Google Cloud Storage Coldline

Google Cloud Storage Coldline

Affordable long-term cloud storage service for infrequently accessed data, providing low-cost, high-durability storage for backups, archives, and disaster recovery.

What is Google Cloud Storage Coldline?

Google Cloud Storage Coldline is one of the storage classes offered as part of Google Cloud Storage. It is designed for data that is infrequently accessed and has a retrievability SLA of under 12 hours.

Coldline storage is ideal for backups, archives, disaster recovery data, and any data you expect to access less than once per year. It offers very low per-GB storage pricing in exchange for slightly slower access times compared to the Standard storage class.

Key features of Coldline storage include:

• Ultra low cost cloud storage: Pricing starts at just $0.007/GB/month
• Built-in data durability and availability of 99.95%
• Data stored redundantly across multiple facilities and multiple devices
• Retrieval time under 12 hours for inactive data
• Integrated with other Google Cloud Platform services

Overall, Coldline storage represents an extremely affordable solution for rarely accessed data while still providing high durability and availability comparable to Standard storage. It's a great option as the storage tier in a tiered, lifecycle storage strategy.

Google Cloud Storage Coldline Features

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