Google Cloud Storage & Backup

Cloud Storage

Object storage with Standard, Nearline, Coldline and Archive classes for any amount of data.

What is Cloud Storage?

Cloud Storage stores any amount of data as objects in buckets. Storage classes (Standard, Nearline, Coldline, Archive) let you pay less for data you access rarely, and lifecycle rules move data automatically.

Key features

  • Four storage classes
  • Lifecycle management and object versioning
  • Regional, dual-region and multi-region buckets
  • Signed URLs for secure sharing
  • Encryption by default

What it is used for

  • Media and website assets
  • Backups and archives
  • Data lakes

When to use it

  • Website and app assets
  • Backups and archives
  • Data lakes and analytics input

When something else fits better

  • Disks for a VM (use Persistent Disk)
  • Shared POSIX file systems (use Filestore)

How pricing works

Charged per GB-month by storage class and location, plus operations, retrieval for colder classes, and network egress. Prices change and differ by region; we confirm current costs for your setup before you commit.

Equivalent on AWS

The closest AWS service is Amazon S3: object storage for any amount of data, with high durability, versioning and lifecycle rules.

How DomainHostly helps with Cloud Storage

  • Plan: choose the right setup, size and region for your workload and budget.
  • Set up securely: configure Cloud Storage with least-privilege access, encryption and backups where they apply.
  • Migrate: move from shared hosting, your own servers or the other cloud with minimal downtime.
  • Run and optimise: monitoring, updates and regular cost reviews so you only pay for what you use.

Storage & Backup: Object, block and file storage, archives and backups for any amount of data.

What to consider: Storage & Backup

  • Match the storage type to the access pattern: object storage for files and backups, block for a server's disk, file storage for shared folders.
  • Use lifecycle rules to move old data to cheaper classes automatically.
  • Turn on versioning or backups and test a restore before you need it.

Related services: Storage & Backup