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GCPStorage

Fully managed NFSv3 file storage for Compute Engine and GKE with basic, zonal, enterprise, and high-scale tiers for shared workloads and POSIX file semantics

Jurisdictional exposure

Provider HQ
USMountain View, USA

Subject to CLOUD Act, FISA-702, DPF

Region locations
APACCNEEAEUUKUSOther44 regions across 7 jurisdictions
Sovereign option
Yes — 2 sovereign-flagged regions available

Attributes

SLA Uptime
99.9%
Protocol
NFSv3
Max Capacity
100 TB

Sub-services (2)

Basic Tier

Cost-effective file storage for simple workloads

Enterprise Tier

Regional high-availability file storage

Compliance & Certifications

This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.

Where this runs

44 regions
28 countries
2sovereign
Sovereign regions (2)
  • T-Systems Sovereign Cloud · FrankfurtT-Systems Sovereign Cloud powered by Google Cloud
  • S3NS Sovereign Cloud · ParisS3NS — Google Cloud + Thales joint venture
Commercial regions (42)

Europe (13)

  • Belgium
  • Finland
  • Paris
  • Berlin
  • Frankfurt
  • Milan
  • Turin
  • Netherlands
  • Warsaw
  • Madrid
  • Stockholm
  • Zurich
  • London

North America (12)

  • Montréal
  • Toronto
  • Querétaro
  • Northern Virginia
  • Columbus
  • Iowa
  • Dallas
  • Las Vegas
  • Los Angeles
  • South Carolina
  • Salt Lake City
  • Oregon

South America (2)

  • São Paulo
  • Santiago

Asia (9)

  • Hong Kong
  • Delhi
  • Mumbai
  • Jakarta
  • Osaka
  • Tokyo
  • Singapore
  • Seoul
  • Taiwan

Oceania (2)

  • Melbourne
  • Sydney

Middle East (3)

  • Tel Aviv
  • Doha
  • Dammam

Africa (1)

  • Johannesburg

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Pricing

Pricing model:pay-as-you-go