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• IT Ops Need to Think About Cloud Computing
  Much of the resistance to cloud computing is by operational IT staff. Some of this resistance is based on real concerns; most of it is because of the fear of loss of control. IT Pros seem to fear that the moment the physical, on site datacentre disappears that they will lose their power base and jobs. Service rather than server The constant message from clou […]
• Data Professionals Need to Think About Cloud Computing
  Large enterprise databases that form the backbone of business are not going to move out to a cloud computing platform any time soon, but more and more data will be processed in and originate the cloud and data professionals need to understand how to work with data in the cloud. Non Transactional Data Processing The delay between transactions being processed […]
• User Experience Designers Need to Think About Cloud Computing
  At first you would think that in a world cloud computing applications would look and behave the same as any other web application – after all it is the financial model for computing that has changed, not what is served up, right? For many of the large websites that we use today that is generally true – cloud computing doesn’t change much. What does change th […]
• Testers and QA Need to Think About Cloud Computing
  Testers, who are normally derided as the poor cousins in IT, have an opportunity in cloud computing to assert their value to the development and operation of solutions. Any cloud computing project that implements the standard non-cloud test strategy (that may be working well for traditional systems) is in for a big surprise as they approach the go live date […]
• Business Analysts Need to Think About Cloud Computing
  As cloud computing projects get under way, the demand for cloud savvy business analysts is going to outstrip demand. Cloud computing introduces more than just technical changes as it forces changes to IT processes and alters the way that the business interacts with its customers. Compliance The most obvious areas are in compliance, risk and security. While c […]