A week ago we talked about job positions related to the Microsoft cloud platform, Azure. The list of most paid positions globally offere...
A week ago we talked about job positions related to the Microsoft cloud platform, Azure. The list of most paid positions globally offered us a partial overview. of today's article we extend the look to the entire labor market in cloud computing, listing skills that can attract more attention of companies looking for skilled personnel - never quite as previously seen.
Migration to the cloud
The number of companies that relies on the cloud is constantly increasing: according to business needs and the number of employees, a company can opt for hybrid or public solutions. Regardless of the choice of top management, they are highly valued professionals able to supervise the migration procedures by programming the steps and ensuring the overall security of the transactions.
Potential candidates must demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the target cloud computing platform, investing training is therefore essential - for AWS is referred to the Certified Solutions Architect - Associate while the Azure Specialist certification: Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions.
Safety / application development
In the face of constant reports and field studies regarding security issues in the cloud, a significant number of applications is still not meet the standards that should take the companies: Netskope, in reference to Europe, says that over 90% of applications is not enterprise ready (conclusion of a study that analyzed 777 cloud apps).
This is accompanied by the deadline of 2018, which is when the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will officially enter into force in the EU. The protection of sensitive data will stay at heart of business, also because of heavy fines provided for by law. Finally, considering that only 2% of the applications is currently ready for GDRP, it is evident how skills related to the security of applications offer many job opportunities. The recommended certification is the Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP).
With a growing number of companies that choose to rely on the cloud, or experiment with the potential benefits, it follows that the skilled developers in the development and testing of cloud applications are increasingly in demand. AWS and Azure offer adequate tools and support.
Database and Big Data
A high percentage of data stored in computers all over the world is not exploited by businesses because invisible (dark date) - organizations are lacking adequate cataloging and analysis methods. According to some studies, the "invisible information" would constitute at least 80% of the total. Focus on skills that ensure the candidate excellent knowledge of the world Big Data and cloud database solutions available at major public platforms (RSD and Simple DB for AWS; SQL Database is a great way to Azure) and increasingly used by companies, to enhance a resume. In addition there are the open source: the MongoDB and Hadoop platform are very popular when it comes to database and vast the data set.
