Storage, Caching and Databases

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Google Cloud Storage (GCS) is cloud-based object storage service designed for storing and retrieving objects of any size, such as images, videos, documents, and more.GCS provides high availability, durability, and scalability, making it a reliable solution for storing large amounts of data.

Google Persistent Disk is a block storage service that provides persistent storage for virtual machine (VM) instances. It allows you to create and attach disk volumes to your VMs, which can be used to store operating systems, applications, and data. Persistent Disks are highly durable and scalable, and they offer consistent performance even under heavy I/O loads.

Google Local SSD (Solid State Drive) is a high-performance block storage for Compute Engine virtual machine (VM) instances. It provides fast and consistent I/O performance for workloads that require extremely low latency and high throughput, such as databases, in-memory caches, and real-time analytics.

Google File Store is a fully managed enterprise file sharing and sync solution that provides organizations with a secure and scalable platform for storing and sharing files across teams, devices, and locations using the (Network File System) NFS protocol.

Google Memorystore is a fully managed, in-memory data store (caching) that provides a highly performant and scalable solution for applications that require fast access to large amounts of data in memory. Memorystore supports both Memcached and Redis, two popular open-source in-memory data stores.

Google BigQuery is a serverless, highly scalable, cloud-based data warehouse that allows businesses to store, query, and analyze large amounts of data in a fast and cost-effective manner.

Google Bigtable is a fully managed, scalable NoSQL database service designed to handle large amounts of data and provide fast, consistent performance for both reads and writes. Bigtable is particularly well-suited for applications that require real-time data access and processing.

Google Cloud SQL is a fully managed relational database service that supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server databases, and provides a scalable, secure, and reliable environment for running and managing your databases in the cloud.

Google Cloud Spanner is a fully managed, scalable, and highly consistent relational database service that is designed to handle large-scale, mission-critical applications that require strong consistency and high availability.