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Google CloudService

5 companies

SpotifyCompany
Audio streaming company; its engineering blog covers its backend, data and developer tooling.
recommended

Having evaluated the potential outcomes, we decided on the third option, an ‘all-in’ move to just one provider where we could build a deeper working relationship that went beyond simply offloading infrastructure to a third party. This led us to commit to the Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Why Spotify moved from its own data centers all-in to Google Cloud Platform

engineering.atspotify.com ↗·2019-12-09Wrong?

EtsyCompany
Online marketplace for handmade and vintage goods
recommended

The total scores for each vendor reached over 50,000 points with GCP exceeding the others by more than 10%.

Etsy selects Google Cloud Platform as its cloud provider

etsy.com ↗·2018-01-04Wrong?

LinearCompany
Issue-tracking and product development tool for software teams.
uses

Initially, Linear’s infrastructure was concentrated in a single location - Google Cloud’s us-east1.

Linear on where its infrastructure was originally hosted

linear.app ↗·2024-05-23Wrong?

RevolutCompany
Digital bank and financial super-app
uses

Our back-end systems and web front-end system components are hosted in certified secure cloud data centres, provided and managed by the Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Where Revolut hosts its systems

medium.com ↗·2021-01-04Wrong?

ShopifyCompany
Commerce platform for online and retail businesses
uses

Similarly two years ago, Shopify decided to make the jump to Google Cloud

Shopify noting its earlier move to Google Cloud, from the React Native announcement

shopify.engineering ↗·2020-01-29Wrong?

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