Steve Ranger
Steve Ranger is an award-winning reporter and editor who writes about technology and business. Previously he was the editorial director at ZDNET and the editor of silicon.com.
Latest articles by Steve Ranger
![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZLQy5oHCTN5HgjDZA87N4C-320-80.jpg)
How the Detroit Pistons future-proofed its on premises storage with InfiniBox
By Steve Ranger published
Case study When the NBA team needed fast access to ultra-high-resolution video assets, it found a storage upgrade was also the key to simplified workloads and dramatically reduced costs
![Labour leader Kier Starmer giving a speech in Wales on 3 July 2024 with the candidate for Carmarthenshire – Martha O'Neil – standing on his left and the Welsh first minister – Vaughan Gething – on his right. Behind him is a crowd of supporters, some holding banners with Labour slogans and the Welsh dragon.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eHakRRR3wBoTWnmDU2ui3h-320-80.jpg)
Three giant tech challenges the UK’s new government faces right now
By Steve Ranger published
Opinion Five years starts now, and there’s not a second to waste
![Anthropic website pictured on a smartphone screen with Claude AI model branding.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JiazwDMdLmvtsxhHT9hLVC-320-80.jpg)
Anthropic’s new ‘Projects’ feature looks to supercharge team collaboration with Claude AI
By Steve Ranger published
News Anthropic ‘Projects’ aims to embed Claude AI more firmly in your day-to-day workflow
![Dice with money bogs circling a yellow dice with a rocket symbolizing a startup receiving investment](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X3QRvanoR3EbdhWCJ48oSX-320-80.jpg)
Does Salesforce have competition brewing? Low-code CRM startup Creatio just raised $200 million to fuel global expansion
By Steve Ranger published
Creatio plans to expand global operations and ramp up channel partnerships following the raise
![Great Resignation concept art showing four employees gleefully running to an exit with office supplies after quitting.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZybV8fwoqN2tCm35hHLMpZ-320-80.jpg)
The Great Resignation is back: Why tech workers are getting ready to quit all over again
By Steve Ranger published
News After the disruption of the first Great Resignation, job hunting is high on the agenda for many – can AI help persuade them to stay?
![Logo and branding of Anthropic, developer of the Claude 3.5 Sonnet model and other Claude AI model ranges, displayed on a smartphone in foreground with logo blurred in background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bYJsu2ZmRfq8zRUyRJXpBA-320-80.jpg)
Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet AI model puts the firm on a collision course with OpenAI and Google
By Steve Ranger published
News Claude 3.5 Sonnet is faster and cheaper than Anthropic’s previous flagship LLM
![Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang pictured during a news conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on Tuesday, June 4, 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ArpauzNMyUbS8Thzao8fpK-320-80.jpg)
How Nvidia took the world by storm
By Steve Ranger last updated
Analysis Riding the AI wave has turned Nvidia into a technology industry behemoth
![HPE logo above a glass-fronted office building](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vkCKXUpKbZmwKCUmqLtYs3-320-80.jpg)
UK competition watchdog launches probe into HPE’s $14 billion Juniper Networks acquisition
By Steve Ranger published
News HPE’s acquisition of Juniper Networks is in the crosshairs as regulators assess competition concerns
![Software developers sitting at desks in an open plan office space.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T9PDUmvQUdkxNg5piBoSwc-320-80.jpg)
Ai hasn't created a 'job apocalypse' yet – but it is influencing tech hiring
By Steve Ranger published
News Confidence in hiring plans drops to lowest level ever as tech chiefs aim to dial in on AI tools and maximize business impact
![Adobe Systems world headquarters in downtown San Jose, California.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A44f3BBj7AkwcqeLZHq6uX-320-80.jpg)
Adobe faces lawsuit over "complex and challenging cancellation process" for customers
By Steve Ranger published
News Adobe is accused of deceiving consumers about early termination fees and making it hard to cancel subscriptions
![Cyber security debt concept image showing multi-colored padlock on top of a circuit board.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N4WVcRaCErmRhmpfH6yn96-320-80.jpg)
It’s time to face the open source security problem
By Steve Ranger published
Opinion Software companies have built on open source for decades. Now they need to give back
![Binary code in red lettering displayed on a computer screen denoting a cyber attack or malware infection.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hBvcToxbF4tKHT8CFrKRiR-320-80.jpg)
Developers beware: These rogue Python packages hide a nasty surprise
