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A net promoter score to be proud of
|Recently, it can feel like everyone is talking about the importance of customer experience and net promoter score. But whilst for some it’s a buzz phrase that is trending and topical in 2022, for us it’s part of our DNA. Stemming back to our purp...
Key Take Aways from Microsoft Inspire 2022
|Microsoft shared their vision and roadmap with their partners at Inspire 2022 conference. As an Azure Expert MSP partner, the Macquarie Cloud Services team followed announcements keenly and each team member provided their unique perspective, shaped...
Optimise your cyber security posture with active cyber defence
|Attacking the attackers with active cyber deception. Cyber-criminals are getting more sophisticated and savvy by the day. Businesses suffered 50% more cyberattack attempts per week in 2021 than in the previous year, and a recent study reveals that cy...
Advances in Managed Azure Virtual Desktop
|Three great new features for Managed Azure Virtual Desktop. 1. RDP Shortpath for public networks in Preview Our initial test results for AVD Shortpath for public networks indicates speed does not have to come at t...
What does a Product Manager do?
|As part of our commitment to #BreakTheBias we spent some time getting to know the career journeys of some of our cloud colleagues. So here’s what we discovered when we joined forces with our excellent product team. Meet Pauline, a Product Lead at M...
6 things that may be holding you back from Azure optimisation (and 1 quick way to get there).
|Cloud adoption is off and racing. We’ve seen a 20% year on year increase in public cloud expenditure in Australia1, and 77% of businesses now say they have at least one application, or a portion of their enterpr...
A letter to my younger self - Break The Bias
|Dear Kayal of 2015, If you knew then what I know now, IT would have been the degree we chose from day one. The perception that the industry is male-dominated still rings true, but you would not have given this fact so much weight when making decision...
Welcome home Erin
|Erin is the latest boomerang to return to Macquarie Cloud Services, a fact we are very happy about. Adopting a new role in the team, we asked her to share her thoughts and views on life in IT and Technology. Read her journey and experiences as a prof...
How to enhance your security posture?
|Cyberwarfare is unfortunately commonplace in the current economic and political climate, and as such many of our customers have been reaching out to get confirmation on our security posture. In light of the topic, we wanted to share with all our read...
Azure Security & Compliance could be the big winners from your cloud optimisation plan
|Look beyond the dollars and you’ll find a host of additional benefits that can accrue from cloud optimisation programs. Too many organisations take an “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” approach to their Azure cloud, even if there ar...