Reasons to choose GCP Cloud Platform and Cloud Services for Business Cloud Backup
Forward-looking infrastructure for remote backup
Powerful data and analysis services with AI Applications
Take advantage of big data, so you can find answers faster with cloud-based AI.
Create better quality products using Generative AI and data insights.
Just write the code, no need to manage the server
Taiwan Changbin Server Room
Google Data Center is located in Changbin, Taiwan.
Providing the most intuitive and high-speed connection quality for local users in Taiwan, supporting Cloud Hosting Services and remote backup.
Google Cloud sites around the world
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Network Edge Location
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Services in countries/regions
Stay tuned!
Google Cloud will continue to expand its services to the following regions: Warsaw (Poland), Doha (Qatar), Toronto (Canada), and the United States,
Melbourne (Australia), Delhi (India), Paris (France), Milan (Italy), Santiago (Chile) and Madrid (Spain).
Products
Compute Engine
A cost-effective and scalable virtual machine that speed up computing, it can not only to run large in-memory databases, but also to build cloud-native applications.
- Pre-defined Machine Types: Quickly begin sales with a pre-established and off-the-shelf setup
- Pre-emptive machines: Provide affordable and short-term executables that can save you up to 80% on computing costs
- Confidential computing: Encrypt extremely confidential data as it is processed
- Optimization advice: automatically provides recommendations to achieve optimal resource utilization
Object storage for businesses of all sizes. No matter how much data you have, you can store it in this space without any limitations on the number or frequency of data retrieval.
- Unlimited storage space with no object size limits
- Anytime, anywhere access and worldwide storage locations
- Low latency
- Nearly 100% durability
- Off-site redundancy (provided data is stored in multiple or dual-site locations)
A secure, fully managed Kubernetes service with a revolutionary Autopilot operating model.
- Accelerate application development while maintaining security
- Simplify operations with releases
- Manage infrastructure with Google SRE technology
Anthos
Anthos is a managed application platform that extends Google Cloud's services and engineering practices to your environment to accelerate application refurbishment and establish operational consistency.
- Build, deploy, and optimize applications on any system or environment with simplicity, flexibility, and security.
- Deliver a consistent development and operational experience for hybrid cloud and multi-cloud environments.
Serverless, highly scalable, and cost-effective multicloud data warehouse designed for business agility.
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Make deep analytics accessible to all with a secure and scalable platform and built-in machine learning technology
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Leverage business decisions with data located in different clouds through a flexible multi-cloud data analytics solution
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Fast analysis of PB-scale data via ANSI SQL with no operational burden
To become your application-specific object storage and database, they are not only scalable and flexible, but they also perform well in terms of performance.
Data transfer
Provides online and offline data transfer solutions that allow you to transfer data quickly and securely.
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Google Transfer Appliance
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Cloud Storage Migration Service
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Google BigQuery Data Migration
AI
Using the best of Google's artificial intelligence technologies to make your business run faster, smoother, and meet customer needs in innovative ways.
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Vision AI: With Vertex AI vision capabilities using AutoML technology, to extract deeper analytics from images in the cloud or at the edge, or use pre-trained Vision API models to detect emotions, understand text and perform other operations.
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Video AI: Delivers powerful content exploration tools and compelling video experiences.
Easily train a high-quality custom machine learning model even if your machine learning expertise is limited.
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AutoML Vision: Generate in-depth analysis results with object detection and image classification in cloud environments or marginal locations.
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AutoML Natural Language: Decode the structure and meaning of text through machine learning techniques.
Understanding Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Pricing Plans
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) offers flexible pricing designed to match your business needs. Its pricing model is primarily usage-based and pay-as-you-go, meaning you only pay for the resources you actually use.
For organisations with predictable workloads, GCP also provides committed use plans, which offer discounts when you commit to using a fixed amount of resources over a specified period.
Key Factors That Influence GCP Costs
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Google Cloud Platform (GCP) offers flexible pricing designed to match your business needs. Its pricing model is primarily usage-based and pay-as-you-go, meaning you only pay for the resources you actually use.
For organisations with predictable workloads, GCP also provides committed use plans, which offer discounts when you commit to using a fixed amount of resources over a specified period.
Understanding Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Pricing Plans
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) offers flexible pricing designed to match your business needs. Its pricing model is primarily usage-based and pay-as-you-go, meaning you only pay for the resources you actually use.
For organisations with predictable workloads, GCP also provides committed use plans, which offer discounts when you commit to using a fixed amount of resources over a specified period.
Key Factors That Influence GCP Costs
Usage Volume
The amount and duration of resource consumption are the main factors that affect your bill.For example, the more CPU, memory, storage, and network bandwidth your virtual machine (VM) uses, the higher your total cost will be.
Regions and Availability Zones
Prices vary depending on where your resources are hosted. Different regions and availability zones may have different rates due to infrastructure and operational costs.
Type of Service
Each GCP service has its own pricing model.
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Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offerings such as Compute Engine are typically billed by resource usage.
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Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offerings, such as App Engine, may be charged on a subscription or tiered basis.
GCP Pricing Calculator
To help users plan ahead, Google Cloud provides the Google Cloud Pricing Calculator — an intuitive tool that lets you estimate costs based on your expected usage and configurations.
