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
Sluggish growth and blindsided by generative AI: Adam Selipsky’s predictable departure from AWS
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis Adam Selipsky has manned the helm at AWS since 2021, guiding the hyperscaler through a boom time and downturn
Meta's Workplace productivity platform was always destined to fail
By Ross Kelly published
Opinion Meta’s attempts to dabble in the workplace productivity software space have fallen flat amidst a sharpened focus on AI
AWS CEO Adam Selipsky to step down in June
By Ross Kelly published
News Adam Selipsky has served as chief exec at AWS since 2021, and has spent nearly 15 years at the firm over two stints
LockBit mastermind unmasked by law enforcement
By Ross Kelly published
News Dmitry Khoroshev, a leading figure in the LockBit ransomware gang, now has a $10 million bounty hanging over his head
Enterprise sustainability efforts mean pre-used hardware could be the key to reducing e-waste
By Ross Kelly published
News While IT leaders want to see more second-hand device options, manufacturer practices could prevent widespread adoption over the next decade
Ransomware group publishes stolen NHS Scotland data to dark web
By Ross Kelly published
News NHS Dumfries and Galloway said it is working with the NCSC and Police Scotland to support those affected by the cyber attack
Google set to lay off its entire Python team - reports
By Ross Kelly published
News The move follows a period of significant cutbacks at Google in a bid to “drive velocity” and reduce costs
Everything you need to know about IBM’s HashiCorp acquisition
By Steve Ranger last updated
News IBM’s acquisition of HashiCorp represents a major signal of intent for the tech giant and its hybrid cloud and AI ambitions
Google Workspace Review
By Ross Kelly last updated
Reviews From free to enterprise, Google’s ever-popular productivity suite has a range of tiers and functions for all sizes of business
One of our favorite productivity suites of 2023 just got a bunch of new AI tools — but they come with a steep price tag
By Ross Kelly published
News Updates to Google Workspace are designed to reduce pressure around taking notes and let workers be more engaged during meetings and calls
Linux Foundation unveils Redis alternative, 'Valkey', with backing from AWS, Google Cloud, and Oracle
By Ross Kelly published
News Valkey will provide developers with an open source Redis alternative following the firm’s move to a more restrictive licensing scheme in March
Anthropic researchers just uncovered a new LLM jailbreaking technique
By Ross Kelly published
News LLM jailbreaking techniques have become a major worry for researchers amid concerns that models could be used by threat actors to access harmful information
Apple’s generative AI slumber is ending – Microsoft and Google should be on alert
By Ross Kelly published
Opinion Apple’s generative AI ambitions have been highly secretive, but recent developments put the tech giant in prime position for a major push in 2024 and beyond
Why Redis license changes aren't the end of the world for open source
By Ross Kelly published
News Redis license changes could spark consternation among members of the open source community, but what does this move actually mean?
Databricks hops on the Mistral AI hype train with new partnership and LLM access deal
By Ross Kelly published
News Databricks is the latest in a string of major tech companies to strike a deal with the up-and-coming French AI startup
HP just launched the world’s first business PCs designed to protect firmware against quantum hacking
By Ross Kelly published
News HP is worried about quantum security risks, so it’s upgrading devices to contend with future threats
Capita plans £100 million in cost cuts as it continues to grapple with 2023 cyber attack
By Ross Kelly published
News Capita plans a series of cost cutting measures as it grapples with the aftermath of a disastrous 2023 cyber attack
Sundar Pichai could be on the ropes at Google – and it’s not hard to see why
By Ross Kelly published
Opinion Sundar Pichai has dealt with botched product launches and AI controversy in the last year – and the tech giant shows no signs of catching Microsoft any time soon
AWS just dropped $650 million on a data center built next to a 2.5 gigawatt nuclear power station
By Ross Kelly published
News The AWS acquisition will see it take over a data center complex next to a 2.5 gigawatt nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania
Burnout is now rife across the software community, with almost half of developers turning to self-help apps
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis Software developer burnout remains a pervasive issue across the industry amid heightened workloads, under-resourced teams, and a lack of education on mental wellbeing
Avast framed itself as a data privacy champion - it failed customers, and now it's paid the price
By Ross Kelly published
News Avast offered users a host of tools to protect their privacy rights while selling data to more than 100 third-party clients
A senior Google Cloud exec just accused Microsoft of targeting a cloud industry monopoly
By Ross Kelly published
News Google Cloud VP Amit Zavery has warned Microsoft’s bullish cloud and generative AI focus could harm competition
Agile development has a security problem - and developer ‘champions’ could be the key to ensuring safer software
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis Security considerations can be an afterthought in agile development, but there are ways to address the issue and prevent disastrous consequences
Google confirms Gmail is “here to stay” amid speculation over plans to scrap the email service
By Ross Kelly published
News Claims that Google plans to sunset Gmail were a hoax, so there's no need to panic
IT leaders need to accept they’ll never escape technical debt, but that doesn’t mean they should down tools
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis Organizations contending with technical debt are struggling to deliver digital transformation projects, according to Red Hat research, but what can be done about it?
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