Macquarie Telecom Dedicated Servers review
A compliance-focused dedicated hosting option for mid-market and enterprise workloads.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Macquarie Telecom Dedicated Servers provides dedicated hosting for business and government workloads in Australian data centres. It suits mid-market and enterprise organisations that need a choice between bare-metal infrastructure, managed operating systems and managed VMware environments. Customers can supply their own operating system for bare-metal servers, or choose managed Windows, Red Hat, VMware ESX or vSphere deployments. The offering also covers hybrid environments, GPU-accelerated hardware and PCI-compliant hosting.
The infrastructure options are broader than a basic single-server service. Cisco UCS-based hardware, KVM console access and hot spares support operational control and continuity. Managed services include 24/7 monitoring, security hardening, patching and driver management, with performance tools and database-licence optimisation also available. For virtualised estates, web portal access, multi-host clusters and multi-site stretched clusters support more involved VMware requirements. These capabilities make the service a better fit for workloads with infrastructure, compliance or availability requirements than for organisations seeking a simple low-cost server.
Pricing follows a tailored sales process, so buyers should expect to discuss server configurations and operating requirements directly with Macquarie Telecom. The service is deployed in the cloud and has a hybrid management model, while support is provided by phone. Its footprint covers two data-centre regions, which may suit Australian deployments but gives it a narrower geographic reach than providers with broader regional coverage. Choose it for managed enterprise bare metal, VMware environments, GPU hardware or PCI-oriented hosting; consider an alternative if public pricing, many regions or a self-service purchasing experience is the priority.
Macquarie Telecom Dedicated Servers pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Cisco UCS bare metal with KVM console access and hot spares
- Managed Windows, Linux and VMware ESX/vSphere environments
- 24/7 monitoring, hardening, patching and PCI-compliant hosting
- Where it doesn't
- Pricing and server configurations require a tailored sales process
- Coverage is limited to two data-centre regions
- Support is listed through phone channels
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