
Keumars Afifi-Sabet
Keumars Afifi-Sabet is the Features Editor for ITPro, CloudPro and ChannelPro. He oversees the commissioning and publication of in-depth and long-form features across all three sites, including opinion articles and case studies. He also occasionally contributes his thoughts to the IT Pro Podcast, and writes content for the Business Briefing. Keumars joined IT Pro as a staff writer in April 2018. He specialises in the public sector but writes across a breadth of core topics including cyber security and cloud computing.
Latest articles by Keumars Afifi-Sabet

How to enable Secure Boot in Windows 11
By John Loeppky last updated
Explainer Most modern PCs have enabled Secure Boot by default, but sometimes this Windows 11 requirement might need to be turned on manually

11 amazing AI tools to try today
By Barry Collins published
In-depth Want to put AI to practical use today? We’ve rounded up some top business tools from image generation to interview practice

After decades of data center trauma, tech giants have finally killed the leap second
By James O'Malley published
In-depth From 2035, time will begin to fall out of sync with reality but, on the plus side, it’ll be much easier to run data centers

Windows 12: Everything you need to know
By Barry Collins published
In-depth The first clues of what’s coming in the next version of Windows are beginning to emerge

What is YAML?
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet last updated
In-depth We look at the pros, the cons, and the syntax structure of the YAML programming language

What Databricks’ AI acquisition spree tells us about the future of the data industry
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Analysis The $1.3 billion MosaicML acquisition completes a trio of deals in a matter of weeks, with Databricks positioning itself as an 'AI operating system' contender

Four reasons to be excited about the future of AI – and three reasons to worry
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
In-depth We’ll soon be using smaller, not larger, models, but the AI revolution also comes with a gargantuan carbon footprint

OpenAI, others pushing false narratives about LLMs, says Databricks CTO
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News Tech giants are widely overstating AI dangers, as well as the costs of building generative AI platforms, to maintain a stranglehold on the emerging field

JPMorgan Chase vows to avoid rolling out generative AI until problems are resolved
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News Tech chief Larry Feinsmith cites hallucinations and the potential for misuse as his biggest concerns

Databricks injects array of AI tools into Lakehouse
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News Lakehouse IQ and Lakehouse AI, businesses can build better internal chatbots and create their own LLMs

What's new in Delta Lake 3.0?
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
In-depth With Delta Lake version 3.0, Databricks has created a new universal format to resolve compatibility issues

Databricks CEO rebuffs claims of ‘generative AI bubble’ following $1.3bn MosaicML acquisition
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News Ghodsi denies the price tag is a “crazy number”, despite a previous $222 million valuation, and promises immediate ROI

How to run Chkdsk
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet last updated
In-depth A guide to the various ways of accessing and running the Chkdsk function on Windows

How to wipe a laptop easily and securely
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet last updated
In-depth A step-by-step guide on how to wipe a laptop safely, whether it's running Windows, macOS, or Linux

Mastodon vs Twitter
By Davey Winder published
In-depth If you’re thinking about leaving Elon Musk’s Twitter for Mastodon, there are several privacy-related issues to bear in mind

What is IoB?
By Steve Cassidy published
Explainer IoB can point your organization in the right direction when hoping to learn what customers really want

What the UK can learn from the rest of the world when it comes to the shift to IP
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Sponsored From the Netherlands to Singapore, UK organisations can learn lessons from forward-thinking countries and make the PSTN switchover as seamless as possible

Why – and how – IP can be the hero in your digital transformation success story
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Sponsored Businesses can seize control of the narrative and integrate the planned switchover from PSTN into their broader digital transformation objectives

How will IP benefit my business?
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Advertisement Feature Businesses that embrace the new standard will benefit from a number of improvements over legacy networks

WithSecure to shed 9% of its global workforce as losses continue to mount
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News The cyber security company aims to save €14 million per year and still hopes to reach profitability by the end of 2023

Existential tensions put open source on path to crisis point
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Analysis Divisions within the community, weariness towards corporates, and the spectre of regulation all challenge the future of open source

Jimmy Wales: Online Safety Bill could devastate small businesses and startups
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News The Wikipedia founder rails against policymakers who see all content moderation through the prism of Twitter and Facebook

Open source leaders call for permanent government funding package
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News Funding open source projects with taxpayers’ money is “inevitable” and should be treated like maintaining the electrical grid
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