Century Link Object Storage compared to Google Cloud Storage

Century Link Object Storage
Versus
Google Cloud Storage

Features

Storage Features of Century Link Object Storage compared to Google Cloud Storage
Century Link Object StorageFeaturesGoogle Cloud Storage
Cloud based
GDPR Compliant
On premise
Open source
Versioned files
Cross Region Replication
API
S3 Compatible API
Portal, REST apiManagement interfacesPortal, CLI, REST api
Event hooks/pubsubYes, but only in combination with Google Firebase
SLACredits below 99.95%. That is 21 minutes of monthly downtime allowed without ability to claim credits
Maximum object filesize5 TB
Minimum object filesize
Recommended max file count per bucket
Max filesize for a bucket5 TB
Maximum amount of bucketsunlimited
Logs
Authentication / ACL
CDN integrationYes, google’s storage solution ties into multiple CDNs and it’s covered by google’s own caching layer
Centurylink/Lumen is a backbone provider for large parts of the globePeering & interconnectLeveraging Google’s Peering connections for fast delivery of content
Unsupported Paid Feature Supported Unknown

Descriptions


Century Link Object Storage


Centurylink, now rebranded/acquired by Lumen is one of the world’s largest internet backbone providers.

Lumen has a storage solution. And it’s fast.

Their cloud platform is relatively new, but given their strong networking background, this sure is a competitor!

Lumen’s solution is “based on a popular software package”, which we guess is Openstack’s Swift.

You’ll have to work your way through literally awful documentation, which is messy and primed for dotNet developers, if you can even find API documentation. Chances are you’re going to be on the phone with their support engineers and/or your account manager in order to get something done.

But hey, having a backbone attached to your storage solution, AND having an awesome API along with it, just looks too good to pass up on.


Google Cloud Storage


Google Cloud Platform (GCP) has proven itself time over time. They host anything, from very small startups to large enterprise clients, like Nintendo’s Pokemon GO, or basically any NFT marketplace.

Google Cloud Storage was first to introduce Interconnect.

Google Cloud Storage Interconnect facilitates cheap egress costs, from the storage to your CDN supplier. Which means that, when you put a CDN in front of your google cloud object storage, the egress traffic (from google to the CDN) will either be cheap or even free. Essentially, since you’re paying for the bandwidth on the CDN side as well, saving you money on needless costs.