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Your Guide to Cybersecurity Basics: Tips, Threats, and Real Tactics
November 13 2025, by Macquarie Technology Group |Category: Cloud Services
Welcome to a digital world where “click here” could mean the difference between a regular Tuesday and a full-blown data breach. Cybersecurity might feel like something for the coding elite, but it’s as relevant (and urgent) for your everyday ...
A Comprehensive Guide to Security Operations Centers (SOCs): Functions, Strategies, and Benefits
November 6 2025, by Macquarie Technology Group |Category: Cloud Services
Curious about how top businesses keep cyberthreats at bay, spot attackers in real time, and still get a full night’s sleep? Meet the Security Operations Centre (SOC)—the nerve centre for modern cyber defense. If you want the no-fluff, straight-ta...
What Our Own Data Journey Taught Us About AI Readiness
October 31 2025, by Ben Gialouris |Category: Cloud Services
Every business wants to move faster with AI. But most hit the same wall. The data isn’t ready. At Macquarie, we made a deliberate decision to fix that first. Over the past few years, we’ve rebuilt our data foundations to make AI practical ac...
AWS to Azure Migration: A No-Nonsense Guide
October 10 2025, by Macquarie Technology Group |Category: Cloud Services
Moving your entire cloud infrastructure is a big deal. For years, AWS has been the default choice for many. But as the cloud landscape evolves, more businesses are looking to alternatives such as Microsoft Azure. A cloud migration isn’t just about ...
Microsoft Enterprise Agreement: What’s Changing November 1st
October 3 2025, by Macquarie Technology Group |Category: Cloud Services
Effective 1 November 2025, Microsoft will retire volume-based pricing for its online services under the Enterprise Agreement (EA). This change will impact how businesses purchase cloud-based services like Microsoft 365, Office 365, Azure, and ot...
Macquarie Cloud Services — Once Again Named Australia’s Best Workplace
September 3 2025, by Macquarie Technology Group |Category: Cloud Services
. Sydney, Australia – 29 August 2025 — Macquarie Cloud Services, part of Macquarie Technology Group (ASX: MAQ), has been officially ranked #1 in the 30–99 employee category in the Best Workplaces in Australia 2025 list by Great Place to Work...
Blowing Your Budget in Azure? How to Master Your Public Cloud Investment
August 13 2025, by Macquarie Technology Group |Category: Cloud Services
Let’s set the scene. It’s 2022 and everyone’s moving to Azure. You don’t want to get left behind and you’re pretty impressed with Azure’s features and ease of use from the research you’ve done. You’ve been told public cloud costs are ...
Is Cloud Hosting Right For You? Here’s What You Actually Need to Know
August 7 2025, by Macquarie Technology Group |Category: Cloud Services
Cloud hosting has gone from paradigm change to business-as-usual, and with the advent of public cloud, has become accessible to everyone. Its widely accepted today that cloud hosting is the gold standard for any workload that isn’t literally b...
XDR in Cybersecurity: Why “Better Together” Isn’t a Buzzword
July 30 2025, by Macquarie Technology Group |Category: Cloud Services
Cybersecurity is chaotic, messy, and evolving every thirty seconds. One minute you’re patching endpoints, the next you’re worrying about shadow IT living in the cloud, and your “fancy” security solutions don’t even talk to each other. Siloe...
Chasing Curiosity: My Journey into Tech – Braiden Cuadra
July 23 2025, by Braiden Cuadra |Category: Cloud Services
Almost two years ago now, I took the leap and joined Macquarie Cloud Services with a deep curiosity for cyber security. At the time, I was in the thick of my Computer Science degree at the University of Wollongong, majoring in Cyber Security. I was s...







