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.
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‘Multi-cloud all the way’: Why Google Cloud’s UniSuper fiasco shows you shouldn’t rely on a single cloud provider
News Google Cloud accidentally deleted UniSuper’s private cloud account, which crippled services for more than a week
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Sluggish growth and blindsided by generative AI: Adam Selipsky’s predictable departure from AWS
Analysis Adam Selipsky has manned the helm at AWS since 2021, guiding the hyperscaler through a boom time and downturn
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Meta's Workplace productivity platform was always destined to fail
Opinion Meta’s attempts to dabble in the workplace productivity software space have fallen flat amidst a sharpened focus on AI
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AWS CEO Adam Selipsky to step down in June
News Adam Selipsky has served as chief exec at AWS since 2021, and has spent nearly 15 years at the firm over two stints
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LockBit mastermind unmasked by law enforcement
News Dmitry Khoroshev, a leading figure in the LockBit ransomware gang, now has a $10 million bounty hanging over his head
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Enterprise sustainability efforts mean pre-used hardware could be the key to reducing e-waste
News While IT leaders want to see more second-hand device options, manufacturer practices could prevent widespread adoption over the next decade
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Ransomware group publishes stolen NHS Scotland data to dark web
News NHS Dumfries and Galloway said it is working with the NCSC and Police Scotland to support those affected by the cyber attack
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Google set to lay off its entire Python team - reports
News The move follows a period of significant cutbacks at Google in a bid to “drive velocity” and reduce costs
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Everything you need to know about IBM’s HashiCorp acquisition
News IBM’s acquisition of HashiCorp represents a major signal of intent for the tech giant and its hybrid cloud and AI ambitions
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Google Workspace Review
Reviews From free to enterprise, Google’s ever-popular productivity suite has a range of tiers and functions for all sizes of business
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One of our favorite productivity suites of 2023 just got a bunch of new AI tools — but they come with a steep price tag
News Updates to Google Workspace are designed to reduce pressure around taking notes and let workers be more engaged during meetings and calls
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Linux Foundation unveils Redis alternative, 'Valkey', with backing from AWS, Google Cloud, and Oracle
News Valkey will provide developers with an open source Redis alternative following the firm’s move to a more restrictive licensing scheme in March
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Anthropic researchers just uncovered a new LLM jailbreaking technique
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
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Apple’s generative AI slumber is ending – Microsoft and Google should be on alert
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
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Why Redis license changes aren't the end of the world for open source
News Redis license changes could spark consternation among members of the open source community, but what does this move actually mean?
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Databricks hops on the Mistral AI hype train with new partnership and LLM access deal
News Databricks is the latest in a string of major tech companies to strike a deal with the up-and-coming French AI startup
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HP just launched the world’s first business PCs designed to protect firmware against quantum hacking
News HP is worried about quantum security risks, so it’s upgrading devices to contend with future threats
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Capita plans £100 million in cost cuts as it continues to grapple with 2023 cyber attack
News Capita plans a series of cost cutting measures as it grapples with the aftermath of a disastrous 2023 cyber attack
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Sundar Pichai could be on the ropes at Google – and it’s not hard to see why
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
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AWS just dropped $650 million on a data center built next to a 2.5 gigawatt nuclear power station
News The AWS acquisition will see it take over a data center complex next to a 2.5 gigawatt nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania
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Burnout is now rife across the software community, with almost half of developers turning to self-help apps
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
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Avast framed itself as a data privacy champion - it failed customers, and now it's paid the price
News Avast offered users a host of tools to protect their privacy rights while selling data to more than 100 third-party clients
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A senior Google Cloud exec just accused Microsoft of targeting a cloud industry monopoly
News Google Cloud VP Amit Zavery has warned Microsoft’s bullish cloud and generative AI focus could harm competition
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Agile development has a security problem - and developer ‘champions’ could be the key to ensuring safer software
Analysis Security considerations can be an afterthought in agile development, but there are ways to address the issue and prevent disastrous consequences
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