As the world continues to move to the cloud, there’s going to be an increasing need for engineers, AI specialists, and operations people who can keep things connected, secure, and running. While there’s less or a requirement for the cloud “generalist” — who handles everything from purchase to configuration and onto data uploading — organizations still need big-picture thinking.
That’s the word from David Linthicum, chief cloud strategy officer for Deloitte Consulting and author of the just-published book, An Insider’s Guide to Cloud Computing. It’s fair to suggest that Linthicum is the ultimate insider on all-things cloud, having consulted with numerous companies, and having written a range of books and articles.
