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
British Airways eyes cloud overhaul and AI deployment in £7 billion IT upgrade
By George Fitzmaurice published
News British Airways is embarking on an ambitious digital transformation project aimed at enhancing staff and customer experiences
How Expedia Group used platform convergence to harness the efficiency of generative AI
By George Fitzmaurice published
Case study Expedia Group accelerated its adoption of AI tools like GitHub Copilot through platform convergence, unifying its tech stack and reducing internal complexity
Jeremy Hunt needs more than AI optimism to make Britain the “next Silicon Valley”
By George Fitzmaurice published
Analysis The Spring Budget referenced AI enthusiastically, but with limited attention to paid to real-world applications
Microsoft courts fresh regulatory scrutiny over security software practices as EU lawmakers consider probe
By George Fitzmaurice published
Analysis An EU probe into Microsoft’s Entra ID software marks the latest in a slew of probes into the firm's practices
The end of the slowdown? Global cloud spending is set to surge by 20% in 2024 as enterprises ramp up migration plans and capitalize on generative AI
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News Global cloud spending will surge in the year ahead, analysis shows, marking a shift away from a period of ruthless optimization
You’re going to have an AI copilot for everything you do – and you’ll probably hate it
By George Fitzmaurice published
Opinion With firms like Microsoft dreaming of putting a copilot in every department, business software is going to get very crowded
Kubernetes over-provisioning is causing cloud bills to skyrocket – and developer resource anxiety is a key factor
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Rampant Kubernetes over-provisioning is causing serious headaches for enterprises, leading to heightened cloud costs and wasted resources
Lenovo's new sustainability program looks to extend device lifecycles
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Lenovo hopes to give customers greater options to make more sustainable hardware choices and cut emissions
The end of the mainframe in financial services? Banks are ramping up cloud migrations en masse amid generative AI excitement
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Traditional mainframes are becoming a thing of the past at many financial services firms, though migration projects still represent a major challenge
Microsoft’s Mistral AI partnership has EU regulators concerned - here’s why
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Microsoft has found its European champion in Mistral AI, but regulators worry the deal raises questions over the scope of control and influence the tech giant will have over the French startup
Sage wants to "revolutionize" accounting for small businesses, and generative AI will do the heavy lifting
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Sage Copilot will target SMBs with routine task automation and enhanced insight visibility
Microsoft Teams classic users now have more time to upgrade
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Microsoft Teams Classic users will now have until July 2024 following the extension
Why Broadcom is offloading VMware’s end user computing division
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Broadcom’s decision to sell the division marks the latest in a string of sales and product cuts since the VMware acquisition cleared
Lenovo is doubling down on AI PC roll-outs as firm unveils new ranges at Mobile World Congress
By George Fitzmaurice published
News New AI PC offerings from Lenovo will offer enterprise users enhanced productivity and reliability
Developers relying on GitHub Copilot could be creating dangerously flawed code
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News Researchers found GitHub Copilot could generate flawed results if codebases already contained insecure code - and some developers may be oblivious to the problem
Microsoft wants customers to start red teaming generative AI systems to prevent security blunders
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Microsoft hopes a new tool will help security practitioners shore up generative AI security
Google’s new ‘Gemma’ AI models show that bigger isn’t always better
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Smaller AI models are clearly the hot new commodity as Google unveils two new lightweight models, Gemma 2B and Gemma 7B
Ivanti Connect Secure flaws have been targeted 250,000 times a day since January - and hackers show no signs of stopping
By George Fitzmaurice published
News A huge surge in attacks on Ivanti Connect Secure products has been recorded in recent weeks, and security experts are warning firms to remain vigilant
VMware customers advised to ditch discontinued product due to critical vulnerabilities
By George Fitzmaurice published
News A discontinued VMware authentication product is leaving management interfaces open to exploitation
Return to office mandates can be divisive - here are three things business leaders can do to help smooth the transition
By George Fitzmaurice published
Analysis With return to office mandates having sparked major spats between workers and employers, leaders need to consider how they can make changes attractive and effective
AI employee monitoring will only burn bridges in the workplace
By George Fitzmaurice published
Opinion While AI employee monitoring offers productivity gains, it's not worth the sacrifice to worker happiness
IT leaders bemoan cloud skills shortages as digital transformation projects falter
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Cloud skills shortages are leading to a lack of in-house talent, research shows, which means companies are struggling to optimize services
Magika, Google's new AI security tool, helps users identify malware at rapid speed - and it's free to access on GitHub
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Google hopes its Magika AI security tool will rapidly accelerate malicious file identification, but there are some limitations, according to industry experts