Free transfer fees when migrating from Google Cloud to on-premises or other clouds, a step toward removing barriers to customer choice and competition in the cloud market
Google has announced that it will waive transfer fees for users who decide to stop using Google Cloud and migrate to other cloud services or on-premises. It is said to allow users to easily change cloud providers, increasing customer choice and competition in the cloud market.
Eliminating data transfer fees when migrating off Google Cloud | Google Cloud Blog
For many cloud services, the inward transfer fee for uploading data to the cloud service is low, and the outbound transfer fee for extracting data from the cloud service is set high, so once you start using it, other This makes it difficult to migrate to cloud services or on-premises.
Google Cloud has announced that it will ``wait transfer fees for users who decide to stop using Google Cloud'' in order to shake up this environment. At the same time as the announcement, the '
All existing users will need to apply to Google from the application page before they can stop using Google Cloud. Transfer fees will be waived for data migrated within 60 days of Google processing your request and notifying you of the migration period.
In order to process the application appropriately, it is recommended that the ``scheduled migration start date and time'' be specified at least 30 days in advance of the application. After the 60-day transition period, users must terminate their Google Cloud agreement. If you would like to migrate only part of your data without terminating your contract with Google Cloud, please indicate this at the time of application and the support team will consider it individually. Please note that even if you terminate your contract, if you wish to return to Google Cloud in the future, you are welcome.
The following services are eligible for free transfer fees:
・BigQuery
・Cloud Bigtable
・Cloud SQL
・Cloud Storage
・Datastore
・Filestore
・Spanner
・Persistent Disk
In this announcement, Google said, ``By waiving data transfer fees during migration, we will make it easier for users to change cloud providers,'' but added, ``Some cloud providers are trying to lock in users. 'They are creating a monopoly by using restrictive licenses that distort competition,' he said, noting that users are being deprived of the freedom to choose cloud services in terms of licenses in addition to transfer fees. Google also expressed its enthusiasm for liberalizing the cloud market, saying, ``We need to do more to remove restrictive licenses, which are the real barrier to competition in the cloud market.''
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