Your tech career depends on preparing for the cloud

Whereas I expect network security and IT security jobs will, in general, be in as much demand as they are however, the necessary skills will change. Security pros will have to learn to embrace external locations, in that most apps are going to reside in the cloud and run in the browser. Make sure your browser troubleshooting security skills and tools are top notch.

The easiest time while the transition

Network security specialists will probably have the easiest time while the transition, because networks are on the whole crucial to any cloud decision. The big difference will be that the traditional DMZ design is dead. There will be private clouds, public clouds, and hybrids. Employees will contact all three, and more than likely, you'll have external clients and business partners coming into your private cloud.

This is the last call for nonbelievers. Cloud computing is here in a big way and will affect you shortly, if it hasn't already. Bone up on your cloud architectures and cloud authentication models. There are plenty of cloud computing resources on the Internet, if you take the time to read them.

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