
Rory Bathgate
Rory Bathgate is the Features and Multimedia Editor at ITPro, overseeing all in-depth content and case studies. He is a subject expert on artificial intelligence and business networks but in his time at ITPro has also covered a wide range of areas including cyber security and hardware. Throughout his time at ITPro, Rory has charted the rise in popularity of generative AI and specifically companies such as Microsoft, OpenAI, and Google.
Alongside this, he has delved into increasing calls for ethical and responsible AI as global legislators circle the technology, as well as the latest in mobile networking technology, from 5G mmWave to the 3G sunset and how it will affect businesses.
He has provided coverage from high-profile tech conferences such as Dell Technologies World, SuiteWorld, and VMware Explore Europe. His on-the-ground coverage has included live blogs, extensive daily coverage of the most significant announcements, analysis pieces, and podcasts.
Indeed, Rory is also a full-time co-host of the ITPro Podcast alongside Jane McCallion, where he swaps a keyboard for a microphone to discuss the latest learnings in tech. Each week, a guest comes onto the show to discuss topics such as cyber security, productivity, or digital transformation in detail.
Rory has an MA in Eighteenth-Century Studies from King’s College London, as well as a BA in English and American Literature from the University of Kent. He joined ITPro in 2022 as a graduate, after four years in student journalism.
In his free time, Rory enjoys photography and video editing, and can often be found at the cinema or reading a good science fiction paperback.
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SAS Innovate 2025: Pursuing pragmatic AI
ITPro Podcast As CISA delivered an eleventh-hour reprieve for the CVE database, AWS reportedly began to pause some data center leases
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SAS Innovate 2025 live: All the updates as they happened
Live blog Catch up on SAS Innovate 2025 with ITPro's live coverage
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Why SAS is ringing the alarm bell on AI governance for enterprises
News Demonstrating responsible stewardship of AI could be the key differentiator for success with the technology, rather than simply speed of adoption
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SAS thinks quantum AI has huge enterprise potential
News The analytics veteran has shone a light on three crucial quantum partnerships, as it warns organizations must innovate or fall prey to new threats
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SAS leans on synthetic data and digital twins to support business data demand
News SAS has announced new synthetic data capabilities and support for digital twins in a bid to equip enterprises with concrete platforms for data-driven decision making.
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SAS wants its AI agents to supercharge workers, not replace them
SAS has announced a new agentic AI service aimed at helping enterprises deploy agents alongside domain-specific AI models.
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What to watch out for at SAS Innovate 2025
Greater detail on synthetic data and an update on the SAS IPO will be top of mind for attendees
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RSAC Conference 2025: AI and quantum complicate security
Organizations are grappling with the complications of adopting AI for security
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RSAC Conference 2025 was a sobering reminder of the challenges facing cybersecurity professionals
Analysis Despite widespread optimism on how AI can help those in cybersecurity, it’s clear that the threat landscape is more complex than ever
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Kevin Mandia and Nicole Perlroth warn organizations aren’t waking up to growing APT threats
News With state-backed threats and budget cuts squeezing cybersecurity teams, experts have urged organizations to watch over their environments more closely
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RSAC Conference 2025 live: All the latest from day three
Live blog ITPro is covering RSAC Conference 2025 live – find out all the day-three news right here
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"There needs to be an order of magnitude more effort": AI security experts call for focused evaluation of frontier models and agentic systems
News Evaluating the risks of dynamic, evolving AI networks is slow work for cybersecurity analysts
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Why Microsoft thinks diversity will keep security workers relevant in the age of agentic AI
News Improved AI skills and a greater focus on ensuring agents are secure at point of deployment will be key for staying ahead of attackers
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April rundown: MITRE frights and Microsoft launches Recall (again)
ITPro Podcast As CISA delivered an eleventh-hour reprieve for the CVE database, AWS reportedly began to pause some data center leases
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What to look out for at RSAC Conference 2025
Analysis Convincing attendees that AI can revolutionize security will be the first point of order at next week’s RSA Conference – but traditional threats will be a constant undercurrent
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Executives think AI can supercharge cybersecurity teams – analysts aren’t convinced
News As organizations adopt AI, frontline cybersecurity workers are worried AI will reduce job security and increase their manual workload
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Embedded processors in industry, cloud, and beyond
Supported Content From the edge to power grids, embedded processors keep data flowing for all enterprises
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Why Google Cloud is betting big on TPUs
News As AI inference skyrockets, Google Cloud wants customers to choose it as the go-to partner to meet demand
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How the UK MoJ achieved secure networks for prisons and offices with Palo Alto Networks
Case study Adopting zero trust is a necessity when your own users are trying to launch cyber attacks
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Putting small language models under the microscope
ITPro Podcast The benefits of small language models are undeniable – but they're no silver bullet
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Darktrace unveils tailored AI models with a twist for its cybersecurity agent
News Darktrace has announced new AI models for its agentic AI security tool, but it's taken a novel approach to tackle hallucinations.
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MITRE CVE program handed last minute reprieve
News The MITRE Corporation's Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) database has been handed a last minute reprieve amid concerns over funding.
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OpenAI's new GPT-4.1 models miss the mark on coding tasks
News OpenAI says its GPT-4.1 model family offers sizable improvements for coding, but tests show competitors still outperform it in key areas.
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Google Cloud is leaning on all its strengths to support enterprise AI
Analysis Google Cloud made a big statement at its annual conference last week, staking its claim as the go-to provider for enterprise AI adoption.
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