Storage

Question 1

Cloud Storage

Answer 1

Cloud Storage is a RESTful service for storing and accessing your data on Google’s infrastructure. The service combines the performance and scalability of Google’s cloud with advanced security and sharing capabilities.

Question 2

Persistent Disk

Answer 2

Persistent Disk is durable and high performance block storage for Google Cloud Platform. Persistent Disk provides SSD and HDD storage that can be attached to instances running in either Compute Engine or Google Kubernetes Engine.

Question 3

Cloud Filestore

Answer 3

Cloud Filestore is a scalable and highly available shared file service fully-managed by Google. Cloud Filestore provides persistent storage ideal for shared workloads. It is best suited for enterprise applications requiring persistent, durable, shared storage which is accessed by NFS or requires a POSIX compliant file system.

Question 4

Cloud Storage for Firebase

Answer 4

Cloud Storage for Firebase adds customizable Google security (via Firebase Security Rules for Cloud Storage) to file uploads and downloads for your Firebase apps, as well as robust uploads and downloads regardless of network quality through the Firebase SDK. Cloud Storage for Firebase is backed by Cloud Storage, a service for storing and accessing your data on Google’s infrastructure.