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blueAPACHE
Company typePrivate
IndustryIT Managed Services / ITaaS
Founded1998
FounderChris Marshall
HeadquartersAustralia
Key people
  • Chris Marshall, Founder and Managing Director
  • Michael Zuppa, Chief Executive Officer
  • Jean Roux, Chief Financial Officer
  • James Hendry, General Manager – Commercial
  • Jordin Marks, General Manager – Operations
ServicesManaged Services, Connectivity, Cloud, Collaboration, Security, Consulting & Advisory Services, AI Enablement
Websitehttps://www.blueapache.com.au

blueAPACHE is an Australian information technology managed service provider (MSP) and IT-as-a-Service (ITaaS) provider founded in 1998. The company delivers enterprise-focused IT solutions[buzzword] through its emPOWER reference architecture, offering consumption-based services to mid-market organisations in Australia and internationally.[1]

History

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blueAPACHE was founded in July 1998 by Chris Marshall in response to a shortage of IT standards and competencies in the Australian SME market.[2] The company began as a managed IT services provider and later expanded into consumption-based ITaaS offerings enabled by its emPOWER architecture.[3]

Business model and operations

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blueAPACHE’s operations centre around the emPOWER reference architecture, which provides scalable access to Managed Services, Connectivity, Cloud, Collaboration, Security, and Advisory Services as a monthly consumption-based solution.[4] The company supports mid-market organisations with infrastructure, telecommunications, and cloud service delivery across multiple geographic regions.

Awards and recognition

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  • ARN Innovation Awards – Mid-Market Partner Innovation: Winner (2019–2025)[5]
  • ARN Channel Choice Award – Partner (2025)[6]
  • CloudTango MSP Select Top 50 (2022–2024)[7]
  • Fortinet Australian Partner of the Year (2022)[8]
  • CyberArk Global MSP Partner of the Year (2023)[9]
  • Victorian Training Awards – Finalist (2022)[10]
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References

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  1. ^ "blueAPACHE makes management changes to focus on global expansion". ARN. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  2. ^ "One-on-One with Chris Marshall". ARN. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  3. ^ "blueAPACHE makes multi-million-dollar investment with ServiceNow". ARN. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  4. ^ "blueAPACHE's Multi-Million Dollar Cisco Core Network Refresh". iTWire. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Winners revealed for ARN Innovation Awards 2025". ARN. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Winners revealed for ARN Innovation Awards 2025". ARN. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  7. ^ "CloudTango MSP Select Top 50". CloudTango. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Fortinet Australian Partner of the Year". blueAPACHE. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  9. ^ "CyberArk Announces Global Partner of the Year Award Winners". CyberArk. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Victorian Training Awards Finalists". Victorian Skills Authority. Retrieved 5 December 2025.

Category:Information technology companies of Australia Category:Managed services providers Category:Companies established in 1998 Category:Australian companies established in 1998