Macquarie Technology Group

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Macquarie Technology Group
Company typePublic (ASX:  MAQ)
IndustryTelecom, 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]
ProductsSD-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]
Increase2.svg A$12.5 million (FY 2021)
Number of employees
over 400
Website macquarietechnologygroup.com

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.

Contents

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]

Macquarie Technology Group - Business Units

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]

Data Centre and Hosting

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Data centre reception.

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]

Announcements

Clients

Some clients and partners of Macquarie Technology Group include: Dell, Cisco, VMware, Fortinet, Red Hat, Zerto, Virtustream, [23] Google, Accenture, Marketo, News Corp, Westpac, BMC, Symantec, [24] Vision Australia, Hall and Prior, [25] Parliament of Australia, Federal Court of Australia, Western Sydney Airport, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Victoria State Government, Tourism Australia, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, [26]

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