Latest articles by George Fitzmaurice
Creeping cloud complexity is hampering incident response
News Organizations are having to compete with a wide range of issues in increasingly cluttered cloud environments
'Context switching' is a major drain on developer productivity — here’s how GitHub plans to solve that
News The new GitHub platform promises to aid developers by streamlining activity across different environments
Data center providers are pouring into secondary markets as key EU regions become increasingly cramped
News Data center providers are looking to bolster existing locations by exploring new areas of growth across the continent
BT just extended the PSTN switch-off deadline — here’s what you need to know
News BT described the move as a “revision”, citing a series of improvements to the wider PSTN switch-off programme
Productivity booms in sectors driving AI adoption, prompting a surge in upskilling efforts
News Industries most exposed to AI see flagging job openings as demand for AI skills heightens
Slack refutes claims that customer data is used to train AI models
News Slack said its ML models are trained on de-identified, aggregate data and that its models do not access message content
Gmail review: A simple yet powerful email client for all types of business
Reviews The legacy email client continues to update its offerings for a new generation while still staying true to its original simplicity
Microsoft swerves CMA investigation into Mistral AI deal
News Microsoft won’t face a formal probe into its Mistral AI deal after the CMA confirmed it has dropped the investigation
How Sainsbury’s plans to become the UK’s “leading AI-enabling grocer”
News Sainsbury’s plans utilize AI to enhance both customer and staff experiences as part of a new deal with Microsoft
The debate over ‘open source AI’ has reached boiling point — this new OSI initiative looks to set the record straight
News With the debate over what constitutes 'open source AI' still raging, the OSI looks to create a clear-cut definition through a new initiative
Sovereign cloud services are now the “bare minimum” expected by customers, and hyperscalers are scrambling to meet demand
News Sovereign cloud services are the talk of the town in the European market right now, with a host of major providers rolling out their own regional offerings
Why the Raspberry Pi IPO is a major seal of approval for the British tech scene
News Raspberry Pi has surged in popularity since first launching in 2012, and has plans to further boost its appeal globally
How Porsche Motorsport met Formula E network demands using SASE
Case study Partnering with Cato Networks, Porsche's E-Prix team has unlocked a wealth of secure, low-latency vehicle data
AWS patches S3 storage flaw that racked up huge bill for customer
News An Amazon S3 storage user realized they were being charged for unauthorized access requests, prompting a swift response from AWS
Cloud investment “expected to continue” indefinitely after strong start in 2024, experts suggest
News The sector shows positive signs of growth as cloud infrastructure offerings and AI adoption projects ramp up
One third of senior execs plan to ditch roles over return to office mandates
News Return to office demands have caused friction with staff for some time, but even c-suite executives are now pushing back
Currys eyes cloud overhaul in a bid for generative AI adoption
News The consumer tech retailer has been focused on improving its staff and customer experiences alike
Stack Overflow hailed its OpenAI partnership as a boon for developers — but now disgruntled users say they're being banned for deleting posts
News Stack Overflow users have pushed back against a new partnership with OpenAI by altering contributions
Google Cloud blames “combination of rare issues” for customer's mysterious outage
News Systems at an Australian pension fund were knocked offline following what has been described as a 'one-of-a-kind' confluence of failures – although little detail has been given
AWS hopes to "continue working closely" with Broadcom after clash over VMware services
News The situation with VMware is only getting messier as Broadcom moves to cut AWS out as an authorized seller
Telco cloud investment to reach $200 billion by 2028 amid surging network demands
News Increasing data consumption and network demands look to supercharge investment
Oracle bets on vector search capabilities to drive enterprise AI value
News Oracle claims its new tool will bring AI “to where the data is,” rather than the other way around
Internal emails reveal the fear that prompted Microsoft's OpenAI investment and pushed Google into an AI panic
News Internal Microsoft emails show the firm was worried about Google's AI potential, prompting its investment in OpenAI that kickstarted the generative AI race
