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
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£8 million in UK government funding to support 800 AI scholarships
By Ross Kelly published
News Hundreds of AI scholarships will be supported through the funding
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Inside the ScotGov agriculture division’s storage overhaul and shift to containerization
By Ross Kelly published
Case Study Starting in 2015, the ARE Directorate overhauled its storage infrastructure and is now embracing containerization
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Surge in workplace monitoring prompts new ICO guidelines on employee privacy
By Ross Kelly published
News Detailed guidance on how to implement workplace monitoring could prevent data protection blunders
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Bing’s problem isn’t its lack of appeal… it’s Google’s aggressive market tactics
By Ross Kelly published
Opinion The search engine claims it’s been hamstrung by Google’s dominance in the search space. Does it have a point?
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New EU vulnerability disclosure rules deemed an "unnecessary risk"
By Ross Kelly published
News The vulnerability disclosure rules in the Cyber Resilience Act could also cause a “chilling effect” on security researchers
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Over-reliance on ChatGPT could harm worker performance
By Ross Kelly published
News While using ChatGPT for basic tasks improved performance, more complex work resulted in poorer outcomes
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Cisco issues eight separate security advisories alerting customers to array of vulnerabilities
By Ross Kelly published
News The advisory marks the end of a troubling week for Cisco with regard to security concerns
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ICO warns against Excel spreadsheets to curb public sector data breaches
By Ross Kelly published
News The ICO's advisory follows a spate of data protection blunders at UK police forces in recent months
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Raspberry Pi 5: New model is “2-3 times more powerful” than previous generation
By Ross Kelly published
News The new Raspberry Pi 5 will provide a “no-compromise user experience”, the firm said
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Soaring demand for generative AI resources is pushing data centers to maximum capacity
By Ross Kelly published
News Colocation data center providers are struggling with heightened AI demands, leading to higher costs for customers
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Dell unveils new Apex cloud platform for Azure in bid to “simplify” hybrid cloud shift
By Ross Kelly published
News Dell hopes to ease the shift to hybrid cloud for partners with the launch
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US PC market showing signs of recovery despite 6% yearly decline
By Ross Kelly published
News Analysts believe that there are “promising signs” ahead for the beleaguered PC market
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US government IT contractor could face death penalty over espionage charges
By Ross Kelly published
News The IT pro faces two espionage charges, each of which could lead to a death sentence or life imprisonment, prosecutors said
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AWS invests $4 billion in Anthropic to improve Bedrock experience
By Ross Kelly published
News The “strategic collaboration” will see AWS become Anthropic’s primary cloud service provider
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Ransomware groups are once again targeting smaller businesses for more lucrative payouts
By Ross Kelly published
News Lower-hanging fruit represents a far more lucrative revenue stream for groups such as LockBit
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Can Slack hold its own in the age of AI-charged collaboration?
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis Slack is in the midst of an exciting period of innovation with the roll-out of AI features, but Microsoft and Google loom large
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Lack of cloud skills exacerbating rising IT costs for businesses
By Ross Kelly published
News Organizations are encountering significant challenges unlocking value from cloud deployments, Aptum found
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Cisco set to acquire Splunk in $28 billion deal
By Ross Kelly published
News The deal will create a “global security and observability leader”, according to Splunk CEO Gary Steele
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Explained: The state of end-to-end encryption in the UK now the Online Safety Bill saga is over
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis Industry stakeholders have previously criticized the Online Safety Bill over its heavy-handed approach to encryption
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Novel China-linked Linux backdoor exploits organizations that fail to patch old vulnerabilities
By Ross Kelly published
News The threat should serve as a “wake-up call” for organizations running Linux, an expert has said
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Microsoft mishap leaves 38TB of private data exposed for three years
By Ross Kelly published
News Microsoft’s blunder first occurred in 2020 and wasn’t uncovered until June this year
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AI, hallucinations and Foo Fighters at Dreamforce 2023
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis Firms lax on generative AI ‘trust’ risk face a reckoning as Salesforce bids to separate itself from the pack
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37 Signals says it saved $1 million by abandoning cloud infrastructure
By Ross Kelly published
News The firm's cloud repatriation effort comes as a response to what it describes as “grotesque” cloud costs