Changing Jobs and the Way We Use Technology

Cloud computing has evolved so much over the past decade and is continuing to grow rapidly. It is becoming more predominant in so many peoples lives on a global scale. It is changing the way we use technology because it is making our lives a lot easier. It has eliminated most of the previous much more complex restrictions that used to be present in the more traditional computing environment... those things being space, time, power and cost. 

“Just as cloud computing is a game-changer for many companies, it is also changing the nature of jobs- not only within the information technology department, but in other parts of the enterprise as well,” says Forbes Magazine. The changes present are a direct reflections of a “more strategic role IT plays in the direction of business.” In regards to the business industry it has introduced a much more “reliable and predictable supporting technology.” 

More and more businesses are beginning to shift to the cloud, therefore there is “growing demand for professionals and managers that are more focused on business development than they are in the application development.” Jobs that are being creating may not necessarily always have the word ‘cloud’ within the job title, but “the cloud will form the core of their job descriptions.” 

Some Examples of recent jobs involving the cloud: 

1. Cloud Specialist
2. Cloud Computing Architect
3. System Engineer- Cloud Computing 
4. Lead Software Developer- Cloud Computing Focused
5. Cloud Architect- Infrastructure
6. Cloud Alliance Manager
7. Virtualization & Cloud Computing Subject Matter Expert

The graph below shows the impact on jobs that Cloud Computing has had and will have in the next two years. 

Find out more here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/joemckendrick/2011/12/26/cloud-computing-is-changing-many-job-descriptions/e

Check out this article on InfoWorld.com that explains what cloud computing really means for today's society: http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/what-cloud-computing-really-means-031