Google cloud

cloud.google.com · Mountain View, United States of America

Google Cloud is a division of Google that provides cloud computing infrastructure, platform services, and industry-specific solutions to enterprises, public sector organizations, and developers. It generates revenue by selling infrastructure-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service, and software-as-a-service offerings, including data analytics, AI/ML, productivity, and security tools, on a consumption and subscription basis. Google Cloud also includes Google Workspace and a global partner ecosystem for implementation and managed services.

  • Cloud Infrastructure & Hosting
  • Data Warehousing & Lakes
  • MLOps & ML Platforms
Revenue
$36.0B
Employees
45,000
Founded
2008
Headquarters
Mountain View, United States of America

What 42 Arbolus experts think of Google cloud

NPS is strongly positive: the majority rate Google Cloud between 8–10, with many experts giving the maximum 10; detractors are rare and typically cite support and cost attribution as negatives. Renewal intent is affirmed by all high spenders and most influencers. Stickiness is notable: over 80% have used the platform more than one year and cite deep integration into workflows. The dominant themes are best-in-class analytics, scalable infrastructure, and strong productivity/collaboration; the main improvement requests are more predictable support, cost clarity, and less disruptive product changes.Overall Customer Sentiment: Positive

Who reviewed Google cloud

Total customers 42 41 current · 1 former
Reviews growth +42 in six months
Seniority of respondents
  • C-Suite 54% (23)
  • Director 29% (12)
  • Manager 17% (7)
Engineering Engineer Not specified NPS 8
Engineering Engineer C-Suite NPS 9
Engineering Leader C-Suite NPS 9 Will renew

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Sentiment

50 Net Promoter Score, from 42 scored reviews
  • Promoters 24
  • Passives 15
  • Detractors 3

Cumulative NPS by month

+0 over 5 months
  • Jun 9
  • Jul 8
  • Aug 9
  • Sep 9
  • Oct 9

Net Promoter Score across 4 reviews, accumulated up to each month. Category median 52 across 4 companies.

Praised

  • AI-empowered Workflow Automation
  • Cost Attribution Automation
  • AI-driven Workspace Transformation
  • Elastic and Scalable Services

Criticised

  • Support and Post-sale Relationship
  • Service Deprecations and Interface Changes
  • Catalog Complexity
  • Specialist Cloud Providers

What customers say

Elastic and Scalable Services
“Google Cloud offers real elasticity for workloads that spike and allows us to start projects without lengthy procurement cycles, making it ideal for dynamic needs.”
Best-in-class Data and Analytics Stack
“The data and analytics stack is genuinely best in class and the engineers know the product rather than the pitch, which drove enthusiastic internal adoption.”
Superior Collaboration and Simplicity
“The platform keeps our remote team connected, removing friction and allowing everyone to co-edit documents or brainstorm together in real time with effortless simplicity.”

Renewal intent

Plan to renew 91%
  • Will renew 20
  • Undecided 1
  • Not renewing 1

Plan to renew, by seniority

  • C-Suite 86% 7 answers
  • Director 89% 9 answers
  • Manager 100% 3 answers
  • Not specified 100% 3 answers
  • 8.9/10 Average score from customers who will renew
  • 8/10 Average score from undecided customers
  • 5/10 Average score from customers not renewing

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