Cloud Storage Anywhere Cache Rapid Cache
Legacy names Cloud Storage Anywhere Cache, Anywhere Cache
Zonal SSD-backed read cache for Cloud Storage buckets that scales capacity and bandwidth automatically.
Naming timeline
- Cloud Storage Anywhere Cache
Zonal SSD-backed read cache for Cloud Storage buckets announced at Google Cloud Next '23 (and reached General Availability on 2025-03-05).
- Rapid CacheCurrent name
Rebranded from Anywhere Cache to Rapid Cache on March 24, 2026 as part of the Cloud Storage Rapid tier family (alongside Rapid Bucket).
What is Cloud Storage Anywhere Cache called now?
Cloud Storage Anywhere Cache is now called Rapid Cache, with the latest change on 24 March 2026. Earlier names covered by this entry also include Anywhere Cache. Zonal SSD-backed read cache for Cloud Storage buckets that scales capacity and bandwidth automatically. Only the customer-facing name changed; the underlying technical identifiers remain backward compatible.
Technical identifiers
Technical identifiers unchanged. Only the customer-facing product name changed; the APIs, CLI commands, IAM roles and Terraform resources below keep their legacy identifiers for backward compatibility.
| REST / gRPC APIs | storage.googleapis.com |
|---|---|
| gcloud / CLI Commands | gcloud storage buckets anywhere-caches gcloud storage |
| IAM Predefined Roles | roles/storage.* |
| Terraform Resources | google_storage_anywhere_cache |
The Cloud Storage Control API methods (AnywhereCaches Create/Get/List/Update/Disable/Resume), resource type (AnywhereCache), CLI command group (gcloud storage buckets anywhere-caches), and Terraform resource (google_storage_anywhere_cache) retain the legacy AnywhereCache name.
Notes & disambiguation
- Officially renamed from Anywhere Cache to Rapid Cache in the March 24, 2026 Cloud Storage release notes (following the March 12, 2026 GA of Rapid Bucket).
- Official documentation note: 'Important: Anywhere Cache is now renamed Rapid Cache. When using Rapid Cache with certain tools, you might still see the name Anywhere Cache being referenced in the tool's interface or surface.'
Sources & official documentation
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