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Do You Fancy a Career in Cloud Computing? | Lava Protocols

Written by Admin | Nov 2, 2014 10:04:32 PM

Hari Prashanth, Technical Director, Lava Labs

Being the latest and most sought-after low cost technology for data storage, the demand for cloud computing companies, and therefore, cloud computing professionals, have been increasing.

One who wishes to be a part of a cloud computing company would want to know about the nature of the job, advantages of being a cloud computing professional and future scope for the career, which will be explained briefly in this article.

Before deciding to pursue a career, knowing about the nature of the job is very essential. In cloud computing, the work being performed by the professionals are very similar to other areas of the IT field.

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Most of their working hours are spent on developing and configuring cloud systems according to customer’s business needs. It is also important that professionals follow the international policies while  configuring  systems.

Other areas  that  a  cloud  computing  professional has to focus on includes application performance,  to  make  sure  that  customers are satisfied with the given system and network performance, to avoid any turbulence and most importantly, the security of the system which might be at risk of seizures from hackers or other official entities.

“Cloud computing, not a familiar area of IT field that a common man would know about, is one of the fastest growing technologies over the past few years.”

There are numerous types of jobs in the IT field for a fresh graduate, so why should they consider cloud computing? What can they gain from joining a cloud computing company?

Here are some of the advantages of being a professional in a cloud computing company.

The job satisfaction is guaranteed as the work given is more challenging and there is a certain limit of freedom given when developing  solutions  which cannot be expected in other IT fields.

Not only satisfaction but also luxuries, as professionals are given access to the information with no regards to their location, which means they can work from anywhere without having to be physically present at the office.

Not  only  does  the  present  situation matter  while  looking  into  a  career, but also what the future holds. As per cloud computing services, it is most likely  to expand  over  the  next  few years  and  there  will  be  more  users in the near future due to its low cost availability. Due to these reasons, the job stability of existing professionals is expected to be bright and more job opportunities are to be made available.

 

“… professionals are given access to the information with no regards to their location, which means they can work from anywhere without having to be physically present at the office.”

Cloud computing, even though it is a new technology and is still at an early stage of development, has proven a major commercial success in today’s world. Due to its fame, the future of cloud computing  companies  and its  professionals seems to be very promising.

 

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