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Media Release: Joining the VMware by Broadcom Sovereign Cloud initiative
August 2 2022, by James Rabey |Category: Government
2 August 2022, Macquarie Technology Group (ASX: MAQ) today became a member of the VMware by Broadcom Sovereign Cloud initiative, a reflection of the company’s decade-long commitment to sovereign IT capability. The growing importance of data soverei...
Top things you need to know about Data Sovereignty
May 5 2022, by James Rabey |Category: Government
What is data sovereignty? Data has become the most valuable asset globally, and who controls it is of increasing importance to governments, corporations and individuals alike. Data sovereignty is key to data security, but ‘what is data sovereignty?...
Sovereign Cyber Security Centre of Excellence
July 14 2021, by James Rabey |Category: Government
We are proud to announce a major investment we are making in the New South Wales cybersecurity and digital economy as well as strengthening Australia’s sovereign cybersecurity capability. Purpose-built for cybersecurity and government sovereign sup...
NSW DCJ to use Macquarie Government SOCaaS and SIEMaaS
July 13 2021, by James Rabey |Category: Government
Macquarie Government’s partnership with CSO group to deliver SOC and SIEM. We are excited to announce that Macquarie Government has partnered with CSO group to deliver a fully managed Security Monitoring Service, Security Operations Centre (SOC) an...
Defence Minister Peter Dutton Opens Macquarie’s New High Security Data Centre in Canberra
June 18 2021, by James Rabey |Category: Government
18 June 2021 – Australia’s Minister for Defence, The Hon. Peter Dutton MP, today officially unveiled Intellicentre 5 Bunker (IC5), highlighting it as critical infrastructure supporting Australia’s data sovereignty, national cyber security and d...
Budget delivers timely infrastructure, cyber and skills boost to Australian economy
May 13 2021, by James Rabey |Category: Government
13 May 2021, Macquarie Technology Group (ASX: MAQ) has welcomed the publication of the 2021-22 Federal Budget, particularly its focus on building critical infrastructure, bolstering cyber security in Australia and expanding much-needed digital skills...
Macquarie Technology Group appoints former head of cyber warfare
April 30 2021, by James Rabey |Category: Government
The below announcement was featured in the Canberra Times, Defense Connect, ITWire and a number of other media sites. Macquarie Technology Group appoints former head of cyber warfare Maj Gen Marcus Thompson AM PhD as Senior Advisor 27 April 2021 Macq...
The Role of Data Centres in the Australian Government’s Digital Transformation Strategy
April 30 2021, by James Rabey |Category: Government
The federal government’s Digital Transformation Strategy is rightly focused on modernising government to improve customer service outcomes. However, the role of Macquarie Government’s data centres in Canberra and services including cloud, hosting...
Data Sovereignty and Data Centres
April 14 2021, by James Rabey |Category: Government
Australians have made it clear that they expect their governments to keep their personal information onshore. Uptake of both the COVIDSafe and My Health Record apps was lower than hoped due to public concern around the risk of their data being access...
Macquarie Data Centres and Macquarie Government Launches New Government-certified Facility in Canberra
February 25 2021, by James Rabey |Category: Government
Macquarie launches $17M Government facility, IC5 Certified to store and manage highly classified Government data including Department of Defence data Construction supported over 400 jobs in the ACT throughout 2020 Australia’s sovereign data protect...