Google Cloud Storage & Backup

Persistent Disk & Hyperdisk

Durable block storage volumes for Compute Engine and GKE, with snapshots.

What it is used for

  • VM boot disks
  • Database volumes
  • High-performance storage

Equivalent on AWS

The closest AWS service is Amazon EBS: high-performance block storage volumes (virtual disks) for EC2 instances, with snapshots.

How DomainHostly helps with Persistent Disk & Hyperdisk

  • Plan: choose the right setup, size and region for your workload and budget.
  • Set up securely: configure Persistent Disk & Hyperdisk 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