Overview#
GCP Storage Classes defined various properties about GCP Storage Products| Description | GCP Multi-Regional | GCP Regional | Nearline | Coldline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| User Story | Frequent | System Access | Backup | Disaster Recovery compliance |
| Availability | 99.95% | 99.9% | 99.0% | 99.0% |
| Durability | 99.999999999% | 99.999999999% | 99.999999999% | 99.999999999% |
| Duration | Hot Data | Hot Data | 30 day minimum | 90 day minimum |
| Storage Cost | 0.026 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.007 |
| Retrieval Cost | none | none | 0.01 | 0.05 |
| Where | GCP Multi-Regional | GCP Regional | Nearline | Coldline |
| Performance | Same | Same | Same | Same |
GCP Storage Classes Changes#
You can change Google Regional or GCP Regional to Google Nearline or Google Coldline but can not change between GCP Regional or Google Regional without performing gsutil copies of moving.
Changing GCP Storage Classes is a "state" change to the GCP Bucket. That the change will only affect "new" items added to the GCP Bucket. "Old" items are not migrated.
