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Macquarie announces general meeting to change its name to Macquarie Technology Group Limited
|Macquarie Technology Group (ASX: MAQ) today announced that it intends to change its listed company name to Macquarie Technology Group, reflecting the company’...
Azure Sentinel & Your SOC: How to Supercharge Threat Detection
|You want your Security Operations Centre (SOC) to be slick, responsive, and ahead of every new threat. Microsoft’s Azure Sentinel is designed to make it happen. But what actually is Sentinel? How does it fit into an existing SOC strategy, and what ...
Leadership in the Cloud: James Mystakidis on Growth, Culture and the Future of Tech
|In this exclusive Intelligent CIO APAC interview, James Mystakidis, Group Executive of Macquarie Cloud Services, shares the leadership philosophies and strategic decisions behind one of Australia’s fastest-growing cloud and security businesses. ...
Azure MSPs Demystified: How to Choose the Team That’ll Actually Have Your Back
|Need a team that wrangles your Azure cloud, keeps you secure, and “just makes stuff work” so you can focus on, well, literally anything else? That’s what Azure Managed Service Providers (MSPs) are for. But with so much jargon in the mix (raise ...
Cloud Repatriation Is Real — Here’s What AWS Customers Should Know
|Public cloud repatriation is a growing trend that has been gaining momentum, particularly as organisations reconsider their IT strategies. Businesses that once trusted Amazon Web Services (AWS) for its scalable, flexible infrastructure and pay-as-you...
Disaster Recovery in the Cloud: Real Tactics for IT Leaders
|Let’s start with the uncomfortable truth. Nobody likes thinking about downtime, data loss, or explaining to your board why the whole system is offline. But disasters happen. From cyberattacks to coffee spills on laptops (don’t laugh – that’s ...
Secrets of a Smooth Azure Migration (with Less Stress and More Savings)
|You’d be hard-pressed to find an IT manager who hasn’t been tasked with “get us to the cloud” in the last few years. There’s good reason for it. But just because Azure is the logical next step doesn’t make migration a walk in the park. Be...
Komatsu Australia partners with Macquarie Cloud Services to modernise cloud infrastructure
|Komatsu Australia has signed a multi-year, multimillion-dollar partnership with Macquarie Cloud Services (MCS) to modernise and strengthen its cloud infrastructure. Komatsu Australia has entered a multi-year, multimillion-dollar partnership with M...
Listen now: Unleashing the power of AI with Dell Technologies
|The conversation about AI is getting louder – so let’s cut through some of the noise. We were proud to join the discussion on a recent episode of the Dell Technologies Partner Uncut podcast – live from Dell Technologies World 2024 in Las Vegas....
Why you can't just set and forget your Azure environment
|An old boss of mine once told me to adopt a ‘growth’ mindset. At the time, I was far too young, immature and inexperienced to fully grasp the notion but essentially, he was telling me “Look for opportunities to improve. Always.” My recent att...
ATO Renews Cyber Security Contract with Macquarie Government
|The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has extended its cybersecurity support deal with Macquarie Government at a cost of $32.7 million. The secure internet gateway (SIG) and cybersecurity services contract has been extended until December 2024 and the tota...