George Fitzmaurice
George Fitzmaurice is a staff writer at ITPro, ChannelPro, and CloudPro, with a particular interest in AI regulation, data legislation, and market development. After graduating from the University of Oxford with a degree in English Language and Literature, he undertook an internship at the New Statesman before starting at ITPro. Outside of the office, George is both an aspiring musician and an avid reader.
Latest articles by George Fitzmaurice

AWS sharpens sustainability focus as AI environmental concerns rise
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The hyperscaler says sustainability plays a part in core decision-making in the age of AI

AWS re:Invent 2024 live: All the news and updates from day-three in Las Vegas
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Live Blog ITPro is live on the ground in Las Vegas for AWS re:Invent 2024 – keep tabs on all the news and updates from day-three here

Regulatory uncertainty is holding back AI adoption – here’s what the industry needs going forward
By George Fitzmaurice published
Analysis A lack of clarity on the legal side is hampering digital ambitions in Europe

AWS goes all in on AI agents with new features for Bedrock and Amazon Q
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Agentic customizability is coming to Bedrock and the Amazon Q developer assistant

Amazon just launched a powerful new AI foundation model
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The announcement covered a baseline model available in four tiers, as well as both image and video-focused models

Three things to look out for at AWS re:Invent 2024
By George Fitzmaurice published
Analysis The cloud giant is likely to come in hot on sovereign cloud and multi-cloud, alongside generative AI updates

Are ‘ghost engineers’ stunting software productivity?
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The study used an algorithm to assess the amount of work being done by software engineers at hundreds of firms

Dell, HP post underwhelming returns as PC market remains in a state of flux
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are contending with an impending Windows 10 EOL and a burgeoning AI PC market

What role will the cloud play in the AI era?
By George Fitzmaurice published
For most businesses, cloud technology will be essential for leveraging AI without making huge investments

Microsoft dismisses claims it’s using Word and Excel data to train AI
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Reports circulated from users that the firm had quietly introduced an opt-out feature on its training policy

Data center energy demands could hit SMBs hard
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Rising energy costs could be pushed down the line to consumers and smaller businesses

AWS bet big on Anthropic, now it's doubling down
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The new investment will see AWS serve as Anthropic’s primary training provider as well as its primary cloud provider

Tech hiring is set to grow in 2025, but wary staff are putting job security front and center
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Plans for increased tech hiring may conflict with a nervy workforce following a year of employee turnover

Finastra breach puts file transfer security in the spotlight, says expert
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The attack follows news of a similar vulnerability at MOVEit which attackers sought to exploit

AI PCs not yet understood well enough to deliver full benefits
By George Fitzmaurice published
News While AI PCs can drive productivity, user concerns and questions continue to act as a hurdle

Snowflake and Anthropic partner up on agentic AI, model sharing
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The pair will bring Anthropic’s Claude models to customers via Snowflake’s AI platform

CISPE unveils cloud watchdog for Microsoft – and plans to monitor Broadcom, VMware too
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Rollout of the organization follows contentious settlement with Microsoft over anti-competitive practices

Google slams reported forced Chrome sell-off
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The US government previously told Google it presides over a monopoly in the search engine market

Business leaders face green 'investment paralysis' as concerns clash with climate targets
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The majority of business leaders are stressed about meeting sustainability goals, even as government targets get more ambitious

The answer to data center sustainability? Industry rallies around light-based networking systems
By George Fitzmaurice published
Analysis The technology could help replace fault-prone electrical wires with light-based ones

AI is causing headaches in the boardroom as CFOs and CIOs struggle for clarity on ROI
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Company execs aren’t just finding it difficult to measure ROI - they can’t even agree on how to measure it in some cases

Eric Schmidt admits remote work has productivity benefits, but he still wants staff in the office
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The tech exec came under fire earlier this year for criticizing Google’s remote work policies

AMD to cut around 1,000 staff to focus on "growth opportunities"
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The AMD layoffs come after rival Intel cut staff on the back of flagging AI returns
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