Google Cloud deletes Australian trading fund’s infra

This article reports a major Google Cloud Platform (GCP) incident where UniSuper, a $124B Australian retirement fund, suffered a two-week outage after GCP accidentally deleted the fund's entire subscription and all associated data, including regional replicas. Data was only preserved because UniSuper had a backup with an external provider. Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian issued a joint statement taking full blame. The article serves as a warning about relying solely on GCP's replication and highlights the importance of multi-cloud backup strategies. It is relevant to IT/technology as it covers cloud infrastructure reliability, data loss prevention, and Google Cloud's operational failures.