Google has introduced a new version control platform, hosted on its vast cloud. A git platform with more enhanced featured and flexible than Google Code. Google pulled the plug from Google Code in March 2015 citing lack of interest.

With the end of the road for Google Code, the new git platform has started to take its place. Though there are a lot of old players already in the market (GitHub & Bitbucket are among them), Google has its way to attract more & more users / customers to its service. But with two failed project (i.e. Google plus & Google Code) you must be wondering, why anyone should get excited about the new cloud repository, which is still in beta?

The answer is lied with the vast cloud infrastructure of Google itself which is second to none. So the company can offer more for less as compared to its competitors. Each project on Googles Cloud Platform has a Cloud Source Repository (CSR), which can be accessed and used by multiple users. The permissions are inherited from the Cloud project, so all the user has to do is add project members and set their permissions.

It also allows you to connect a CSR to a hosted repository on GitHub or Bitbucket. When you push a change to the connected repository, it's automatically synced to the CSR, and vice-versa.