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THE IT CROWD
Wanting to put your computing skills to profitable use? The
multi-billion-pound IT industry remains a land of real opportunity...
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ON CLOUD NINE…
How to take advantage of the cloud computing revolution
Unless you’ve spent the last couple of years in a box somewhere in the desert – and each to his or her own –
you’ll be at least partially aware of the revolution in IT being provided by cloud computing. In a nutshell, cloud
computing involves storing data and running processes not on one’s computer as was traditionally the case,
but over the internet. Anyone who’s ever used the likes of Hotmail or Gmail will have come into contact with
these basics: all you need is a device with access to the internet and a web browser, and your emails and all the
information therein are stored in “the cloud” – in data centres potentially many thousands of miles away from
where you may be sitting at the time.
Cloud computing is utterly transforming IT and what are known as “IT-Enabled Services”, and the
employment market is shaking up in response. There has been a huge surge in demand for software developers,
designers, security specialists and – especially – sales and marketing professionals who can help bring the great
wave of new solutions to customers. This is a time of great disruption for the industry – but such times also
provide amazing opportunities to get ahead, and tying up with the right company (even a very small start-up
with some big ideas) at the right time could prove incredibly lucrative. If you’re looking for a career in IT you
simply can’t afford to ignore the cloud, now or ever, so make sure you’re as fully versed with all the relevant
technology as you can be and remember: there might be some real comfort in securing a job with a householdname brand, but there might be more long-term value in starting small…
experience and knowledge
(especially of niche or
tightly focussed areas of
the discipline) but don’t
want to be tied down to a
particular role or business?
You should consider
working as an IT Consultant.
Going into businesses
and helping them use
technology to turn round
their fortunes – or move
to the next level – can be
extremely rewarding (and
highly remunerative) and
can provide the variety
and flexibility that might
be lacking in fixed, fulltime roles within those
businesses themselves.
You’ll need to have a good
understanding of business
strategy and practice, and
strong familiarity with the
solutions you’re going to be
advising on; you’ll also need
to be highly adaptive and
resourceful. If that’s you,
what are you waiting for?
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Jobs and Careers - Hilary Devey 2013
Ed's letter
Meet Hilary
News
Dress for success
Bags of style
Onwards and upwards
The path to enlightenment
On the job
Under operation
Under assessment
Question time
Rising up the ranks
Law and order
Make your search social
On the books
Getting graphic
Sowing the seeds
Making contact
On the move
Going green
Get the cogs turning
Building it up
On the factory floor
Engineering change
Take it up a gear
A rainy-day career
Bank on it
Full house
Talk shop
A clean slate
Hungry work
Quench your thirst
At your leisure
All's fair and square
Head in the clouds
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