before they engage in the design, you have to understand the volume of transactions you are going to have. What are the turnaround times that you need and the performance considerations? Depending on that, you have to define the architecture of the solution. There are various factors.

There is a thought process before you go into the developing mode.

You have to go through many different people and understand what the restrictions of the various databases that Google has provided are. You have a lot of tools to select before you start developing. There are many tools on this platform and you have to pick the right ones for the right solution. Cost and performance on this type of solution dictate that.

A thorough analysis should be done before you get into this because it's not easy.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Google
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Top 5
Secure, easy to install and use, and easily integrates with other platforms
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is easy to install and use."
  • "The product must be more user-friendly."

What is our primary use case?

The solution can be used to share pictures, videos, and documents. We can store other things in MP3 and MP4 formats.

How has it helped my organization?

I can use the spreadsheets and save them on the drive. I can share the link with others and update them as needed.

What is most valuable?

The product is easily available. The solution can be easily integrated with other platforms like Amazon and Microsoft. We can share files and provide interlinks. The solution is easy to install and use. We get almost 15 GB free of cost. It is a good tool. It is safe to use. We can store things securely.

What needs improvement?

The product must be more user-friendly. It should be provided in other languages, too.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for almost ten years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The environment is stable. I can access it quickly. I rate the stability an eight out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The tool is scalable.

How was the initial setup?

The setup is straightforward. It is easy to do. We just have to create an account.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The product is free.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I have used Microsoft, too. Microsoft Azure is much more difficult to understand. Google is much more user-friendly. With the integration of ChatGPT, Microsoft will give tough competition to Google.

What other advice do I have?

I will recommend the solution to others. It is a great tool. Overall, I rate the product an eight out of ten.

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Umesh Vashisht - PeerSpot reviewer
SEO at Anand Group India
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Helps us with sharing documents with a large number of users
Pros and Cons
  • "The product’s valuable feature is the ability to add a large number of users."
  • "The platform’s stability and scalability need improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We use the product for multiple features including spreadsheets to be shared on the drive, uploading documents, and many other functionalities.

What is most valuable?

The product’s valuable feature is the ability to add a large number of users.

What needs improvement?

The platform’s stability and scalability need improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy for two or three years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the product’s stability an eight out of ten. Some issues occurred during the implementation which needs improvement. We are working with the consultant to resolve them.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have 4500 Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy users in our organization. I rate its scalability an eight out of ten. It needs improvement.

How are customer service and support?

Our IT department contacted the technical support team.

What about the implementation team?

We implement the platform with the help of a consultant.

What other advice do I have?

I advise others to use this platform more. It is a good product. I recommend it and rate it an eight out of ten.

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Tài Nguyễn Thành - PeerSpot reviewer
VP - Operation and Support at Trusting Social
Real User
Top 5
Many features for security and stability but pricing could be better
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution has many features for stability and security."
  • "The cost of licenses could be better."

What is our primary use case?

Our company uses the solution to protect our online learning application.

What is most valuable?

The solution effectively protects our learning application that is on Azure. 

The solution has many features for stability and security. 

What needs improvement?

The cost of licenses could be better. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for five years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable.

How are customer service and support?

We utilize an engineering partner at a local Google shop for technical support. 

What about the implementation team?

We implemented the solution with assistance from our engineering partner. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The licensing costs us $100,000 so pricing could be better. 

What other advice do I have?

I recommend the solution for management and security. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Google
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