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Fleetwood strengthens cyber posture with Macquarie Telecom
Macquarie Telecom and Macquarie Cloud Services , part of Macquarie Telecom Group , has announced the roll-out of cloud , NBN connectivity , SD- WAN and Wi-Fi for Fleetwood .
With support from the local Macquarie team , Fleetwood has streamlined business processes , accelerated IT goals by years and achieved a stronger cyber posture as Australia battles a rising number of attacks .
Fleetwood is an ASX-listed company that provides innovative spaces and is known for leading the way in offsite manufacturing , modular construction and recreational vehicle ( RV ) solutions . The business operates across five states and has financed large projects in the education , government and infrastructure sectors .
According to Hayden Slee , Information Technology Infrastructure Manager at Fleetwood , the on-premises servers the company relied on to power sites across the country were proving expensive and difficult to manage .
“ The design and deployment of our projects depend on reliable IT systems and the dispersed , on-premises set-ups across Australia were proving inefficient and difficult to maintain . The small size of our IT team meant resources were stretched , impacting project delivery as the business was ramping up ,” said Slee .
Fleetwood engaged Macquarie Telecom and Macquarie Cloud Services to migrate to Microsoft Azure and roll out NBN connectivity , Wi-Fi and 24-hour security information and event management ( SIEM ) monitoring across its sites , warehouses and factories . SD-WAN and SD-LAN technologies were also deployed to simplify networks and Wi-Fi routers , making them more software-centric .
According to Slee , the new set-up has already simplified processes and eased workloads for the team . “ Having everything concentrated in Azure with one service provider has removed complexity . All our teams need is a secure Internet connection at each site to take projects to completion . It has also freed up time , effort and expenditure that used to be associated with purchasing new servers .” The service provided by Macquarie ’ s local team has accelerated IT support that will support business goals for years to come .
Increasing cyber protections as attacks ramp up
The 24-hour cyber monitoring has increased assurances for Fleetwood at a time when cyberattacks launched against Australian organizations are on the rise and skills shortages persist in cyber and technology fields .
“ Access to round-the-clock cyber protections has been a huge weight off our shoulders . If our team had to manage this burden completely , they ’ d be dragged away from other important aspects of their day-to-day roles ,” added Slee .
Aaron Tighe , Macquarie Telecom WA State Manager , said : “ Fleetwood is making a real difference in the lives of Australians , including those who rely on affordable housing . We ’ re privileged to play a part in removing roadblocks to their projects , especially as skills shortages are rampant in both technology and construction .” p
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