The cloud is
here to stay. We're at a point where organizations are moving from dabbling in
cloud provisioning to making it the backbone of the IT infrastructure.
According to "The New IT Normal: Cloudy and Getting Cloudier," by
Arthur Cole:
Already, the
cloud accounts for more than half of all data center traffic, according to
Cisco, and that is expected to climb to 76 percent by 2018. Much of the
activity so far has focused on the development of private clouds, but now that
familiarity with the technology is at a critical point, expect to see broader
adoption of public resources, which will ultimately evolve into hybrid cloud
platforms providing highly scalable, federated data infrastructure.
Given the
effect the cloud is having on companies both large and small, it's no surprise
that job postings for cloud positions are one of the fastest-growing skill sets
on Dice. An analysis of searches by hiring managers shows that the future of
tech pros working in the cloud is anything but gloomy.
Java
Not
surprisingly, Java is all too important to firms hiring cloud candidates. The
programming language and platform is the foundation for so many technologies
today that it remains one of the top skills on Dice year after year. While
other languages are gaining speed, Java is still king of the hill.
SaaS,
Virtualization, vCloud, Salesforce
Cloud-specific
skills like SaaS, virtualization, vCloud and Salesforce all rank on hiring
managers' wish lists for candidates. Salesforce hit 1,000 job postings in April
this year and continues to grow in popularity, with job postings up 26 percent
year-over-year on Dice.
Open Source
Open source
technologies like Linux, Python and Hadoop create value for companies looking
for cloud professionals. Tech professionals with Hadoop experience doubly
benefit as other movements like Big Data continue..
Cloud Sales
What's the
future of a technology without professionals to sell it? Companies are
frequently looking for cloud professionals with sales experience who can drive
the product forward and hit goals while doing it.
Cloud Security
And you can't
have a conversation about cloud without the mention of security. Companies are
looking for security professionals who can communicate best practices to
colleagues, define vulnerabilities, and act quickly in the unfortunate event of
a breach.
Cloud Vendors
One thing that
hasn't changed since Dice last reported on cloud via Open Web, its Big Data
sourcing tool, is that Amazon/AWS is still the preferred vendor, but unlike
last year, there's another kid on the block. VMware also popped up frequently
in hiring managers' searches, proving that as the cloud proliferates, so will
companies looking to capitalize on and further enhance the technology.
The top six
technical skills are given above. Hope this will help aspiring software
professionals to achieve their goal. If you wish to board a train for cloud
discovers your pie on the sky. Best of luck my future cloudiance.
Dr. Prajakta C.
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