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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...
Macquarie Cloud Services Launches Global - First Azure Marketplace SaaS Offering
|Macquarie Guard to remove barriers and provide AI-powered guardrails for Microsoft Azure customers to boost innovation and optimise cloud spend. Macquarie Cloud Services, part of Macquarie Technology Group (ASX: MAQ), today launched a global-first...
Three ways Artificial Intelligence will impact Cyber Security.
|Lately, Artificial Intelligence (AI) seems to be everywhere. Of course, we technology professionals have been talking the talk about AI for years. However, since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, discussions about AI and its possible applications (...
Azure infrastructure management: Best practices (and how to implement them).
|As a user of Microsoft Azure, you don’t need to know every detail about managing your cloud infrastructure to get the best possible outcomes (if you have the right partner supporting you – more on that a bit later). However, if you know nothing e...