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Macquarie Telecom names new chief in leadership reshuffle

Tue, 16th Dec 2025
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Macquarie Technology names Marija Harris to lead Macquarie Telecom from 2026 as veteran Luke Clifton shifts to a governance-focused director role.
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Macquarie Telecom invests AUD $30m to offer VeloCloud SD-WAN

Wed, 21st May 2025
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Macquarie Telecom partners with VeloCloud in a AUD $30m, four-year deal to offer exclusive SD-WAN services to Australian managed service providers.
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Macquarie Telecom appoints Marika Fiorini as Chief Customer Officer

Mon, 20th Feb 2023
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Australian telco Macquarie Telecom appoints Marika Fiorini as Chief Customer Officer to drive business growth and foster internal career development.
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Australian Tax Office renews security deal with Macquarie

Wed, 1st Feb 2023
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Macquarie Government renews and extends cybersecurity agreement with Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to protect sensitive data.
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Macquarie Telecom receives 'Certified Strategic' badge from DTA

Thu, 15th Dec 2022
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Macquarie Telecom Group becomes first company to receive 'Certified Strategic' designation for its cloud services from Digital Transformation Agency.
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Macquarie DC highlights importance of data sovereignty and localisation

Fri, 11th Nov 2022
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Data sovereignty and localisation must be prioritised in Australian data centres, says Macquarie Data Centres executive. Trust is crucial.
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Australia's data centre pioneer still leading after 22 years

Tue, 30th Aug 2022
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We look at the fascinating success of Macquarie data centre's over its 22 year life span and how they continue to innovate in a highly contested sector.
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Macquarie CSP arm picks Azure as public cloud of choice

Thu, 20th Feb 2020
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Macquarie Cloud Services has chosen Microsoft Azure as its public cloud provider, launching a new Azure practice to deliver managed services across Australia.
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MacTel works with mental health not-for-profit Open Minds

Thu, 14th Nov 2019
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Macquarie Telecom partners with Open Minds to deliver robust mobile, voice, and data services, enhancing mental health and disability support across Australia.
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Macquarie Telecom to bring VMware SD-WAN to more Australian businesses

Fri, 8th Nov 2019
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Macquarie Telecom has partnered with Microsoft to deliver VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud services through the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.
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Macquarie named NSW Government telecoms supplier

Tue, 29th Oct 2019
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Macquarie Government has been chosen by the New South Wales Government as an approved supplier of telecommunications services.
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Macquarie offers to buy Aussie cloud company for $18m

Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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Macquarie Telecom Group offers AUD $17.9m for cloud hosting firm Bulletproof, aiming to purchase all shares at a significant premium amidst declining earnings.
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Macquarie Telecom marks data center expansion plans with new appointment

Mon, 13th Nov 2017
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Macquarie Telecom has promoted David Hirst to a new position focused on its data center expansion plan. Hirst joined the company nine years ago.
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SD-WAN is the next evolution in networking - here's why

Tue, 17th Oct 2017
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SD-WAN is the next evolution in networking, set to become the fastest growing component of business networks in Australia and New Zealand.
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Macquarie Telecom invests $15m in data centers after big customer win

Tue, 10th May 2016
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Macquarie Telecom is investing AU$15 million in its data centers to cater for the needs of a newly signed data center services customer.
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Macquarie deploys big data platform, improves Govt comms

Thu, 26th Nov 2015
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Macquarie Telecom has deployed MapR, the big data platform, and says the move is bringing performance and security benefits to the Australian govt.