You can input your resource requirements to get a detailed cost breakdown before deployment.
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Key Features | Discount Availability | |
| Pay-As-You-Go | Flexible billing based on usage | No | |
| Committed Use | Discounts for committing to fixed resource usage | Yes |
Pay-As-You-Go Plan
This is the default pricing model for GCP. You pay only for what you use, with no upfront commitments or minimum usage requirements — ideal for startups, test environments, or dynamic workloads.
Committed Use Plan
With a committed use plan, you can enjoy significant cost savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing. In return, you agree to use a specific amount of resources for a defined period (e.g., one or three years). This model works best for stable, long-term projects.
Example: Calculating GCP Costs
Let’s say you need a VM with 1 vCPU, 2 GB of memory, and 10 GB of storage to run a web application that uses 100 GB of network traffic per month.
Using the Google Cloud Pricing Calculator:
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The estimated monthly cost for this VM is around USD 50.
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Network traffic costs vary by region — for instance, in the us-east1 (Iowa) region, 100 GB of egress traffic costs about USD 10 per month.
That brings your total estimated monthly cost to approximately USD 60.
Additional Tips for Managing GCP Costs
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Per-second billing: GCP charges by the second, allowing you to fine-tune resource usage and minimise waste.
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Discount options: New customer credits, sustained-use discounts, and educational pricing are available for eligible users.
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Free trial: GCP offers a free tier and trial credits, so you can explore services and build prototypes at no cost.
Security solutions built for industry needs
Retails
We strive to help you keep your personally identifiable information, transaction data and payment data secured. Our products have passed several stringent global security and privacy standards (e.g. ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017 and ISO/IEC 27018), as well as industry standards (e.g. PCI DSS).
Media and Entertainment Industry
Our products have passed a number of stringent global security and privacy standards to help you comply with industry frameworks such as the MPAA Best Practices Guidelines.
Financial Services
Our products have passed a number of stringent global security, privacy and financial regulatory standards (including the AICPA SOC), as well as to comply with a number of industry standards (e.g. PCI DSS and Japan's FISC).
Education
Our products have passed a number of stringent safety and privacy standards, as well as to comply with relevant regulations under education and child protection laws such as FERPA and COPPA.
Health Care and Life Sciences
We can help you ensure that your protected health information, EMRs and patient data are safe and secure. Our products have passed a number of stringent global security and privacy standards, and some are available to you under the applicable Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act business associate agreements.
Government Agencies
We offer a full range of security features and do comply with various government regulations and codes, such as FedRAMP, the Health Insurance Circulation and Accountability Act, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, the UK's NCSC Cloud Security Principles, Singapore's MTCS, etc.
GCP Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
1. Why Choose Google Cloud Platform (GCP)?
GCP is the only cloud platform with its own data centre built in Taiwan, located in Changhua Coastal Industrial Park. Its global submarine cable network connects continents, providing faster and more reliable network speeds compared to other brands.
Backed by Google’s world-leading search engine and analytics technology, GCP excels in Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning (ML) capabilities.
In terms of cost efficiency, GCP adopts a transparent pay-as-you-go billing model. Pricing for resources such as virtual machines, storage, and network traffic is publicly available on the official website. You only pay for what you use.
For enterprises working with a certified reseller, invoices can be issued directly by the reseller in local currency, making it easier for corporate reimbursement and accounting.
2. What Can GCP Be Used For?
GCP can support a wide range of business needs, including:
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Short-term testing environments for development or pilot projects
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Handling traffic surges during events like shopping festivals or ticketing seasons
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Disaster recovery and backup, allowing companies to store and replicate data securely in different locations
Industries such as e-commerce, manufacturing, finance, logistics, gaming, and media commonly leverage GCP solutions.
With the global shift towards ESG and sustainable development, more organisations are also turning to cloud computing to achieve net-zero carbon goals.
3. Is GCP Secure?
GCP is built with enterprise-grade security and has passed multiple third-party audits and international certifications, including ISO 27001 and ISO 27017. It also provides detailed documentation and compliance reports to help businesses meet regulatory requirements.
For advanced protection, GCP offers Chronicle Security Operations, a cloud-native security solution that integrates seamlessly with enterprise systems to enhance visibility and threat detection.
GAIA Information Technology is Taiwan’s first GCP-certified Chronicle Reseller, helping businesses implement Chronicle for complete cloud and on-premises security monitoring.
4. How to Get Started with GCP
Anyone can register directly on the GCP website and start using cloud services instantly. However, partnering with a certified reseller offers additional advantages — and GAIA Information stands out among them:
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Invoice and billing support – Unlike credit-card online purchases, GAIA can issue official invoices for corporate reimbursement and local accounting compliance.
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Certified expertise – As a Premier Partner and Taiwan’s first GCP Chronicle Reseller, GAIA has a team of certified engineers (over 100 certifications) providing 24/7 technical support to resolve issues anytime.
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Proven experience – With over 800 clients across Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the U.S., GAIA brings extensive experience in cloud architecture and cybersecurity consulting across industries such as manufacturing, finance, logistics, gaming, and media.
If you’d like to learn more or discuss how GCP can benefit your business, feel free to reach out to us anytime.