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Google Accidentally Deleted $125 Billion Pension Fund's Account (gizmodo.com)
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[–] db2@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

19 billion dollars and they can't do it themselves? They need Amazon and Microsoft?

[–] PseudorandomNoise@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Much cheaper to have an external company do these things sometimes

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 5 points 6 months ago

It also lets you pass the buck in case of issues from a manager’s perspective.

[–] sznowicki@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Good way to pay your informants.