Google has just announced free data transfer for its cloud customers, in that customers can now transfer their data to another cloud service provider free of charge.
The company said eliminating data transfer fees for switching cloud providers will make it easier for customers to change their cloud provider.
It also noted that this does not solve the fundamental issue that prevents many customers from working with their preferred cloud provider in the first place: restrictive and unfair licensing practices.
Google however, explains that customers using Google Cloud services including BigQuery, Cloud Bigtable, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage, Datastore, Filestore, Spanner, and Persistent Disk are now eligible for free transfers out of Google Cloud but must first apply for approval through a form.
Thus, they will have 60 days to transfer their data upon approval while submitting second request if the time frame elapses.