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
US offers $10 million bounty for information on UnitedHealth hackers
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The attack on UnitedHealth by the BlackCat ransomware group caused widespread disruption - and now authorities want to snare the hackers behind the carnage
Sovereign cloud services pick up steam as Rackspace unveils new public sector platform
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Rackspace is the latest firm to provide sovereign cloud services amid a sharpened enterprise focus on regulatory compliance
Platform engineering and Kubernetes go hand-in-hand – but businesses still struggle with implementation
By George Fitzmaurice published
In-depth Platform engineering and Kubernetes are powerful developer options, but businesses need to plan accordingly to get the most out of them
Security experts raise questions about UK cyber funding in wake of Electoral Commission hack
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Experts have described security funding as lackluster amid rising state-backed cyber attacks
Databricks just launched an open source large language model to compete with Llama 2, Mixtral, and GPT-3.5
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Databricks’ new DBRX model will allow businesses to take control of their generative AI tool development
Microsoft's startup investment strategy looks to corner the global AI market — but will it work?
By George Fitzmaurice published
Analysis Microsoft has forged close ties with several major players across the global AI marketplace, and its current strategy shows no signs of stopping
Digital transformation floundering at enterprises, with just 10% of IT leaders working with “modern” data stacks
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Digital transformation and modernization projects are being hindered by a lack of data maturity at enterprises, according to new research
KubeCon groans point to growing 'AI fatigue'
By George Fitzmaurice published
Analysis An AI-heavy approach by CNCF only highlighted developer skepticism, as skills concerns continued to lead roundtables
The future of generative AI lies in open source
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The tenets of open source could support AI in areas such as security and ethical development, but major roadblocks might impede progress
CI/CD comes into focus as enterprises ramp up application modernization efforts
By George Fitzmaurice published
News A greater emphasis is being placed on CI/CD pipelines among enterprises updating legacy applications and infrastructure
Why Redis license changes aren't the end of the world for open source
By Ross Kelly published
News Redis license changes could spark consternation among members of the open source community, but what does this move actually mean?
KubeCon 2024: All the latest news and announcements
By George Fitzmaurice last updated
Live Blog Stay up to date with all the latest news and announcements from KubeCon 2024, held live in Paris
Why workload identity complexity is causing cloud native security headaches
By George Fitzmaurice published
Analysis Cloud native security complexity is growing, and a key factor in this is the sheer scale of workload identities teams are forced to contend with
Companies face hefty penalties for product hype as the SEC toughens up on ‘AI washing’
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Two investment firms were hit with fines after they falsely marketed the use of AI, with regulators describing the practice as ‘AI washing’
How the EU AI Act compares to other international regulatory approaches
By George Fitzmaurice published
Analysis The EU AI Act sets a major precedent, but what are other nations doing on the topic of regulation?
The Oracle Database@Azure service just got a big update — here's what you need to know
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The Oracle Database@Azure service will now be available in additional regions
Oracle ditches the hype for a straight talking generative AI approach
By George Fitzmaurice published
Analysis Oracle knows it has to box clever in the generative AI race, and its ambitions rest on delivering tangible enterprise use-cases
How Ocado Retail harnessed cloud migration for newfound independence
By George Fitzmaurice published
Case study In adopting Oracle’s cloud platform, Ocado Retail unlocked improved decision-making insights and streamlined business processes
How will the EU AI Act affect businesses?
By George Fitzmaurice last updated
News The EU AI Act is a landmark suite of legislation that will fundamentally change how companies use the technology, analysts believe
Meta unveils two new GPU clusters used to train its Llama 3 AI model — and it plans to acquire an extra 350,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs by the end of 2024 to meet development goals
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Meta is expanding its GPU infrastructure with the help of Nvidia in a bid to accelerate development of its Llama 3 large language model
Improving software licensing is the key to cracking hyperscaler cloud market dominance
By George Fitzmaurice published
In-depth Issues related to cloud software licensing have a negative effect on market competition, but can go unnoticed compared to wider 'monopoly' discussions
European Commission falls foul of data protection regulations over Microsoft 365 use
By George Fitzmaurice published
News An EU watchdog found the European Commission’s use of Microsoft 365 infringed data protection regulations
Data center sustainability progress rests on maximizing the use of data — but knowing where to start is critical
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Data center sustainability has become a recurring topic, and knowing how to maximize the use of environmental data is crucial to unlocking success
This engineering discipline was hailed as the next big thing, but AI has killed it before it even started
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Prompt engineering as a discipline has been gathering pace over the last year, but new research suggests it may be better suited to the AI models themselves