Google accidentally deletes a $125 billion pension fund account from Cloud – Firstpost

Imagine waking up one day to find your entire retirement fund hanging by a thread, all because of a simple cloud account setup mistake. That’s exactly what happened to UniSuper, a major financial player, when its private cloud partnership with Google Cloud went up in smoke.

It was a nerve-wracking ordeal for over 6,20,000 UniSuper members. Services were down, so they had no idea where their hard-earned savings were. And when things finally got back on track, the numbers they saw were way off and stuck in a time jump from the previous week.

In a rare move, UniSuper and Google Cloud have jointly apologized. They owned up to the mess and admitted it was a mistake by UniSuper that accidentally wiped out their cloud subscription.

Both CEOs assured that it was a one-time error, something that had never happened before with another Google Cloud customer.

But even with backup plans, UniSuper was hit hard. Canceling their cloud contract threw everything into chaos and made getting things back in order a real headache. To get the ball rolling again, they had to bring in another provider.

Restoring the hundreds of virtual machines, databases and apps that made up UniSuper’s cloud world was no easy task. It took a lot of teamwork between UniSuper and Google Cloud to get things right.

Now people are understandably unsettled. UniSuper members are very worried and other Google Cloud users are starting to question whether their data is also safe. Google Cloud is doing its best to reassure everyone and promises to tighten security and ensure that something like this never happens again.

But this whole saga is a wake-up call for everyone, not just UniSuper. With billions of dollars at stake, it’s clear that digital systems need to be rock solid, especially when it comes to our hard-earned money. As a reminder, UniSuper has assets worth over $125 billion.

UniSuper has its hands full putting things in order and making sure lightning doesn’t strike twice. But for all of us, it is a stark reminder of how fragile our digital world can be and how important it is to keep our financial nest eggs safe and sound.

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