Ross Kelly
Ross Kelly is ITPro's News & Analysis Editor, with a keen interest in cyber security, business leadership and emerging technologies.
He graduated from Edinburgh Napier University in 2016 with a BA (Hons) in Journalism, and joined ITPro in 2022 after four years working in technology conference research.
In his spare time, Ross enjoys cycling, walking and is an avid reader of history and non-fiction.
You can contact Ross at ross.kelly@futurenet.com or on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Latest articles by Ross Kelly

Sweden's biggest data center planned for 2027
By Ross Kelly published
EcoDataCenter has snapped up part of a former paper mill site after battery firm NorthVolt pulled out of plans to turn it into a battery manufacturing plant

Salesforce wants to show what “AI was always meant to be” at Dreamforce 2024
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis Salesforce thinks you’ve been oversold on the promise of generative AI, but it’s got something up its sleeve to deliver real value

Marc Benioff questions Klarna CEO's move to scrap Workday, Salesforce in SaaS ‘consolidation’ drive
By Ross Kelly published
News The payment firm is cutting SaaS products alongside staff as its in-house AI focus gathers pace

AWS plans £8 billion UK investment in huge data center expansion scheme
By Ross Kelly published
The move by AWS is expected to contribute around £14 billion to the UK’s total GDP over the next five years

So you lost your job at Klarna to AI – at least your former coworkers get a pay rise
By Ross Kelly last updated
Opinion The relentless pursuit of AI-driven productivity gains will be disastrous for many, but a choice few might see the benefits

Poppy Gustafsson steps down as Darktrace CEO
By Ross Kelly last updated
Current COO Popelka replaces Poppy Gustafsson who stands down after eight years in the role

How is hybrid cloud security different from multi-cloud or single cloud security?
By Ross Kelly published
Hybrid cloud offers marked benefits for enterprises, but there are key security considerations that separate this approach from its public and multi-cloud counterparts

Eric Schmidt’s car crash Stanford interview showed big tech’s true colors on remote work
By Ross Kelly published
Opinion Big tech bigwigs just can’t come to terms with remote work – RTO mandates and battles with staff could be their undoing

SolarWinds urges customers to patch critical Web Help Desk flaw
By Ross Kelly published
News The vulnerability affecting SolarWinds’ Web Help Desk has been given a critical severity score of 9.8

“We’re focusing on high-growth areas” is the new “you’re no longer needed”
By Ross Kelly published
Opinion After nearly two years of worrying about AI taking our jobs, it turns out jobs are being cut to fund the technology that’ll take everyone else’s

Former Google CEO in damage control mode after remote work comments spark controversy
By George Fitzmaurice last updated
News Eric Schmidt said Google has lost ground on rival AI startups where work ethics are supposedly stronger – now he's backtracked

£1.3 billion in funding for AI and tech projects scrapped by government
By Ross Kelly published
News The funding hit comes amidst a cost-cutting scheme by the new Labour government, DSIT told ITPro

Microsoft says latest outage was caused by cyber attack
By Ross Kelly last updated
News The latest Microsoft outage this month impacted thousands of customers

What is the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and what does it do?
By Ross Kelly published
Explainer CISA plays a critical role in keeping US organizations safe from cyber attacks, providing vital advice and threat information

Global IT outage: CrowdStrike CEO confirms update "defect" as the source of mass disruption
By Ross Kelly published
News CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz has lifted the lid on the reason behind a global IT outage that left organizations scrambling

“We wanted to become the Rolls-Royce of cloud hosting”: Inside Hyve Managed Hosting’s global expansion plans
By Ross Kelly published
News Hyve Managed Hosting CEO Jake Madders believes the cloud industry is ripe with opportunities as the Brighton firm expands globally

Why the Wiz acquisition makes perfect sense for Google
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis Bringing Wiz under the Google umbrella would markedly improve the tech giant’s cybersecurity capabilities

AMD’s acquisition spree continues with $665 million deal for Silo AI
By Ross Kelly published
News The deal will enable AMD to bolster its portfolio of end-to-end AI solutions and drive its ‘open standards’ approach to the technology

New Snowflake security policies mean admins can now enforce mandatory MFA
By Ross Kelly published
News The changes come two months after a major breach affected dozens of Snowflake customers

Amazon set a goal to reach 100% renewable energy by 2030 – it reached it seven years early
By Ross Kelly published
News The tech giant has rapidly accelerated renewable energy investment in recent years

Amazon could be working on a new AI tool to crack ChatGPT's dominance
By Ross Kelly published
News Amazon could be preparing to mount a serious challenge on ChatGPT’s dominance with the launch of a new chatbot service

Wells Fargo firing staff for using 'mouse jiggler' tools raises questions over employee privacy, wellbeing
By Ross Kelly published
News Wells Fargo is by no means the first company to crack down on mouse jigglers

Change Healthcare shares details on medical data stolen during disastrous February cyber attack
By Ross Kelly published
News Those impacted by the Change Healthcare attack will be contacted and given advice on how to protect themselves
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