Storage overview

Data storage, backup, and disaster recovery.

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Explore storage in Google Cloud

Read documentation and Cloud Architecture Center articles about storage products, capabilities, and procedures.

Cloud Storage overview

Learn about Cloud Storage, including how it works and what tools you can use to store your data.

Filestore overview

Learn about Filestore as a network-attached file storage option.

Backup and Disaster Recovery Service overview

Back up and recover your data resources.

NetApp Volumes overview

Get fully-managed volume provisioning for your file-based applications.

Storage for GKE clusters overview

Learn the storage options that GKE supports and considerations for selecting the best option for your needs.

Storage options for Compute Engine

Learn the storage options that Compute Engine supports and considerations for selecting the best option for your needs.

Training, blog articles, and more

Go to training courses, blog articles, and other related resources.

NetApp Volumes PDF

Learn about how NetApp Volumes provides high-performance file storage for demanding enterprise applications and workloads.open_in_new

GKE plus Filestore

View an example of how Filestore integration with GKE can significantly accelerate your AI/ML workload performance.open_in_new

Get Started with Cloud Storage

Study creating, performing basics tasks, and managing object retention with Cloud Storage.open_in_new

Use APIs to Work with Cloud Storage

Study using the gsutil command-line tool, APIs, and the APIs Explorer tool with Cloud Storage.open_in_new

NetApp: Build, Protect, and Govern your Data Infrastructure

Study how to store, protect, and govern your data.open_in_new

Decision tree for storage workloads

View a decision tree to choose storage options to meet your workload needs.open_in_new

Storage products by use case

Expand sections or use the filter to find products and guides for typical use cases.

Backing up your data resources

Create and execute backup plans for databases, VMs, and file systems to protect all of your data resources consistently and efficiently.

Backup and DR Service

A managed backup and disaster recovery (DR) service for centralized and application-consistent data protection.

Backup for GKE

Protect, manage, and restore your containerized applications and data for workloads running on Google Kubernetes Engine clusters.

Protect and recover VMware VMs

Create and execute backup plans for your VMware VMs.

Protect and recover Microsoft SQL Server databases

Create and execute backup plans for your Microsoft SQL Server databases.

Protect and recover Compute Engine instances

Create and execute backup plans for your Compute Engine instances.

Protect and recover SAP HANA databases in Compute Engine instances

Create and execute backup plans for your SAP HANA databases in Compute Engine instances.

Data backup compliance

Review and report on the backup status of your data resources.

Storage solutions

Choose your block, file, or object storage options.

Cloud Storage

Store objects with global edge caching.

Filestore

Create fully managed, high-performance NFS file servers on Google Cloud.

NetApp Volumes

A fully managed, cloud-based data storage service that provides advanced data management capabilities and highly scalable performance.

Persistent Disk

Persistent Disk volumes are durable network storage devices that your VMs can access like physical disks in a desktop or a server.

Hyperdisk

A scalable, high-performance storage service with a comprehensive suite of data persistence and management capabilities.

Data transfer

Transfer your data into, within, or from Google Cloud.