Ross Kelly
Ross Kelly is ITPro's News & Analysis Editor, with a keen interest in cyber security, business leadership and emerging technologies.
He graduated from Edinburgh Napier University in 2016 with a BA (Hons) in Journalism, and joined ITPro in 2022 after four years working in technology conference research.
In his spare time, Ross enjoys cycling, walking and is an avid reader of history and non-fiction.
You can contact Ross at ross.kelly@futurenet.com or on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Latest articles by Ross Kelly
AMD’s acquisition spree continues with $665 million deal for Silo AI
By Ross Kelly published
News The deal will enable AMD to bolster its portfolio of end-to-end AI solutions and drive its ‘open standards’ approach to the technology
New Snowflake security policies mean admins can now enforce mandatory MFA
By Ross Kelly published
News The changes come two months after a major breach affected dozens of Snowflake customers
Amazon set a goal to reach 100% renewable energy by 2030 – it reached it seven years early
By Ross Kelly published
News The tech giant has rapidly accelerated renewable energy investment in recent years
Amazon could be working on a new AI tool to crack ChatGPT's dominance
By Ross Kelly published
News Amazon could be preparing to mount a serious challenge on ChatGPT’s dominance with the launch of a new chatbot service
Wells Fargo firing staff for using 'mouse jiggler' tools raises questions over employee privacy, wellbeing
By Ross Kelly published
News Wells Fargo is by no means the first company to crack down on mouse jigglers
Change Healthcare shares details on medical data stolen during disastrous February cyber attack
By Ross Kelly published
News Those impacted by the Change Healthcare attack will be contacted and given advice on how to protect themselves
Kaspersky hits back at US software ban, citing political motivations and “theoretical concerns”
By Ross Kelly published
News Kaspersky said it has “repeatedly demonstrated" its independence from any government interference
US poised to ban sales of Kaspersky software – reports
By Ross Kelly published
News Kaspersky has long denied any links to the Russian government
‘Fast, modern, safe, and a joy to write’: Why Apple is banging the drum on Swift as a successor to C++
By Ross Kelly published
News Apple thinks shifting to the Swift programming language will help improve software safety across the industry
Big tech’s sleeping giant has finally entered the generative AI arena
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis Apple unveiled a raft of new AI-powered tools and features at its WWDC conference this week
CISPE rebuffs "pay off" claims in Microsoft antitrust case
By Ross Kelly published
News CISPE has denied it has struck a deal with Microsoft to drop an antitrust claim against the tech giant
Zscaler chief exec rebuffs Broadcom acquisition rumors
By Ross Kelly published
News A Broadcom-led acquisition of Zscaler isn’t on the cards, according to CEO Jay Chaudhry
Mistral just launched its own competitor to GitHub Copilot
By Ross Kelly published
News The launch of Codestral marks Mistral AI’s first foray into the coding assistant market, pitting it against major platforms like GitHub Copilot and Code Llama
What is the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and what does it do?
By Ross Kelly published
Explainer The NCSC plays a critical role in keeping the UK safe from cyber attacks, but can also help businesses get ahead of attacks through strategic changes
Former OpenAI exec claims ‘toxic atmosphere’ and ‘outright lying’ prompted Altman coup
By Ross Kelly published
News OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wasn’t truthful with the board on “multiple occasions”, prompting backroom discussions over his dismissal as early as October last year
Snowflake’s AI strategy is cooking up a storm with enterprise customers
By George Fitzmaurice published
Analysis Snowflake product revenue has skyrocketed on the back of the firm's ambitious AI strategy, offering the firm a springboard as it moves deeper into the generative AI space
Christie’s given Friday ransom deadline after threat group claims responsibility for cyber attack
By Ross Kelly published
News Christie's has been handed an ultimatum by RansomHub
Spain is rolling in hyperscaler data center investment
By Emma Woollacott published
News AWS is the latest hyperscaler to announce significant investment in Spain, unveiling an extra €15.7 billion to expand infrastructure in the Aragon region
‘Multi-cloud all the way’: Why Google Cloud’s UniSuper fiasco shows you shouldn’t rely on a single cloud provider
By Ross Kelly published
News Google Cloud accidentally deleted UniSuper’s private cloud account, which crippled services for more than a week
Sluggish growth and blindsided by generative AI: Adam Selipsky’s predictable departure from AWS
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis Adam Selipsky has manned the helm at AWS since 2021, guiding the hyperscaler through a boom time and downturn
Meta's Workplace productivity platform was always destined to fail
By Ross Kelly published
Opinion Meta’s attempts to dabble in the workplace productivity software space have fallen flat amidst a sharpened focus on AI
AWS CEO Adam Selipsky to step down in June
By Ross Kelly published
News Adam Selipsky has served as chief exec at AWS since 2021, and has spent nearly 15 years at the firm over two stints
LockBit mastermind unmasked by law enforcement
By Ross Kelly published
News Dmitry Khoroshev, a leading figure in the LockBit ransomware gang, now has a $10 million bounty hanging over his head
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