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
Cisco issues eight separate security advisories alerting customers to array of vulnerabilities
By Ross Kelly published
News The advisory marks the end of a troubling week for Cisco with regard to security concerns
ICO warns against Excel spreadsheets to curb public sector data breaches
By Ross Kelly published
News The ICO's advisory follows a spate of data protection blunders at UK police forces in recent months
Raspberry Pi 5: New model is “2-3 times more powerful” than previous generation
By Ross Kelly published
News The new Raspberry Pi 5 will provide a “no-compromise user experience”, the firm said
Soaring demand for generative AI resources is pushing data centers to maximum capacity
By Ross Kelly published
News Colocation data center providers are struggling with heightened AI demands, leading to higher costs for customers
Dell unveils new Apex cloud platform for Azure in bid to “simplify” hybrid cloud shift
By Ross Kelly published
News Dell hopes to ease the shift to hybrid cloud for partners with the launch
US PC market showing signs of recovery despite 6% yearly decline
By Ross Kelly published
News Analysts believe that there are “promising signs” ahead for the beleaguered PC market
US government IT contractor could face death penalty over espionage charges
By Ross Kelly published
News The IT pro faces two espionage charges, each of which could lead to a death sentence or life imprisonment, prosecutors said
AWS invests $4 billion in Anthropic to improve Bedrock experience
By Ross Kelly published
News The “strategic collaboration” will see AWS become Anthropic’s primary cloud service provider
Ransomware groups are once again targeting smaller businesses for more lucrative payouts
By Ross Kelly published
News Lower-hanging fruit represents a far more lucrative revenue stream for groups such as LockBit
Can Slack hold its own in the age of AI-charged collaboration?
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis Slack is in the midst of an exciting period of innovation with the roll-out of AI features, but Microsoft and Google loom large
Lack of cloud skills exacerbating rising IT costs for businesses
By Ross Kelly published
News Organizations are encountering significant challenges unlocking value from cloud deployments, Aptum found
Cisco set to acquire Splunk in $28 billion deal
By Ross Kelly published
News The deal will create a “global security and observability leader”, according to Splunk CEO Gary Steele
Explained: The state of end-to-end encryption in the UK now the Online Safety Bill saga is over
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis Industry stakeholders have previously criticized the Online Safety Bill over its heavy-handed approach to encryption
Novel China-linked Linux backdoor exploits organizations that fail to patch old vulnerabilities
By Ross Kelly published
News The threat should serve as a “wake-up call” for organizations running Linux, an expert has said
Microsoft mishap leaves 38TB of private data exposed for three years
By Ross Kelly published
News Microsoft’s blunder first occurred in 2020 and wasn’t uncovered until June this year
AI, hallucinations and Foo Fighters at Dreamforce 2023
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis Firms lax on generative AI ‘trust’ risk face a reckoning as Salesforce bids to separate itself from the pack
37 Signals says it saved $1 million by abandoning cloud infrastructure
By Ross Kelly published
News The firm's cloud repatriation effort comes as a response to what it describes as “grotesque” cloud costs
Generative AI’s ‘fear factor’ is dissipating as firms and employees alike acknowledge benefits
By Ross Kelly published
News While lingering concerns over data privacy and ‘hallucinations’ persist, workers are warming to generative AI, Slack and Salesforce execs say
Dreamforce 2023: All the day-three announcements
By Ross Kelly last updated
Live Blog Stay up-to-date with all the day-three announcements at Dreamforce 2023
Dreamforce 2023: Benioff says generative AI needs a ‘trust revolution’
By Ross Kelly published
News Salesforce wants to do things “very, very differently” with responsible AI innovation, Marc Benioff told Dreamforce 2023 attendees
OpenAI's Sam Altman: Hallucinations are part of the “magic” of generative AI
By Ross Kelly published
News The OpenAI chief said there is value to be gleaned from hallucinations
Salesforce and Google confirm Workspace integration in partnership extension
By Ross Kelly published
News The integration of Salesforce and Google Workspace aims to allow users to harness data from both platforms and drive productivity
Salesforce launches Einstein Copilot in sweeping update to AI assistant
By Ross Kelly published
News Salesforce’s Einstein AI assistant is set for a major overhaul