The answer is a big YES. Information technology is not an industry where people can thrive on the same set of skills for a long time. It is important to observe the current trends and then act accordingly. If you think that the cloud computing is the thing of future and you can take your own sweet time to learn, remember that it has arrived already and it is here to stay for a very long time which means that Cloud is the new “present and future”.
Businesses have realised the need for cloud computing as it does saves a lot of deal when it comes to resources. Overhead costs are a big hiccup for SMB’s and they in turn find solace in cloud offerings. So they naturally look out for system administrators who know clouds. Wait, there is another interesting side too. There are SMB’s who are not aware of cloud computing and are resorting to obsolete techniques which are time consuming and costs some heavy bucks to the company. Here, the onus is on the system administrator who can adapt to cloud computing, thus by turning a saviour for the company.
Now, an system administrator can ask us as to what justification, he might give to his bosses for bringing in the concept of clouds to their company. They are as follows:
- No need to manage software
- Streamline workflow processes
- Mobile capability
- Cost-effective
Cloud computing does calls for a range of new skills. Here are the eight essential skills needed:
- Business and financial skills
- Technical skills
- Enterprise architecture and business needs analysis
- Project management skills
- Contract and vendor negotiation
- Security and compliance
- Data integration and analysis skills
- Mobile app development and management
Cloud Computing doesn’t mean that we will not need system administrators anymore. Small companies and enterprises still need people with deep knowledge of their IT infrastructures, this is not going to change in the future, what is changing it’s basically what a system administrator should be able to do.
The big apprehension that a system administrator will have here is to choose the best cloud offering which will suit the requirements of their company. Vembu plays a pivotal part here as we have both on-site and off-site cloud offerings for our customers.
If you are a system administrator and you got questions, you can always write to us at vembu-support@vembu.com for clear answers.
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