Google Cloud deletes Australian trading fund’s infra

A $124B fund in Australia would have lost all data stored with Google Cloud, had they not relied on a third-party backup. A rare blunder from GCP, where regional replication did not stop the deletion – and a just as rare statement from Google Cloud’s CEO taking the blame. The below is an excerpt from The Pulse #93: OpenAI makes Google dance , originally published on 16 May, 2024.