Articles by Ross Kelly, News and Analysis Editor, ITPro

Ross Kelly is News & Analysis Editor at ITPro, responsible for leading the brand's news output and in-depth reporting on the latest stories from across the business technology landscape. Ross was previously a Staff Writer, during which time he developed a keen interest in cyber security, business leadership, cloud computing, 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.

Articles by: Ross Kelly

IaaS specialist Leaseweb wants to shake the virtual private server tree with slew of VPS offers from under $5/month

By Ross Kelly published 17 January 25

Click and go VPS service has a range of options.

Asus teases new NUC mini PC ranges at CES 2025 – including a quirky updated Copilot-ready device

By Ross Kelly published 16 January 25

The NUC 14 Pro AI+ from Asus might feel the same, but its appearance certainly isn't.

Khadas’ new Mind 2 mini PC might be tiny, but it packs a mean punch

By Ross Kelly published 15 January 25

Khadas Mind 2 mini PC is sleek, compact, and perfect for remote workers.

Ugreen NASync iDX6011 and iDX6011 Pro models pictured side-by-side.

This outlandish 8-drive NAS claims to have an integrated LLM, and I can't wait for it to go on sale

By Ross Kelly published 14 January 25

Ugreen's world-first AI NAS is an impressive bit of kit.

This docking station can drive up to 100 million pixels across three 8K monitors, and even M4 macs can benefit from it

By Ross Kelly published 12 January 25

Plugable's new docking station takes multitasking to a whole new level.

Dell claims record breaking 4K monitors will offer 'key eye wellness features' but the jury is still out

By Ross Kelly published 7 January 25

Manufacturers are targeting safer user experiences, and Dell's new UltraSharp monitors are no different.

Samsung ViewFinity s8 2025 monitor pictured on a white background.

Samsung launched its biggest 16:9 4K monitor ever but it is definitely not going to please gamers

By Ross Kelly published 6 January 25

New Samsung ViewFinity S8 is built with productivity in mind.

Obscure Chinese PC vendor has the world's first Qualcomm PC out of the gate: QS1 Pro runs Windows 11 Pro, has Wi-Fi 7 and up to 2TB SSD

By Ross Kelly published 24 December 24

This obscure Chinese PC vendor has the world's first Qualcomm PC on offer.

Flag of the People's Republic of China overlaid with a technological network of wires and circuits.

Who is ISoftStone? Mysterious tech firm set to become one of the biggest PC vendors in China, beating Huawei, HP and Apple

By Ross Kelly published 24 December 24

Plucky regional player ISoftStone has recorded astounding recent growth.

Samsung wants to build its first AI data center as it seeks to crack $1 billion dollar annual sales in cloud services

By Ross Kelly published 19 December 24

Samsung subsidiary plans to add to its roster of data centers as AI demand booms.

Crucial tech that's pivotal for AI in hyperscalers gets major update to improve performance, enhance functionality and extend security

By Ross Kelly published 17 December 24

Performance and security upgrades are a key focus in this latest CXL update.

Amazon teams up with Samsung rival to design and build bespoke next generation tech that will help AWS pull ahead in the hyperscaler race

By Ross Kelly published 13 December 24

Deal will enable Marvell to ramp up silicon design capabilities.

A rare sight: LG joins archrival Samsung in $700m funding round to back up Nvidia competitor led by AMD legend

By Ross Kelly last updated 13 December 24

Up-and-coming chipmaker has backing from industry heavyweights.

Micron 6550 ION solid-state drive (SSD) pictured against a black background

Everything you need to know about Micron’s “game-changer” 6550 ION SSD

By Ross Kelly published 9 December 24

The powerful SSD is designed specifically to contend with hefty AI workloads

Website screenshot of GIMP GNU Image Manipulation

The latest version of open source Photoshop rival GIMP is finally nearing release

By Ross Kelly published 19 November 24

It’s been a long time coming, but GIMP 3.0 is nearly here.

Graphcore is hiring again after its SoftBank acquisition — but what do the roles tell us about its future focus?

By Ross Kelly published 18 November 24

Chipmaker is hiring aggressively for roles spanning multiple divisions.

AMD could be plotting a move to include 3D V-cache in its next ThreadRipper CPU — here’s what we know so far

By Ross Kelly published 15 November 24

Speculation is brewing over AMD plans, but will it come to fruition?

OWC Thunderbolt 5 SSD gets first review, and yes, it can reach 48Gbps — making it the fastest single-drive portable SSD that you can buy

By Ross Kelly published 12 November 24

Great performance and pricing make the Envoy Ultra Thunderbolt 5 portable SSD an attractive choice

SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-Jung delivers a keynote speech at the SK AI Summit 2024 in Seoul, South Korea.

Top Samsung rival unveils “world’s largest capacity” 16-Layer HBM3e chips — SK hynix promises boosted performance for all

By Ross Kelly published 11 November 24

SK hynix has unveiled the launch of new 16-Layer HBM3e chips.

xAI’s Colossus supercomputer cluster uses 100,000 Nvidia Hopper GPUs — and it was all made possible using Nvidia’s Spectrum-X Ethernet networking platform

By Ross Kelly published 6 November 24

xAI combined Nvidia Hopper GPUs with its Spectrum-X platform to supercharge AI model training at its Colossus site in Tennessee

TensorWave, Tecfusions announce 1GW AI compute power deal amid rising power demands

By Ross Kelly published 4 November 24

TensorWave anticipates rising demand for AI compute services in the year ahead.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at Nvidia's pre-Computex 2024 keynote

Nvidia has renamed its Blackwell Ultra product series — here’s why

By Ross Kelly published 3 November 24

News Nvidia has rebranded its Blackwell Ultra series, with the B200 Ultra series now known as the B300.

Bitwarden clarifies open source commitment amid user concerns

By Ross Kelly published 29 October 24

Some users worried the password management platform could be moving to a more restrictive licensing scheme

Liquid Web launches new GPU hosting service for AI and HPC — and users can access a range of Nvidia GPUs (including H100s)

By Ross Kelly published 24 October 24

Liquid Web has unveiled the launch of a new GPU hosting service designed to keep pace with growing high-performance computing (HPC) requirements.

V-color RGB DDR5 O CUDIMM memory sticks lying flat on a surface

Want your server to access more than 16,000 DIMM slots in one go? This Korean startup claims that its CXL 3.1-based technology can help you scale to more than 16PB of RAM — but it will cost nearly $1 billion

By Ross Kelly published 23 October 24

The possibilities are endless, but the costs might be a bridge too far for even the largest enterprises.

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