
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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OpenAI hailed for ‘swift move’ in terminating Mixpanel ties after data breach hits developers
News The Mixpanel breach prompted OpenAI to launch a review into its broader supplier ecosystem
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Making the case for open source AI adoption
Analysis Open source AI models often perform on-par with closed source options and could save enterprises billions in cost savings, new research suggests, yet uptake remains limited.
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How AWS can show its mettle at re:Invent 2025
Analysis The hyperscaler will be betting big on its AI stack and infrastructure credentials
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Government CIOs prepare for big funding boosts as AI takes hold in the public sector
News Public sector IT leaders need to be mindful of falling into the AI hype trap
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Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy called for a 70 hour week last year — now he says that’s not enough
News Murthy thinks longer hours akin to China’s '996' approach are the key to success
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Salesforce customers face second third-party incident this year with Gainsight breach
News Customers impacted in the Gainsight breach have been contacted by Salesforce
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France is getting its first exascale supercomputer – and it's named after an early French AI pioneer
News The Alice Recoque system will be be France’s first, and Europe’s second, exascale supercomputer
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Microsoft wants Windows to become an 'agentic OS' – forgive me if I'm skeptical
Opinion We don’t need an ‘agentic OS’ filled with pointless features, we need an operating system that works
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Coursera teams up with Anthropic on Claude AI training
News New Coursera specializations aim to help Claude users of all levels brush up on their skills
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The Cloudflare outage explained
News Web users globally were met with error messages and site crashes yesterday after an outage at Cloudflare brought much of the web to a standstill – here's what happened.
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Microsoft's new Agent 365 platform is a one-stop shop for AI agents
News The new platform looks to shore up visibility and security for enterprises using AI agents
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A massive Cloudflare outage has taken down X and OpenAI – and even bricked outage tracker site Downdetector
News Web users trying to access X, OpenAI, and creative design platforms have been affected by the Cloudflare outage
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Gartner says ‘AI will touch all IT work’ by 2030, and admins face a rocky road to adapt
Analysis Training and reskilling will be critical for IT teams as an influx of AI tools transforms operations.
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Magnetic tape is still going strong in the age of AI
News Magnetic tape storage might seem like a relic of a bygone era, but it’s still going strong in 2025 – and new upgrades mean it’s set to get even better.
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Microsoft’s Windows chief wants to turn the operating system into an ‘agentic OS'
News While Microsoft touts an AI-powered future for Windows, users want the tech giant to get back to basics
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How Oracle plans to dominate in enterprise AI
Interview The firm's SVP for technology and cloud engineering explains how it's leaning on extensive industry ties to offer customers a more open ecosystem
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Enterprises need to acknowledge the importance of basic cyber hygiene
News Most security incidents are preventable, yet leaders aren’t taking proactive steps to mitigate risk
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Should everyone learn to vibe code?
News Vibe coding might help lower the barrier to entry for non-technical individuals, but users risk skipping vital learning curves, experts warn.
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CEOs admit majority of cloud environments were ‘built by accident rather than design’
News Many enterprises rushed into the cloud without a clear end goal in mind, according to Kyndryl
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European software spending is set to surge in 2026 – here's why
News Enterprises are approaching the “trough of disillusionment” with AI, but it’s not stopping them from spending
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Cyber Security and Resilience Bill: Security experts question practicality, scope of new legislation
News The new legislation aims to shore up critical infrastructure defenses, but questions remain over compliance and scope
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Gartner says AI won't create a 'jobs apocalypse' – but it will cause chaos as millions are forced to upskill
News Gartner projects 32 million jobs a year will be reshaped by the technology
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Small businesses can't get cyber strategies up and running – here's why
News SMBs are turning to outside help to shore up security as internal strategies fall flat
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Some of the most popular open weight AI models show ‘profound susceptibility’ to jailbreak techniques
News Open weight AI models from Meta, OpenAI, Google, and Mistral all showed serious flaws
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