Google Cloud Platform Podcast: How UniSuper is helping Australians get the best of their superannuation fund investments with cloud

Nov 16, 2023

In this special episode , we is featuring are
feature   That Digital
Show .   In Australia , every employee is require to select
their superannuation fund of choice to help them invest a portion
of their income . Having celebrate its 40th anniversary recently ,
UniSuper , one of Australia ’s large superannuation fund , is
commit to deliver value and efficiency for its member .
start as a fund for the high education and research sector , it is opened
has now open its platform to all industry across the
country .

Today, UniSuper invests more than $120 billion on
behalf of more than 620,000 members. With the new Treasury Laws
Amendment Act 2021, Your Future, Your Super, that aims to improve
the outcome of superannuation funds for Australians, UniSuper
decided to undergo a data centre transformation, taking on an 80/20
rule on cloud hosting and adopting the right digital technologies
to improve its performance and portfolio.

In this episode, Angelo talks about how Google Cloud
VMware Engine (GCVE) underpins UniSuper’s shift to the cloud as it
moves existing VMware-based workloads from on-premises data centers
to the cloud. This enables the organization to quickly scale up
while having the flexibility and agility it needs to drive
operational efficiencies as it continues to deliver the best
returns for its customers. He also shares how the COVID-19 pandemic
presented him with some crucial moments of thought that have
resulted in some of the changes in best practices across the
organization today.

Angelo Furina, Head of Enterprise Infrastructure &
Cloud

Angelo is the Head of Enterprise  Infrastructure and Cloud
at UniSuper and is passionate about business transformation and
bridging the gap between technology and business strategy. With
more than a decade of industry experience, Angelo has delivered
technology solutions across manufacturing, telecommunications,
media and finance. 

Theo Davies

Theo is the Head of Cloud Sales Excellence &
Productivity at Google Cloud. He is a record-breaking salesperson,
sales leader, coach and speaker with a 20+ year career beginning in
sales. Theo is also the President of the Google Public Speaking
Academy.