George Fitzmaurice
George Fitzmaurice is a staff writer at ITPro, ChannelPro, and CloudPro, with a particular interest in AI regulation, data legislation, and market development. After graduating from the University of Oxford with a degree in English Language and Literature, he undertook an internship at the New Statesman before starting at ITPro. Outside of the office, George is both an aspiring musician and an avid reader.
Latest articles by George Fitzmaurice
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Pure Storage announces VM assessment service – and it could please beleaguered VMware customers
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The firm unveiled a new tool for managing VM costs as part of its Pure//Accelerate London 2024 event
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New GitHub rules mean users can store code and repository data in the EU
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The offering from GitHub appears to be a development-focused spin on the sovereign cloud trend
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Data center carbon emissions are spiraling out of control
By George Fitzmaurice published
News New research shows data center carbon emissions could reach the billions of tons by the end of the decade, prompting serious environmental concerns
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Could 'fair source' software be the key to solving open source licensing disputes?
By George Fitzmaurice published
News It could offer a mid-point between the financially precarious world of open source and the restricted world of closed-source
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Oracle wants to power a new gigawatt data center with three small nuclear reactors
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The firm is pushing the size of its data centers to new heights according to Oracle’s Larry Ellison
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Who is Teresa Ribera, the incoming EU antitrust chief?
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The politician's stance on competition could lead to some big changes for businesses operating in Europe
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Microsoft signs off on $100 billion investment plan for data center development
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The fund will go towards creating new data centers and expanding existing sites, as well as investing in energy supplies
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Intel inks deal with AWS to supply AI chips
By George Fitzmaurice published
News CPU giant ready to rise again after a troubled year of layoffs and poor financial performance
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What is a cloud server?
By George Fitzmaurice published
Explainer With resources delivered remotely, cloud servers offer flexibility and scalability for enterprise data storage requirements
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Partnerships are Oracle's key to success in the "multi-cloud era"
By George Fitzmaurice published
Analysis The firm championed collaboration with customers and rivals alike throughout its flagship CloudWorld event
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Larry Ellison wants a biometric future in cybersecurity
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The Oracle CTO hit out at passwords, calling them insecure and easy to steal
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Canva talked up its new AI features, then hiked prices by over 300%
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The design tool provider claims the pricing changes reflect a much-improved product range
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Sovereign cloud demand is “truly global” according to Oracle — and the company is well placed to capitalize on it
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Oracle has been at the forefront of sovereign cloud buzz and is keen to offer customers tools to make it happen
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Oracle CloudWorld 2024 live: All the news and updates from day-two
By George Fitzmaurice last updated
Live Blog It’s day-two at Oracle CloudWorld 2024 - Stay up to date with all the news and announcements at Oracle CloudWorld 2024 in our live coverage from Las Vegas
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‘Many of our long-time rivals are now our partners’: Why Oracle is doubling down on multi-cloud
By George Fitzmaurice published
Analysis The firm is focusing heavily on integration with other major cloud providers to drive multi-cloud adoption for customers
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SuiteWorld 2024 live: All the news and updates as they happen
By George Fitzmaurice last updated
Live Blog ITPro is live on the ground in Las Vegas today for Oracle SuiteWorld 2024 – follow our rolling coverage to keep tabs on all the latest news and announcements
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Why Virgin Atlantic is turning to Microsoft Copilot for productivity gains
By George Fitzmaurice last updated
Case study The airline has piqued staff interest with meeting and email summarization – but its best results could arise from the developer benefits
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Oracle can do for AI what it did for cloud – and CloudWorld 2024 is its chance to show that
By George Fitzmaurice last updated
Analysis If leveraged right, Oracle’s trusted cloud credentials could give it an edge in the constantly shifting tech landscape
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Salesforce targets gains with AI voice agents in latest acquisition
By George Fitzmaurice published
The move is set to bolster voice-based AI customer service solutions in Salesforce’s portfolio of offerings
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How is hybrid cloud security evolving?
By George Fitzmaurice published
With increasingly complex cloud environments, cyber security tools are constantly changing to meet the needs of growing businesses
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What is WRAP and how can it help train AI more efficiently?
By George Fitzmaurice published
Explainer Web rephrase augmented pre-training (WRAP) could be key for helping businesses shape existing content to better suit AI training
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Windows Recall is launching in October – but only for Insiders
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The Windows Recall feature initially drew criticism over concerns that it might create records of sensitive information on user’s PC screens
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Companies “wary” of Windows 11 migration challenges as Windows 10 EOL draws closer
By George Fitzmaurice published
News A recent study shows that only a fraction are running Windows 11, despite a rapidly-approaching end of life deadline
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