Avoid ‘One Size Fits All’ Answers to Complex Situations – Cloud Is Not One Thing Cloud computing is uniquely susceptible to the perils of myths due to the nature, confusion and hype surrounding it, according to Gartner, Inc. These myths slow things down, impede innovation and induce fear, thus distracting from real progress, innovation and outcomes. “Cloud computing, by its very nature, is uniquely vulnerable to the risks of myths. It is all about capabilities delivered as a service, with a clear boundary between the provider of the service and…

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Public IT cloud services spending will reach $56.6 billion in 2014 and grow to more than $127 billion in 2018, according to a new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). This represents a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.8%, which is about six times the rate of growth for the overall IT market. In 2018, public IT cloud services will account for more than half of worldwide software, server, and storage spending growth. Among the factors driving public IT cloud services growth is the adoption of “cloud first”…

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The breakneck pace of change in the IT industry is forcing you to change the way you think about attracting and hiring skilled workers. Here are six new IT roles for 2015 and advice on how to find talent to fill them. Cloud Integration Specialist As cloud usage increases, so does the number of business leaders purchasing their own applications and software packages (see technology broker). Unfortunately, Horne says, these individual buyers often don’t consider integration and compatibility issues with existing enterprise systems, and that can mean major business headaches.…

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The breakneck pace of change in the IT industry is forcing you to change the way you think about attracting and hiring skilled workers. Here are six new IT roles for 2015 and advice on how to find talent to fill them. Information Insight Enabler Most organizations have an abundance of information, reports and statistics, but aren’t using that effectively to drive business and strategic decisions, says Horne. “And information insight enabler is something of a big data role; they act as coaches, not just technologists, to help business leaders…

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Technology Broker The ubiquitous nature of affordable, easy-to-use cloud-based apps has led to an influx of these applications into the enterprise, says Horne. “In the past, IT was in charge of all technology purchase decisions and developed specific vendor negotiation and purchasing skills,” Horne says. “Now, almost every department from marketing to finance has the ability to buy apps they feel will benefit their group, but in some cases these folks are more willing than able.” A technology broker provides buying advice and negotiating support to divisions across a company…

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The breakneck pace of change in the IT industry is forcing you to change the way you think about attracting and hiring skilled workers. Here are six new IT roles for 2015 and advice on how to find talent to fill them. The pace of change in IT has always been brisk, but technology advances such as virtualization, the cloud, service management and a focus on information management and collaboration have forced businesses into a dead sprint to keep up. And as technology changes, so do the skills, knowledge and…

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