Bobby Hellard
Bobby Hellard is ITPro's Reviews Editor and has worked on CloudPro and ChannelPro since 2018. In his time at ITPro, Bobby has covered stories for all the major technology companies, such as Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook, and regularly attends industry-leading events such as AWS Re:Invent and Google Cloud Next.
Bobby mainly covers hardware reviews, but you will also recognize him as the face of many of our video reviews of laptops and smartphones.
He has been a journalist for ten years, originally covering sports, before moving into business technology with ITPro. He has bylines in The Independent, Vice and The Business Briefing. Contact him at bobby.hellard@futurenet.com or find him on Twitter: @bobbyhellard
Latest articles by Bobby Hellard
Why organizations need an integrated approach to enterprise backup and recovery
By Bobby Hellard published
Sponsored by Cohesity
From malicious threats to natural disasters, there are many ways to lose your systems and data
Apple’s ‘carbon neutral’ Mac Mini is small and compact, but packs a mighty punch with the new M4 chips
By Solomon Klappholz published
News With a pint-sized footprint only half the size of its M2 predecessor, the M4 and M4 Pro edition of the Mac Mini promises to bring an unprecedented size-to-performance ratio
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2in (PaperMatte Edition) review
By Bobby Hellard published
Reviews One of the best screen and stylus combos around, but the Android alternative software isn't quite there
Apple M3 MacBook Air 13.6in review
By Bobby Hellard published
Reviews The petit MacBook offering is pleasingly thin and enjoyable to use, but there's better value for money in an older model
Not everyone working from home is procrastinating – but I miss doing it in the office
By Bobby Hellard published
Opinion The debate around working from home has become stale and riddled with narrow-minded opinions
Hackers are using a ChromeLoader exploit to set up fake companies and malware-ridden websites
By Bobby Hellard published
News Code-signing and malvertising are being used to guide victims to well-designed websites that offer seemingly legitimate tools like PDF readers and converters
Can AI take the frustration out of printing?
By Bobby Hellard published
News The print industry is about to get the generative AI treatment courtesy of HP and its ideas to revolutionize the legacy technology
AI is the best way to keep your workers happy, says HP
By Bobby Hellard published
Analysis Best-in-class AI tools to improve how we feel about our jobs – that's the future of work, according to HP
Is SaaS the secret to modern TV development?
By Bobby Hellard published
‘SaaS-first, cloud-second, on-prem only when necessary’ is how the BBC puts it – but AI already has hold of the media industry
Teradata wants you to think differently about data and innovation
By Bobby Hellard published
Analysis With a focus on customer choice and ModelOps, Teradata is aiming to power developer innovation
What is edge computing?
By Drew Turney last updated
In-depth Edge computing is a new paradigm that brings processing closer to the data source than ever, and might circumvent growing problems in network latency, processing time, and security
Intel to release microcode patch for instability issues with its 13th and 14th Gen processors
By Bobby Hellard published
News The "elevated operating voltage" issue has been known since April, but an update won't be ready til 'mid-August', according to Intel
Advantages and disadvantages of using AI for business
By Bobby Hellard last updated
In-depth We explore the advantages of AI and examine how the technology is changing business
SAP has found a way to bring us all on the digital transformation journey
By Bobby Hellard published
Analysis From Joule to WalkMe, Sapphire 2024 was all about how generative AI can make everyone’s job that little bit easier – and this is just the start
SAP wants you in the cloud and generative AI is how it will lure you there
By Bobby Hellard published
Analysis SAP is “trying hard” to take all of its customers on a digital transformation journey, but says there is only one destiny – the cloud
What differentiates SAP's generative AI from all the rest? The quality of its data
By Bobby Hellard published
Analysis SAP chief exec Christian Klein talks up opportunities in Europe and the importance of cloud systems for AI
SAP wants to "redefine the way businesses run" with Joule AI copilot in every part of its portfolio
By Bobby Hellard published
News SAP gives its generative AI model top billing at annual Sapphire event with a spate of new features to entice businesses
Acer is taking the plunge back into servers in EMEA, but it's keen to avoid previous mistakes
By Bobby Hellard published
Analysis Acer plans on taking a ‘step by step’ approach to a market segment it has historically struggled with – but it has reasons to be optimistic in the EMEA
Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC brand heralds a “new era” in personal computing — here’s why we’re excited
By Bobby Hellard published
Analysis The launch of Copilot+ devices represents a "new era for the PC" with Snapdragon NPU-powered laptops that can recall everything you’ve seen on your machine
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