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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’...
AWS to Azure Migration: A No-Nonsense Guide
|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
|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...
Securing Researcher Platforms for Sensitive Data and Collaboration
|The Compliance Challenge in Research Collaboration If you’ve ever been part of a research project that involves collaborating with government departments, you know the drill. Security and compliance requirements are onerous, generally unrewardin...
Macquarie Cloud Services — Once Again Named Australia’s Best Workplace
|. 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
|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
|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
|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
|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...
From Learning to Leading: Robert Shopov’s Graduate Journey
|Interview. My journey with Macquarie Cloud Services kicked off with an engaging interview process that gave me a clear glimpse into the company’s vibrant culture. I met with the Hosting Management Centre (HMC) Manager, the Head of Operations, an...
A Thousand Doors and One Right Fit: My Start at Macquarie Cloud Services - Stella Zhang
|Coming out of university was a transition like nothing before. Think of it like peering down an endless corridor, thousands and thousands of doors swung wide open with no map in sight. When I first applied for the graduate program at Macquarie Cloud ...