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.
Latest articles by Ross Kelly

Sundar Pichai could be on the ropes at Google – and it’s not hard to see why
By Ross Kelly published
Opinion Sundar Pichai has dealt with botched product launches and AI controversy in the last year – and the tech giant shows no signs of catching Microsoft any time soon

AWS just dropped $650 million on a data center built next to a 2.5 gigawatt nuclear power station
By Ross Kelly published
News The AWS acquisition will see it take over a data center complex next to a 2.5 gigawatt nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania

Burnout is now rife across the software community, with almost half of developers turning to self-help apps
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis Software developer burnout remains a pervasive issue across the industry amid heightened workloads, under-resourced teams, and a lack of education on mental wellbeing

Avast framed itself as a data privacy champion - it failed customers, and now it's paid the price
By Ross Kelly published
News Avast offered users a host of tools to protect their privacy rights while selling data to more than 100 third-party clients

A senior Google Cloud exec just accused Microsoft of targeting a cloud industry monopoly
By Ross Kelly published
News Google Cloud VP Amit Zavery has warned Microsoft’s bullish cloud and generative AI focus could harm competition

Agile development has a security problem - and developer ‘champions’ could be the key to ensuring safer software
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis Security considerations can be an afterthought in agile development, but there are ways to address the issue and prevent disastrous consequences

Google confirms Gmail is “here to stay” amid speculation over plans to scrap the email service
By Ross Kelly published
News Claims that Google plans to sunset Gmail were a hoax, so there's no need to panic

IT leaders need to accept they’ll never escape technical debt, but that doesn’t mean they should down tools
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis Organizations contending with technical debt are struggling to deliver digital transformation projects, according to Red Hat research, but what can be done about it?

ChatGPT has gone haywire, and nobody knows why
By Ross Kelly published
News Users of ChatGPT have reported major issues with the chatbot, specifically using the GPT-4 model - and OpenAI is yet to confirm the cause

LockBit could be done and dusted after NCA operation gained access to admin environments, source code, and affiliate info
By Ross Kelly last updated
News LockBit has risen to become of the most notorious ransomware groups since first emerging in 2020, and was responsible for the devastating Royal Mail attack in 2023

Schneider Electric confirms data was stolen in Cactus ransomware attack
By Ross Kelly published
News Schneider Electric said corporate data has been stolen, but insisted that the attack on its sustainability division was an isolated incident

Mark Zuckerberg: Tech layoffs in 2024 have been a natural response to pandemic-era overhiring
By Ross Kelly published
News Overhiring and a prevailing industry approach to becoming “leaner” is driving the latest wave of layoffs

How Google will use Gemini and multimodal AI to “flex its AI native muscles” in 2024 – and why it could seize Microsoft’s market lead
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis Google Gemini is more than a rebrand – it’s the culmination of years’ worth of work to become a truly AI-native hyperscaler

Apple is working on an AI coding tool similar to GitHub Copilot - and it could be a game changer for its generative AI ambitions
By Ross Kelly published
News The AI coding tool from Apple will function in a similar way to GitHub Copilot, and would mark a major foray into the generative AI race for the tech giant

Cisco to cut 5% of its global workforce despite a “solid Q2 performance”
By Ross Kelly published
News Cisco is the latest in a string of major tech firms to cut staff in a bid to reduce expenditures and weather challenging economic conditions

Microsoft wants to help customers improve sustainability, so it’s betting on its Copilot AI assistant to help them reach targets
By Ross Kelly published
News Microsoft said customers can leverage its Copilot AI assistant to gain detailed insights on sustainability metrics throughout their journey to net zero

Google’s Gemini rebrand shows it’s not afraid to go back to the drawing board to secure generative AI success
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis Google announced Bard and Duet AI will be rebranded to ‘Gemini’ as the tech giant looks to create a more concise, aligned brand appeal for its generative AI toolkit

That electric toothbrush DDoS story you saw might have been a case of mistranslation
By Ross Kelly published
News The plausibility of claims originating from an interview in a Swiss newspaper have been called into question

AI PCs are set to surge in popularity in 2024, but vendors might find it hard to differentiate offerings
By Ross Kelly published
News AI PCs are moving beyond the hype stage as analysts forecast significant signs of growth in this rapidly emerging market

Cisco just launched Motific, its first SaaS product aimed at supporting generative AI deployments
By Ross Kelly published
News Cisco said Motific will help customers deploy generative AI tools faster, and more effectively

Generative AI helped Meta get its mojo back
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis Meta rapidly pivoted from metaverse plans to hop on the generative AI bandwagon, and it's been a roaring success so far

Tech layoffs in 2024 show the ‘year of efficiency’ is here to stay, it just won't be quite as ruthless
By Ross Kelly published
In-depth Tech layoffs in 2024 appear to be gathering momentum, with a host of major firms shedding staff just weeks into the new year - should we be worried?

SAP treads a fine line with restructuring plans amid generative AI push
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis SAP said it plans to integrate generative AI tools heavily within operations, but has been keen to emphasize this won’t equate to mass job cuts
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