
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.
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Reliance on US tech providers is making IT leaders skittish
News New research shows UK IT leaders want the government to take a stronger stance on sovereignty
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Salesforce splashes the cash with $8 billion deal for Informatica
News Informatica will help bolster Salesforce’s data management and governance capabilities
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Anthropic’s new Claude model could be a game changer for developers
News Claude Opus 4 boasts huge performance capabilities and is fine-tuned for software developers.
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US healthcare firm postponed procedures after cyber attack knocked systems offline
News The incident at Kettering Health disrupted procedures for patients
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‘It’s far from showing its age’: Java might’ve just turned 30, but it’s still going strong and here to stay
News With Java celebrating its 30th anniversary, we look at the rise of the programming language and what the future holds.
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Python’s popularity shows no signs of fading – here’s why software developers love it
News Python remains highly popular among developers for a number of key reasons, experts told ITPro.
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Google is getting serious on cloud sovereignty
News Google has joined Microsoft in bolstering its sovereign cloud services as tensions grow over US influence on big tech providers.
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Venture capital's AI obsession is 'sucking the oxygen out of the room' for other startups
News Investors are growing concerned about the rise of 'zombiecorns' in the AI startup space
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Hybrid cloud is complicated – Red Hat's new AI assistant wants to solve that
News The new assistant from Red Hat can draw upon a range of private and public AI models
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GitHub just unveiled a new AI coding agent for Copilot
News GitHub has unveiled the launch of a new AI coding agent for its Copilot service.
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Criminal records, financial data exposed in cyber attack on Legal Aid Agency
News The UK's Legal Aid Agency has warned members of the public after a data breach exposed a "significant amount" of data, including criminal records, personal details, and financial information.
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OpenAI just launched 'Codex', a new AI agent for software engineering
News OpenAI has unveiled the launch of a new AI agent, dubbed 'Codex', aimed specifically at supporting software engineering tasks.
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Acer's new Swift Edge 14 AI is a MacBook Air killer
News Acer's new Swift Edge 14 AI is an ultra-lightweight, compact productivity powerhouse.
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30% of Microsoft's code is AI-generated, and that's bad news for devs
News Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is the latest big tech figure to reveal the scale of AI-generated code at the tech giant, prompting more questions about the future of software development.
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Cloud adoption isn’t all it’s cut out to be as enterprises report growing dissatisfaction
News New research from Gartner suggests a significant portion of enterprises will experience ‘dissatisfaction’ in their cloud journey in the coming years.
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The EU just launched its own vulnerability database
News Security practitioners have welcomed the move after the disruption caused by the MITRE incident
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Microsoft workers face a fresh round of layoffs – here’s who could be impacted
News Microsoft will cut 6% of its workforce, equivalent to around 6,000 workers, as part of its latest cost-cutting drive.
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The NCSC wants developers to get serious on software security
News The NCSC's new Software Security Code of Practice has been welcomed by cyber professionals as a positive step toward bolstering software supply chain security.
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The days of bringing your own device to work could be coming to an end
News Security concerns are prompting a rethink of ‘bring your own device’ policies
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IBM CEO Arvind Krishna bangs the drum for smaller AI models
News IBM CEO Arvind Krishna says smaller, more domain-specific AI models have become the most efficient and cost-effective options for enterprises.
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Russian hackers tried to lure diplomats with wine tasting
News The Midnight Blizzard threat group has been targeting European diplomats with malicious emails offering an invite to wine tasting events, according to Check Point.
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More than a third of UK tech leaders admit they’ve cut staff in favor of AI
News UK tech leaders worry they’ve opened themselves up to huge skills gaps with AI-related cuts.
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CIOs are battling to temper expectations as enterprises ramp up AI adoption
News Boards are rushing to invest in the technology, but CIOs are advising caution
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The generative AI ‘scramble’ is over - now it’s time to sort your infrastructure or fall behind
News Building out robust infrastructure is key to ensuring future AI success
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