Will the Cloud Kill IT? -- Redmondmag.com

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Will the Cloud Kill IT?

Do you remember when your IT job was supposedly going to be outsourced to India? Chances are that if you are reading this, you survived.

Now comes the cloud where IT jobs may be outsourced to, well, just about anywhere a cloud service provider keeps its servers and arrays.

Has the cloud already impacted your job, or do you see the cloud, in the future, changing the face of IT jobs? I'd like to do a cover story based on your experiences and predictions. E-mail me [email protected] and I'll be in touch.

Posted by Doug Barney on 01/19/2011 at 1:18 PM

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