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FinOps and the fine art of managing cloud spend: Six questions answered
|Most of our customers agree that the rise of the public cloud over the past decade has been an undisputed game-changer. Recently, another key message has also been coming through loud and clear: help us track and manage our spend in the public cloud....
A tale of two outages: How prepared are you for the next disruption?
|The dust has settled from last month’s CrowdStrike incident, and it has already been labeled the most significant IT outage in history. As the post-incident reviews and analysis continue at this stage at least two things seem to be undeniable: ...
From silo wars to Cyber Security harmony: the magic of Managed XDR
|Silos are bad; integration and collaboration are good. It’s fairly common wisdom across most aspects of the business landscape – even when it comes to cyber security. In fact, you could easily argue that integration and collaboration are both ...
19 hours, 40 engineers and one sleepless night: When CrowdStrike struck
|How we supported our customers through the CrowdStrike outage. The world is still recovering from what is being labelled as the largest IT outage in history. On July 19 2024, a routine software update from CrowdStrike disabled more than eight mill...
Macquarie Cloud Services launches Australian-first Dell, Azure hybrid cloud offering
|Macquarie Flex brings true hybrid capabilities to Australian businesses revolutionising the handling of critical workloads In an Australian first, Macquarie Cloud Services, part of Macquarie Technology Group (ASX: MAQ), has leveraged strategic ...
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....
AI is everywhere. Are you ready?
|“We’re not ready for AI, but we’re doing it anyway.” So said the majority of respondents to the 2024 CIO Edge Survey, with just 9% of Australian organisations claiming they are at least somewhat ready for AI. Meanwhile, a whopping 30% are ...
Broadcom Pinnacle Partner Announcement
|Macquarie Cloud Services Selected as VMware by Broadcom Pinnacle Partner In the wake of significant industry changes following Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, Macquarie Cloud Services is committed to supporting Australian businesses as...
What are the benefits of using Azure Virtual Desktop (and who should use it)?
|You might be sick of hearing this, but our working lives have well and truly changed over the past few years. In particular, more of us are working remotely or with flexibility. That has put enormous pressure on us IT types to adapt and be flexible ...
Broadcom's Acquisition of VMware and Its Impact.
|Broadcom‘s recent acquisition of VMware marks a significant shift in the cloud and virtualization landscape. This strategic change will reshape the way Australian businesses access and leverage VMware products and services. Understanding these chan...