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
Akamai has high hopes for its new Gecko Edge cloud service, but can it target competition with hyperscalers?
By George Fitzmaurice published
Analysis Akamai is “catching up” with the likes of Microsoft and AWS but its new cloud-focused offering might not give it a huge competitive advantage
Legacy IT infrastructure accounts for more than a third of enterprise power consumption, and it’s creating a sustainability nightmare for IT leaders
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Legacy IT infrastructure is creating a serious drain on budgets due to power consumption, research shows, meaning IT leaders are struggling to meet environmental targets
Broadcom shakes up VMware licensing structure in collaboration with Google Cloud
By George Fitzmaurice published
News License portability will soon be supported between VMware and Google Cloud
Global power shortages mean data centers could struggle to shoulder the burden of energy-intensive generative AI demands in 2024
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The global outlook for data centers is optimistic, but there are some serious roadblocks to overcome
Slack AI: Everything you need to know about the platform's new features
By George Fitzmaurice published
News New Slack AI features look to supercharge user productivity and collaboration as the firm targets intense competition with industry competitors
HPE taps AI-driven cloud management to simplify GreenLake for Block Storage
By George Fitzmaurice published
News HPE wants to improve simplicity and drive performance in its GreenLake for Block Storage offering, which is getting an AI-assisted boost
Otter.ai thinks its new generative AI tools will give Microsoft, Google, and Zoom a run for their money
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The new Otter.ai meeting assistant will give users access to a raft of AI features and tools to drive productivity
Cisco layoffs show tech industry workforce “rebalancing” is well underway
By George Fitzmaurice published
Analysis The Cisco layoffs come at a time when big tech firms look to shake up role requirements
Cisco’s $28 billion Splunk acquisition could face a challenge from EU regulators ahead of March antitrust review deadline
By George Fitzmaurice published
News EU regulators will decide whether to clear the Cisco Splunk acquisition by March
Bruce Perens: Open source licenses “aren’t working” but we can fix them
By George Fitzmaurice published
In-depth Open source veteran Bruce Perens is pushing his idea of the open source future, while taking aim at the current landscape
Microsoft wants to avoid a costly EU antitrust battle as firm enters talks with cloud industry trade group
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Microsoft recently entered talks with a cloud industry trade body in an attempt to resolve long-standing disputes over competition and licensing practices
The Verizon data breach that exposed 63,000 employees is a reminder of how a simple mistake can have costly implications
By George Fitzmaurice published
News A Verizon employee exposed thousands of staff records after accessing files they shouldn't have
Cisco plans to power 100% of its operations in Europe with renewables - but there’s a catch
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The plant will supply Cisco with 100% of its energy needs in Europe, excluding a few notable countries
How chief AI officers can streamline strategy from the boardroom down
By George Fitzmaurice published
In-depth Dedicated chief AI officers can be integral to corporate strategy on complex AI integration and spiraling use cases at the enterprise level
A future Labour government looks to pin its tech sector hopes on open source
By George Fitzmaurice published
News The Labour Party views the open source community as a vital component in the broader UK technology sector, a senior party member has revealed
Hugging Face just launched an open source alternative to OpenAI’s custom GPT builder, and it’s free
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Hugging Face looks primed to position its new assistant creation platform as a direct competitor with OpenAI’s GPT Store, but how does it compare?
Here's what you need to know about the AnyDesk breach
By George Fitzmaurice published
News AnyDesk issued a warning after threat actors gained access to production systems, but says there's "no evidence" of customer data loss
Westcon-Comstor inks deal to list privately on AWS marketplace
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Vendors and customers alike will benefit from Westcon-Comstor’s increased focus on the marketplace
FTC announces probe into big name AI investments
By George Fitzmaurice published
The inquiry will examine the relationship between major cloud providers and AI companies, including Microsoft and OpenAI
Midnight Blizzard claims another big tech scalp with HPE hack
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Microsoft has warned Midnight Blizzard may have hacked a raft of other organizations in addition to itself and HPE, and has begun warning potential victims
Google’s Hugging Face partnership shows the future of generative AI rests on open source collaboration
By George Fitzmaurice published
Analysis Closer ties between Google and Hugging Face show the tech giant is increasingly bullish on open source AI development
The 23andMe data breach is getting messier by the day
By George Fitzmaurice published
News 23andMe said it was unaware a cyber attack occurred for several months, just weeks after an embarrassing public spat with concerned customers
Majority of mid-market firms struggle to retain IT talent for more than two years, research shows
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Mid-market firms are struggling to retain IT talent, which is harming security capabilities and innovation