Scot Finnie

Scot Finnie: A call for mobile innovation

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

Scot Finnie: This year's Premier 100 honorees are entrepreneurial leaders

They use many tactics and strategies, but some of the most important involve analytics, business process, shrewd investment and management.

Scot Finnie: 5 tips for developing successful mobile apps

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.

Scot Finnie: Personal data syncing to the cloud is broken; let's fix it

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.

Scot Finnie: Where will IT be in 5 years?

Most IT predictions are two-dimensional, featuring forecasts in which the big trend of the day takes over and completely changes IT.

Scot Finnie: What needs to change in the mobile market

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

Scot Finnie: The real CoIT

The consumerization of IT is about much more than just BYOD.

Scot Finnie: Stuxnet was a wake-up call, but don't fall back asleep

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

Playing the Wrong Hand With Windows 8

Microsoft is gambling its reputation with its upcoming operating system.

Are Tablets Inevitable as PC Replacements?

Tablets are making huge inroads, but PCs aren't even close to being dead yet

I dumped my iPhone 4 for the Android Galaxy Nexus

I like a lot of things about my iPhone 4, but I don't like the way Apple seems to be closing its ecosystem again. So when the Samsung Galaxy Nexus arrived, I got rid of the iPhone and moved to Android.

Calculated Risk-Takers

Scot Finnie says the members of this year's class of Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders understand their companies' business needs and are willing to take risks to put their companies ahead.

Scot Finnie: Mobile Is Immediate

Smartphone usage is exploding. That creates challenges for enterprise IT shops that have to adapt to BYOD policies, but competition could bring welcome change to the mobile industry.

A Running Start to 2012

Scot Finnie offers his predictions of developments we're likely to see in IT in the coming year.

Steve Jobs' indelible mark on the computer industry

Steve Jobs' passing is a profound event for Apple, and for the entire tech industry, says Computerworld editor-in-chief Scot Finnie.

This Is No Time to Skimp on Security

Security threats have changed in recent years, with one fundamental difference being that the motives for breaches have multiplied.

IT's Not in Kansas Anymore

If you are drifting along with the current of technological change, are you spending any time drawing conclusions?

Tablet Invasion

Forrester estimates that half of the first 15 million iPads sold are commuting to the office every day. Your IT department should get ready to deal with an influx of tablets.

Scot Finnie: The Premier 100 Class of 2011 faces down economic adversity

The motto of Computerworld's latest class of the Premier 100 IT Leaders might be 'Full speed ahead!'

Hands on: Should you get the Verizon iPhone 4?

While the new Verizon iPhone 4 has better signal strength, especially in certain areas, it may not be faster than the AT&T version.