Google Cloud Storage

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Definition

Google Cloud's object storage service for storing and retrieving any amount of data. Like having unlimited digital storage space accessible from anywhere.

Real-World Example

Media companies use Google Cloud Storage to store petabytes of video content and deliver it globally.

Cloud Provider Equivalencies

All are hyperscaler object storage services for storing unstructured data (files, images, backups) in buckets/containers, accessed via HTTP APIs, with lifecycle policies, encryption, and tiered storage classes.

AWS
Amazon S3
AZ
Azure Blob Storage
GCP
Google Cloud Storage
OCI
OCI Object Storage

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