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Macquarie and Microsoft Azure come to the aid of Australian renewable packaging leader dealing with a six-month cloud exit by previous managed services provider .
Macquarie Telecom complet transition for Opal Group
Macquarie Telecom has helped renewable packaging company Opal Group with an urgent cloud transition , following its previous provider ’ s advice that it would stop supporting the company ’ s storage network .
With the transition complete and partnership established , Opal is set to reap the benefits from Macquarie ’ s recent Azure Expert MSP status awarded by Microsoft .
Headquartered in Melbourne , The Opal Group , owned by Nippon Paper Group , has more than 4,500 staff and 80 sites across Australia and New Zealand . The company specializes in sustainable fiber packaging and paper solutions , and exports Australian-made products to 70 countries across the world . The current business was born out of a $ 1.72 billion merger .
On that , Opal was advised that part of the business had previously suffered from major outage issues with its data center provider , and further identified a substandard storage area network ( SAN ) and Disaster Recovery ( DR ) posture , which left unattended risked its ability to manufacture and deliver products to customers .
These include some of Australia ’ s largest retail and FMCG companies , which rely on Opal to provide essential goods and services to often lockdown-stricken communities . The company had targeted it for early replacement but was given a further post-acquisition issue with the late advice on storage support .
“ We essentially had three months to tender , prepare and contract , and three months to transition over the Christmas period ,” said Phil Boon , Chief Information
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