Understanding Cloud Storage

Google Cloud Storage is a service for storing objects in Google Cloud. It is fully managed and can scale dynamically. Objects are referred to as immutable pieces of data consisting of a file of any format. Some use cases are video transcoding, video streaming, static web pages, and backups. It is designed to provide secure and durable storage while also offering optimal pricing and performance for your requirements through different storage classes.

Cloud Storage uses the concept of buckets; you may be familiar with this term if you have used AWS S3 storage. A bucket is a basic container where your data will reside and is attached to a GCP project, such as other GCP services. Each bucket name is globally unique and once created, you cannot change it. There is no minimum or maximum storage size, and we only pay for what we use. Access to our buckets can be controlled in several ways. We will learn more about security in Chapter 15, Security and Compliance...