It's difficult to get excited about any Google Cloud product launch, because Google almost seems committed to being difficult for businesses to trust. Just today on HN there were multiple stories about Google banning entire companies for arbitrary reasons, possibly as a result of poorly-conceived automated decision-making. And Google Cloud is gaining a reputation for massive price hikes - sometimes doubling rates or introducing charges for services that were previously included.
Some of their services are pretty slick, and it's tempting to build off them, but I don't recommend relying on Google without a backup strategy in case they suddenly pull the rug out from under you.
Some of their services are pretty slick, and it's tempting to build off them, but I don't recommend relying on Google without a backup strategy in case they suddenly pull the rug out from under you.