By Steve Ranger published
News Malicious Python packages uploaded to PyPi hide malware, researchers have warned, and won’t fix your troublesome coding problems
![AWS logo pictured during the Viva Technology show at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on May 22, 2024 in Paris, France.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HLWwp3S6DByc3JXnJ3PHUc-320-80.jpg)
AWS users are getting a big security boost with passkey support
By Steve Ranger published
News AWS is adding passkey support in a bid to tighten up security controls for cloud users
![Logo of Fortinet, developer of the FortiGate edge appliance, pictured on a smartphone with logo and branding in background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p3chPoW3BmtFzFZLZ5FQcY-320-80.jpg)
Thousands of Fortinet's FortiGate edge devices were exposed in a Chinese-backed hacking campaign
By Steve Ranger published
News Fortinet’s FortiGate devices were found to be at risk of exploitation, and Dutch authorities have issued an alert to at-risk organizations
![The Microsoft logo is on display at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on February 26, 2024](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7PmCKHFxj4vjsMsEeDN7Tb-320-80.jpg)
Microsoft is dropping this AI tool from Copilot Pro after just three months — here’s why
By Steve Ranger published
News Microsoft said heightened focus on building GPTs for ‘commercial and enterprise scenarios’ is behind the shut down of Copilot GPT Builder
![Cisco logo and branding pictured in the exhibitor hall at Cisco Live 2024, held in Las Vegas, Nevada.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NjHTz6af74Vv8BngGWWjDk-320-80.jpg)
Why AI matters so much for where Cisco goes next
By Steve Ranger published
Analysis Cisco has big plans for AI and is building a new strategy to match
![Former Splunk CEO, Gary Steele, pictured at Cisco Live 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Steele has continued at Splunk post-acquisition, and now leads Cisco’s sales, partner, and global marketing teams.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ztqXWXoGM4KivUUFKSDZcC-320-80.jpg)
Exclusive: Splunk will play a key role in Cisco's AI plans, claims former CEO
By Steve Ranger last updated
News Former Splunk CEO Gary Steele, who has continued on at the firm post-acquisition, says the company will play a critical role in Cisco's AI roadmap
![Cisco Live 2024 keynote theatre banner with Cisco logo and branding.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/obsBzbFgxMoQGzTF8RzBQ5-320-80.jpg)
Cisco unveils first product integrations since Splunk acquisition
By Steve Ranger published
News Cisco said the combination of observability technologies will enable customers to spot infrastructure problems faster
![Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins pictured on stage during the Cisco Live 2024 opening keynote presentation.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/khp6WMW6nnXvy53LbUQzw6-320-80.jpg)
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins thinks AI adoption is going to be like the cloud transition “on steroids”
By Steve Ranger published
News Cisco is well positioned to guide enterprises through their generative AI adoption journeys, according to CEO Chuck Robbins
![Jeetu Patel, Executive Vice President and General Manager for Security and Collaboration at Cisco, pictured at Cisco Live 2024 in Las Vegas.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e6Wy9p4ojgejfKQp76cvCa-320-80.jpg)
Cisco: “AI is changing everything” – including security
By Steve Ranger published
News Cisco has unveiled a series of updates to its security and monitoring software
![The Cisco logo is on display at their pavilion during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on February 28, 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4jbZGRHTBGEGGYRWZvWQoY-320-80.jpg)
Cisco just launched a $1 billion investment fund for AI startups — and it's already backing Mistral, Cohere, and Scale AI
By Steve Ranger published
News Cisco is flexing its muscles in the generative AI space in a bid to help enterprise customers deploy their own AI
![OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 06, 2023 in San Francisco, California.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c99RZThYMnjX5NtTEYaHcV-320-80.jpg)
OpenAI says it’s charting a "path to AGI" with its next frontier AI model
By Steve Ranger published
News OpenAI confirmed it's working on a new frontier model alongside the launch of a new AI safety committee
![Software developers sitting at desks in an open plan office space.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T9PDUmvQUdkxNg5piBoSwc-320-80.jpg)
This new hacker group is targeting software developers with phony job offers and fake projects
By Steve Ranger published
News From targeting software developers to infiltrating IT firms, the Moonstone Sleet hacker group has an unusually wide range of attacks – and isn’t shy about using them