Latest articles by Rory Bathgate
Three reasons why you need to pay attention to Google Cloud Next 2024
Analysis Google Cloud Next could be a watershed moment for the hyperscaler and its AI ambitions, but success here rests on its ability to effectively communicate plans to customers
Managing AI FOMO
ITPro Podcast As leaders face pressure to demonstrate innovative approaches, AI FOMO has to be matched with a proper understanding of the technology’s abilities and limitations
Databricks just launched an open source large language model to compete with Llama 2, Mixtral, and GPT-3.5
News Databricks’ new DBRX model will allow businesses to take control of their generative AI tool development
What’s the future of data storage?
ITPro Podcast As the amount of data we use and create grows, firms need to shore up their storage strategies or risk of far more expensive migrations – or even data loss – down the line
Supporting female founders in tech
ITPro Podcast Women in tech continue to face an uphill battle – fighting for equity will mean addressing biases and improving the level of support offered by businesses already in the space
An open source challenger to GitHub Copilot? StarCoder2, a code generation tool backed by Nvidia, Hugging Face, and ServiceNow, is free to use and offers support for over 600 programming languages
News StarCoder2 offers code generation support for over 600 programming languages, and it’s free to use
February rundown: LockBit takedown and ChatGPT woes
ITPro Podcast LockBit was put on the backfoot through international action and OpenAI’s moment of madness will linger in the minds of its customers
Tech’s big burnout problem
ITPro Podcast Companies need to invest in their staff to stem resignations and disaffection
ChatGPT has gone haywire, and nobody knows why
News Users of ChatGPT have reported major issues with the chatbot, specifically using the GPT-4 model - and OpenAI is yet to confirm the cause
Do businesses have a plan for AI adoption?
ITPro Podcast To align AI gains with corporate strategy, leaders have to know what they’re looking for
Learning from this January’s layoffs
ITPro Podcast Shifting tech trends could force workers to consider a very different jobs landscape
How Satya Nadella's first decade at Microsoft took it from tech giant to undisputed industry titan
Analysis Microsoft’s spike in value under Satya Nadella has taken it to lofty heights amid a sharpened focus on cloud and artificial intelligence
Hugging Face just launched an open source alternative to OpenAI’s custom GPT builder, and it’s free
News Hugging Face looks primed to position its new assistant creation platform as a direct competitor with OpenAI’s GPT Store, but how does it compare?
Going cloud-native to bring VFX to life
ITPro Podcast VFX studio DNEG embraced Red Hat OpenShift to make life easier for its artists
Do we have too much faith in technology?
ITPro Podcast With Horizon fresh in everyone’s minds and AI investment reaching new heights, leaders need to acknowledge that software is prone to faults
“We’ve made savings of around 85%”: Embracing green energy for data centers by migrating to Iceland
Case study Shifting away from the UK helped Shearwater GeoServices adopt green energy for low-cost, clean seismic processing
Can AI be used to boost business intelligence?
ITPro Podcast With data in the right place, BI and AI can combine for powerful results
New Microsoft Copilot updates target individual users, small businesses with ‘Pro’ subscription tier and cheaper pricing
News Microsoft Copilot Pro will be available for individual users while the expansion of Copilot for Microsoft 365 will reduce price ranges for smaller enterprises
Why does the DPDI matter?
ITPro Podcast Businesses across the UK could be beneficiaries of the DPDI’s changes to data protection law
The trends we’re watching in 2024
ITPro Podcast High-performance computing, connectivity breakthroughs, and fraud tech could come to define the new year
2023 in five top facts
Analysis As 2023 draws to a close, we take a look at the stats that made the year
The 2023 that didn’t happen
ITPro Podcast Predicted breakthroughs such as AI regulation and hardware revolutions failed to take shape
Has generative AI killed machine learning?
ITPro Podcast As the sector embraces new AI models, what role can machine learning continue to play?
