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
Just how open are the leading open source AI models?
By George Fitzmaurice published
Analysis Open source AI needs a rethink, as big-name AI models increasingly fall short of the traditional definition
CIO frustration grows as firms prioritize AI investment over digital transformation projects
By George Fitzmaurice published
News While CIOs see value in AI tools, many are frustrated over the reallocation of funding toward the technology
What is deep learning?
By George Fitzmaurice last updated
In-depth A brief guide to deep learning – the phenomenon behind some of today's most advanced AI
AWS targets easier AI adoption at AWS Summit London
By George Fitzmaurice published
Analysis Through its Bedrock and Amazon Q services, AWS has committed itself to AI accessibility at the enterprise level
AWS Summit London 2024: All the news and updates live
By George Fitzmaurice last updated
Live Blog Follow all the latest updates and announcements as they happen live at AWS Summit London
Broadcom’s attempts to quell VMware unrest aren’t cutting it as the war of words escalates
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The cloud industry isn’t satisfied with Broadcom’s recent commitments to subscription-based pricing
Kubernetes v1.30 has launched — here’s everything you need to know
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The newest version of popular container orchestration system Kubernetes comes with a raft of enhancements
AWS ups its cost-visibility game with free-to-use offering for Kubernetes clusters
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The new tool should help users make better cost-based decisions in their cloud environments
Meta's Llama 3 will force OpenAI and other AI giants to up their game
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The new model pushes open source as a serious contender in the AI space, and proprietary models might soon find themselves playing catch-up
Report reveals the one characteristic that every tech recruiter is looking for in new candidates
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Only one third of respondents described University degrees as being important for the roles they manage, despite many adverts still listing them under required experience
HashiCorp's claims of code theft dubbed "embarrassing" episode for the open source community
By George Fitzmaurice published
News HashiCorp claims OpenTofu used its code in a manner that violates licensing terms, undermining Hashicorp’s intellectual property rights in the process
UK AI regulation: Lawmakers reportedly eye a tighter approach
By George Fitzmaurice published
Analysis A more heavy-handed approach to AI would be a significant backtrack for UK legislators
A new hugging face vulnerability could spell trouble for AI as a service providers
By George Fitzmaurice published
News New research has found issues in Hugging Faces architecture that could put models across the platform at risk
Big tech companies insisted 2024 would be the year of the AI PC - analysts disagree
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Forrester suggests that this year will be more of a warm-up in AI PC adoption ahead of 2025
GDPR in the age of AI raises a “data dilemma” for enterprises
By George Fitzmaurice published
News GDPR considerations could create fresh challenges for enterprises building and deploying AI models
AWS fined $525 million after US court rules Amazon S3 storage, DynamoDB services infringed patents
By George Fitzmaurice published
News AWS violated Kove ownership rights in cloud storage technology, jurors found, and now it’ll be forced to pay millions in reparations
Alibaba Cloud is in a "race to the bottom" on pricing — and it will be its undoing
By George Fitzmaurice published
Analysis Alibaba Cloud price cuts could unlock nominal gains for the provider, but this tactic will merely prompt a battle of attrition with US giants
Oracle is betting big that every country will soon have its own sovereign cloud
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Oracle has rolled out its pan-European sovereign cloud service, but co-founder Larry Ellison thinks individual nations will begin capitalizing on the trend
25 Google Workspace tips and tricks for small business
By Alexis James last updated
In-depth These 25 Google Workspace tips (G suite tips) will ensure your business is using the best of the cloud-based office suite
McKinsey: Businesses are too focused on IT upgrades when trying to make cloud work
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The European cloud story is “a little less rosy” than it seems, according to McKinsey, with firms viewing cloud migrations as merely a basic IT optimization tactic
Microsoft Azure AI Search just got a massive storage increase - here’s what you need to know
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Microsoft is ramping up Azure AI Search capabilities in a bid to drive generative AI application development
Why Flux CD’s survival is another major victory for the open source community
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Despite a rocky road after the fall of Weaveworks, Flux CD is now receiving support from several organizations
EU lawmakers drop sovereignty requirements for cyber security labeling scheme
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Proposed cyber security labeling rules have prompted a backlash from industry critics - but EU lawmakers have backtracked on crucial requirements
New Windows 10 prices show Microsoft is getting desperate in pushing users to the latest operating system
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The firm has extended support for the operating system, but the hefty price tags show it’s keen to push users to Windows 11
AWS layoffs look to 'streamline' the business, but experts suggest lost ground on rivals is the real motivation
By George Fitzmaurice published
News AWS will lay off hundreds of staff in what it claims is a bid to streamline operations, but cloud market factors could be pressing the hyperscaler into a corner