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Re: Planning for future of IT career
From: Joe St Sauver <joe () OREGON UOREGON EDU>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 18:33:16 -0800
Hi, Bob asked: #I have been noticing an ongoing trend of schools much larger than #ours going "cloud only". Being a smaller school with only a #couple IT workers, I am hoping to get some insight on the future #of IT careers from those in larger environments. # #Question: As things go more to the "cloud", what type of skills #for IT professionals do you envision will be in most demand? I think it depends in part on the sort of cloud deployment model you've got in mind. If you're think about cloud-based applications, I'd suggest: -- market awareness (how do my various options look? what should go on my short list for in-depth investigation? do I just want to do a new/local RFP/RFI, or can I buy off of some other already completed procurement?) -- an understanding of how to conduct an indepth review of the most promising options (or how to score and assess competitive submissions offered in response to an open RFP or RFI) -- cloud contract review and negotiation skills (what sort of T&C's do I want? do I need SLAs? If so, how much (if anything) should I pay for them? Is the flexibity of a year-to-year agreement better than a prepaid multiyear agreement with price protection? etc.) On the other hand, if you're thinking, "How do I build apps to run in an AWS or other cloud-as-infrastructure evironment," that's a totally different set of skills, obviously... Regards, Joe Disclaimer: opinions above are solely my own
Current thread:
- Planning for future of IT career Bob Williamson (Feb 20)
- Re: Planning for future of IT career Julian Y Koh (Feb 20)
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- Re: Planning for future of IT career Joe St Sauver (Feb 20)
- Re: Planning for future of IT career Ruth Ginzberg (Feb 21)