Impact of Cloud Computing on Data Management and IT Department

Abstract

Cloud computing has brought a revolution in daily lives at homes and at work places, as the technology has made computer power available at affordable price. Cloud computing undoubtedly changes the role of the ICT practitioner. However, instead of introducing an entirely new set of professional skills it rearranges the importance of skills already in the practitioner’s toolbox. After a review of IT departments implementing Cloud technology, we are seeing the following differences: they are able to do more IT planning, implement systems faster and spend more time performing business analysis to improve solutions. Cloud computing will not eliminate the need for the IT team but it will shift the roles that the IT Staff play within an organization.