The Impacts of Cloud Computing on IT Staffing

SHOW: Season 2, Show 6

OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast,  Cloudcast Basics.

FRAMEWORK FOR CONSIDERATION

Even though there are some similar technologies between what you do today and in the cloud, how you interact with them can be very different. 

1. Do you have people on staff that are curious about technology? Want to learn new things?
2. Be prepared to invest in your people learning how to work in the cloud. Certifications in the new world are valuable. 
3. Don’t assume that “like” technologies are alike between data center and cloud.
4. Don’t dismiss “like” skills as not being transferable to the cloud.  
5. Invest in automation. Invest in security. 
6. Don’t be afraid to bring in some new people with cloud skills. 

REAL-WORLD CONSIDERATIONS:

• Cloud skills and certifications tend to pay better than legacy skills and certifications (check out Indeed, Dice, etc.)
• Don’t dismiss the value of understanding existing corporate culture, but also don’t expect it to easily or seamlessly transfer to the cloud.
• Expect security and compliance to be the slowest to adapt to a move to cloud - the things they have to answer to (regulations, compliance, auditors, etc.) are even slower to change.  

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LEARNING CLOUD COMPUTING:
Here are some great places to begin your cloud journey, if you're interested in getting hands-on experience with the technology, or you'd like to build your skills towards a certification. 

• CBT Nuggets - Training and Certifications
• A Cloud Guru - Training and Certifications
• Cloud Academy - Training and Certifications
• Katakoda - Self-Paced, Interactive Learning
• GitHub - Code Samples and Collaboration

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