Thor Olavsrud

Thor Olavsrud is a journalist covering data analytics, security, infrastructure, and networking for CIO.com. He's especially interested in companies that use data to transform their business to tackle problems in innovative ways. As a senior writer, his articles focus on practical insights, analysis, and business use cases that can help CIOs and other IT leaders navigate the shifting IT landscape.

Intel Lowers Revenue Guidance by $1 Billion, Blames HDD Shortage

Placing the blame squarely on a severe shortage in hard disk drives (HDDs), Intel Monday said its fourth quarter revenues are likely to fall short by $1...

Microsoft and HP Seal Deal on Public, Private Cloud Apps

Long-time collaborators Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard extended their relationship to the cloud Friday with a four-year initiative through which they will offer enterprises and governments communication and collaboration...

Microsoft to Launch Windows 8 Beta, Windows Store in February

Microsoft confirmed Tuesday evening that it would launch the beta program for the latest version of its Windows operating system in late February. It will open the...

Microsoft Updates Exchange 2010 with Service Pack 2

Microsoft Tuesday announced the availability of Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2, adding support for hybrid cloud environments, other enhancements and a number of bug fixes. "SP2 includes much...

Verizon Deals for More Spectrum as AT&T Lashes Out at FCC

Ratcheting up the pressure on its closest competitor, Verizon Wireless Friday announced that it would acquire $3.6 billion worth of spectrum from SpectrumCo, a joint venture of...

Microsoft Streamlines Windows 8 Setup

With the forthcoming Windows 8, Microsoft is aiming to make upgrading from older versions of its operating system as simple and streamlined as possible, and it is...

HP Chief Whitman Promises No More Surprises

Hewlett-Packard appears to have stopped the bleeding, but Chief Executive Officer Meg Whitman said Monday that the process of repositioning the company poses many challenges and may...

Box Offers $2M to Spur Enterprise Cloud App Development

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Box has launched a new program intended to spur development of enterprise applications on its cloud-based content management system. To sweeten the deal, it's...

Alcatel-Lucent Introduces ‘Carrier Cloud’

Alcatel-Lucent Thursday unveiled a new solution that it says is the foundation for a new class of carrier services it has dubbed "carrier cloud." The communications technology...

Microsoft Minimizes Windows Update Auto-Restarts in Windows 8

Microsoft is taking the opportunity presented by the forthcoming Windows 8 release to streamline the Windows Update (WU) process and reduce the frequency of required restarts. But...

AT&T Debuts AT&T Platform as a Service

AT&T sought to open up a whole new dimension for its business Tuesday with the introduction of AT&T Platform as a Service (Paas), intended as a platform...

AMD Launches 16-Core Opteron 6200 Series, Expands 2012 Road Map

After a delay of several weeks, AMD Monday took the wraps off its new 16-core Opteron 6200 chips, formerly codenamed Interlagos. AMD (NYSE:AMD) said the new processors, together...

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