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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, ...
Broadcom ended the sale of perpetual VMware licenses: What this means for Australian NFPs
|TL; DR Broadcom ended perpetual VMware licenses in December 2023, forcing organisations to move to subscription-only bundles. Standalone vSphere editions (Essentials, Essentials Plus, Standard, Enterprise Plus) are discontinued, rep...
Breaking Free from IT Firefighting: The Value of the Right MSP Partner
|In the high-stakes environment of enterprise IT, time is your most finite resource. Studies show that IT teams spend up to 70% of their time on maintenance rather than strategic initiatives. Every minute your team spends patching software, troublesho...
CAUDIT Cloud: Powering the Next Generation of Research Infrastructure in Australia
|× TL;DR CAUDIT Cloud is a sector-aligned initiative developed in partnership with Macquarie Cloud Services and Dell to provide sovereign, future-ready cloud and data centre capabilities for ...
Unlocking Secure Research Environments with Azure Virtual Desktop: A Conversation with Pauline Thomas
|× TL;DR Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) is transforming how research environments achieve security, compliance, and operational efficiency. By simplifying alignment with the Essential Eight, em...
The New Realities of Research Compute: HPC, AI and the Infrastructure Shift Ahead
|× TL;DR Research computing is entering a transition phase where traditional HPC and AI workloads must coexist. High-performance computing (HPC) has evolved rapidly, with rising power, coolin...
What is SIEM as a Service? The Case for Azure SIEM That Actually Works
|Your security team works tirelessly, and threats never cease. You need a SIEM solution that matches their dedication, providing unwavering support every hour of every day. If you’re feeling underwhelmed by your current log management or sh...
AI, GPUs and the Future of Australian Research: Insights from AeRO 2025
|× Leaders from across the research, education and technology landscape gathered in Australia to explore how data, AI and cloud are reshaping scientific discovery at the Australian eResearch Con...
AI Meets Mars: How Generative Tools Are Unlocking 20 Years of Rover Science
|× TL;DR At the 2025 eResearch Conference, Macquarie Cloud Services spoke with Paulo De Souza about the extraordinary scientific legacy of NASA’s Mars rovers. What began as short, three-mon...
Flying the Plane While We’re Building It: AeRO’s Community of Research Infrastructure Experts
|× TL; DR Generative AI is seen as both exciting and concerning: it delivers powerful new capabilities and insights but is also a “black box,” so validation, transparency, and scientific...
Your Guide to Cybersecurity Basics: Tips, Threats, and Real Tactics
|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 ...