Google Announces Storage for Developers

Google has announced Google Storage for Developers, a competitor to Amazon's S3 service.

Google Storage for Developers is a new service for developers to store and access data in Google's cloud. It offers developers direct access to Google's scalable storage and networking infrastructure as well as powerful authentication and data sharing mechanisms.

Access to the new service is by invitation to U.S. developers only at this time. You can join the waitlist for an invitation.


Basic Operations
● Store and access data from anywhere on the Internet.
● Range-gets for large objects.
● Manage metadata.

Security and Sharing
● User authentication using secret keys or Google account.
● Authenticated downloads from a web browser for Google account holders.
● Secure access using SSL.
● Easy, powerful sharing and collaboration via ACLs for individuals and groups.

Performance and scalability
● Up to 100 gigabytes per object and 1,000 buckets per account during the preview.
● Strong data consistency—read-after-write consistency for all upload and delete operations.
● Namespace for your domain—only you can create bucket URIs containing your domain name.
● Data replicated in multiple data centers across the U.S. and within the same data center.

Tools
● Web-based storage manager.
● GSUtil, an open source command line tool.
● Compatible with many existing cloud storage tools and libraries.


You can take a look at a price comparison between the new Google Storage and Amazon S3 below.

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