In modern integration workflows, seamless file exchange between systems is non-negotiable. Whether you’re working across cloud apps, on-prem systems, or third-party platforms, you need a reliable storage solution that’s secure, scalable, and cost-effective. Enter Google Cloud Storage (GCS). When paired with Boomi, GCS becomes a powerful hub for file-based interaction across the enterprise—enabling easy data sharing, asynchronous processing, and cross-platform collaboration from anywhere.

What is Google Cloud Storage?

Google Cloud Storage (GCS) is a cloud-based file storage service available in the Google Cloud ecosystem. It serves an important function in many of today's integration designs. Within integration contexts, there are frequently systems that require a dependable and flexible solution for exchanging, saving, or cataloguing data files.

This is precisely where GCS excels.

Whether you are working with cloud applications, on-premises systems, or partner platforms using integration tools such as Boomi, GCS offers a single point of access for:

• File buffering between systems.

• Storing logs, reports, and backup data for an extended period.

• Providing hand-off data during cycles of asynchronous workflows.

The GCS advantages include, but are not limited to, its flexible RESTful APIs, default encryption, and intrinsic security structure that supports differing system architectures with varying data requirements, particularly in multi-cloud and hybrid cloud solutions.

Demonstrating the Integration: Google Cloud Storage with Boomi

To showcase how Google Cloud Storage can be seamlessly integrated into an enterprise integration workflow using Boomi, let's walk through a simple proof of concept (POC). This example highlights how Boomi can interact with GCS to perform basic file operations, demonstrating its use as a reliable data exchange layer in integration processes.

Integration Scenario

In this POC, we demonstrate a scenario where a file is retrieved from one GCS bucket and then created in another GCS bucket using Boomi. This showcases how Boomi can facilitate file movement or replication across storage locations.  

Set Up Google Cloud Storage

• Create a Project in Google Cloud Platform, and then navigate to API and Services, create a Service account, generate a key, and get the P12 downloaded.

Configure Boomi for Authentication:

• Create an X.509 certificate with the downloaded p12.

• Create the Google Cloud connection by selecting the JWT Bearer Token authentication method. and enter the scopes for the Google Cloud Platform, https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform, https://www.googleapis.com/auth/devstorage.full_control

• By creating the operations for getting the file and creating the file in the Google Cloud Storage, we can get the file from the Google Cloud Storage and create a file in the GCS. We need to pass the object ID as a parameter to the GCS operation to get the file from the bucket.

• We need to pass the Google Storage Document properties: Bucket Name & Object Name to create a file in the destination bucket.

• Create the process as follows and click on test.

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