Stories by Scot Finnie

Google has known for some time that the enterprise is where the money is, but it sure hasn't shown it in the past. That looks to be changing.

Ram Reddy espouses a business-first approach to IT. He believes that business needs must be thoroughly investigated, and business processes charted and understood, before anything else is considered.

The initiatives that many of this year's class of <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/category/premier100/">Premier 100 honorees</a> have handled so well amount to IT 101, really. Building or acquiring IT systems that meet business needs. Implementing technology that supports or enables efficiency, productivity or a financial return on investment. Finding simple, low-cost solutions that can be put in place quickly. Understanding the business need, while making the technology secondary.

Welcome to the new Computerworld. Before your eyes is a completely reimagined, redesigned and re-architected website. The editors are working with an entirely new suite of content-creation tools. It's a lot of change at once, but we were due. We're very excited about the results. Let's take a quick tour of what's new.

Computerworld's editor in chief bids farewell to the print edition of the magazine and announces the imminent arrival of a new digital edition.

Embrace change. That seems to be the motto of many of this year's Premier 100 honorees. The frozen barriers that once kept IT professionals within the confines of the data center are thawing. For IT workers at many organizations, there's no longer a linear career path to a senior position. The trick is to not shy away from novel experiences, even if you lack demonstrated ability in a new role. Immerse yourself and get up to speed.

Whoever becomes Microsoft's new CEO needs to create a culture that encourages employees to voice ideas.

It has stumbled under Tim Cook, and 2013 has been mighty thin in terms of product launches. Can it still do amazing things?

A lot more innovation is desperately needed for mobile hardware design and platforms. Are Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft up to the task?

The notion that "creativity arises out of the tension between spontaneity and limitations" (as expressed by existential psychologist Rollo May) is what comes to mind when I ponder the many accomplishments of this year's Premier 100 honorees. The limits thrust upon us define how we rise to a challenge.

The world has endured the release of a whole lot of mediocre, or even useless, mobile apps. It's time to consider some best practices for app development.

The vendors behind sync services seem to be more interested in positioning their wares against competitors than in delivering solid services that integrate with a variety of platforms.

With Computerworld (US) celebrating its 45th birthday this year, I got to thinking: What will the state of IT be in five years?

It's a dysfunctional industry reliant on a triad of supporting companies with their own priorities. Insider (registration required)

It's clear that U.S. businesses and infrastructure operators haven't even begun to prepare to defend against cyber-espionage and sabotage.