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

Broadcom to close VMware merger after securing China approval
By Ross Kelly published
News The landmark Broadcom VMware acquisition is expected to close on Wednesday 22 November

Generative AI could be the key to delivering a four-day working week
By Ross Kelly published
News Firms considering a four-day working week could look to automation to ease the process and reduce staff workloads

Salesforce looks to poach outbound OpenAI staff with "full cash" compensation offer
By Ross Kelly published
Mews OpenAI researchers leaving the firm in protest could be offered a lifeline at Salesforce

Meta ditching its responsible AI team doesn't bode well
By Ross Kelly published
Opinion In dropping its responsible AI team, Meta highlights its innovation-at-all-costs mentality

Sam Altman joins Microsoft to lead new “advanced AI research team”
By Ross Kelly published
News Sam Altman and fellow co-founder Greg Brockman will join the tech giant

Want that promotion? Return to the office, says Amazon
By Ross Kelly published
News Amazon is getting strict on its work policies in a bid to push staff back into the office

Windows 11 users can now uninstall Edge and Bing as Microsoft bows to EU pressure
By Ross Kelly published
News Windows 11 can be stripped back of certain core applications, such as Bing and Edge, following the update

Royal Mail has spent £10 million in remediation costs after LockBit cyber attack
By Ross Kelly published
News The Royal Mail cyber attack disrupted operations for several weeks

Everything you need to know about Microsoft Copilot Studio
By Ross Kelly published
News The new Microsoft Copilot Studio will allow customers to create their own AI assistants

ALPHV ransomware group files SEC complaint against victim
By Ross Kelly published
News ALPHV has upped the stakes for an alleged victim

Citrix Bleed remains out of control with thousands of appliances still vulnerable
By Ross Kelly published
News Thousands of organizations at risk of Citrix Bleed have still not patched, analysis suggests

Budgets are still tight, but ‘cloud slowdown’ claims haven’t quite materialized in 2023
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis Positive cloud spending forecasts for 2024 suggest there’s light at the end of the tunnel for enterprises

UK risks “becoming unmoored” in global AI race unless open source data access is secured
By Ross Kelly published
News UK AI developers need greater clarity over potential copyright risks in model development

“Shoehorning” female tech workers into management roles could harm inclusivity
By Ross Kelly published
News Female newcomers in tech roles could be left feeling isolated in male dominated environments

AWS just launched an AI Center of Excellence to accelerate partner AI adoption
By Ross Kelly published
News The AWS AI Center of Excellence will provide vital learning resources for partners embarking on their AI journey

Ofcom’s draft guidelines on illegal online content set stringent rules for big tech
By Ross Kelly published
News The codes of practice gives an insight into what the Online Safety Act will mean in practice

Microsoft’s Windows 10 AI Copilot update could sway enterprise users
By Ross Kelly published
News The launch of the Windows 10 AI Copilot could enable Microsoft to target a far broader user base

Amazon Olympus could be the LLM to rival OpenAI and Google
By Ross Kelly published
News With a reported two trillion parameters, Amazon Olympus would be among the most powerful models available

Microsoft’s latest AI move will see it open up Azure AI Infrastructure for startups training LLMs
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis Opening up Azure AI Infrastructure will lower industry entry barriers for high-growth startups

Optus network outage evokes memories of infamous 2021 Facebook crash
By Ross Kelly published
News The Optus outage left several million customers without internet access

Red Hat: Enterprise IT automation being undermined by a reluctant workforce
By Ross Kelly published
News UK firms are also outpacing European counterparts in their shift to IT automation

So long WeWork, it’s been a blast
By Ross Kelly last updated
Analysis WeWork has run out of steam after a torrid few years

“Limited resources” scupper ICO probe into EasyJet breach
By Ross Kelly published
News The decision to drop the probe has been described as “deeply concerning” by security practitioners
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