| Company type | Public (ASX: MAQ) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecom, data centers, cloud computing, colocation, cyber security |
| Founded | Sydney, Australia, 1992 |
| Headquarters | Sydney, Australia |
Key people | David Tudehope, CEO Aidan Tudehope, Managing Director, Macquarie Government Peter James, Chairman Helen Cox, Chief Financial Officer [1] |
| Products | SD-LAN SD-WAN NBN for Business Business Ethernet Access Cisco Meraki Fixed Wireless Ethernet International Data Links Internet Private IP VPN Saas Enabled WAN Secure Remote Access SIP Trunking Fixed-line business phones Business mobiles Unified Communications Video Conferencing Web Conferencing Managed Mobility Services Mobile Management Tools Secure Cloud Secure Internet Gateway Cybersecurity Services State Government Cloud Colocation Cloud Services Hybrid Cloud VMware Cloud Azure Managed Virtual Data Centre Private Cloud Dedicated Servers Dedicated Hosting Object Storage PCI Compliant Cloud |
| Revenue | A$285.1 million (FY 2021) [2] |
Number of employees | over 400 |
| Website | macquarietechnologygroup |
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Macquarie Technology Group Limited (ASX: MAQ) (Previously Macquarie Telecom Group) is an Australian cloud, data centre, government cyber security and telecom company, with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and Perth. It owns and operates five data centers [3] in Sydney and Canberra.
Macquarie Telecom was founded in July 1992 shortly after telecommunications deregulation in Australia. The company was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in 1999. [4]
In June 2023 the company changed its name to Macquarie Technology Group, reflecting the increasing shift by the group into cloud-based services. [5]
On 28 July 2016, Macquarie Technology Group was announced with three distinct businesses – Macquarie Telecom, [6] Macquarie Cloud Services and Macquarie Government. In 2018, it announced a fourth business unit, Macquarie Data Centres. [7]
Macquarie Technology Group runs five data centers as part of its business selling managed services and managed hosting. The data centres are located in Sydney and Canberra and are branded by Macquarie Data Centres as "Intellicentre". Its second Sydney Data Center, Intellicentre 2, was opened September 2012, [9] and it has Intellicentre 4 and 5 in Canberra. [10]
In August 2021, Macquarie Technology Group's full portfolio of data centres achieved The Australian Federal Government's Certified Strategic designation under the Digital Transformation Agency's (DTA) Hosting Certification Framework. [11]
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