nda··on Dataflow/Beam and Spark: A Programming Model ComparisonGCS can be used instead of HDFS, Dataproc is shipped with GCS connector installed (https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/bigdata-interop)
nda··on Introducing Google Cloud Storage NearlineSLAs on availability/durability & guaranteed throughput..
nda··on Introducing Google Cloud Storage NearlineIt's a bit apples to oranges comparison. Dropbox is a consumer product, like Google Drive. Nearline is targeted to app developers and enterprises
nda··on Introducing Google Cloud Storage NearlineThe same egress and data transfer charges as for Google Cloud Storage Standard / DRA. Can transfer the data from Standard to Nearline bucket for free until Jun, 11 - https://cloud.google.com/storage/pricing#network-regions
nda··on Introducing Google Cloud Storage Nearlinefrom the documentation: "You should expect 4 MB/s of throughput per TB of data stored as Nearline Storage. This throughput scales linearly with increased storage consumption."