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- 1. IMPACT Welcome This is your second edition of A Spring Technology quarterly digest The forefront of December 2011 and only slightly behind is Amazon Web Impact, a quarterly review of Services (AWS). While this may be a issues facing the world of IT. the cloud good predictor for future sales for these companies, what it also shows is where This month’s edition focuses Cloud computing continues to gain candidates need to up skill themselves to on cloud computing, who is momentum in the technology space. As be best positioned to secure a role in the at the forefront of the cloud, organisations across the UK cement their future going forward. the impact cloud computing is status as cloud leaders, they have begun having on recruitment and what to shape the market place and put some “Salesforce.com is one of the best cloud people say will be innovations clarity around what cloud computing providers with more than a decade in the cloud in 2012. actually is and, more importantly, where experience in the cloud. Salesforce.com it’s heading. This clarity and direction has always been ahead of its competitors. enables IT professionals to begin planning Marc Beniof, Salesforce.com CEO, for their career progression. recently announced Social Enterprise revolution which will help Salesforce. Who is at the forefront of cloud com customers to now use social media computing? Four names spring to mind networking sites to communicate to their when the words cloud computing are clients in a much more robust way. uttered in the market place. They are: •Salesforce.com Salesforce.com is nowhere near what •Microsoft Dynamics CRM they could be in the next 4-5 years as organisations are now realising the •Oracle Cloud Computing benefit of the cloud computing in which •AWS (Amazon Web Services) Salesforce.com is the leader.” These four organisations are shaping the Ali Najefi cloud market place. Considering these are Senior Salesforce.com Developer the biggest players in cloud computing, Salesforce.com we have undergone some insight to determine what peoples' interest over time has been in the three products (since 2004) and forecast interest over Totals 2012. Oracle cloud has barely rated in "salesforce.com" “The ‘cloud computing age’ Google Insights web search and fails to is undoubtedly upon us with forecast in 2012. We see that Salesforce. "microsoft dynamic... organisations looking at com continues to lead in the search "oracle cloud" shifting from internally hosted stakes and will continue this trend in 2012, a clear second is Microsoft Dynamics "amazon web service... applications to cloud based enterprise solutions. The take up of these new solutions was Search interest over time slow at first but is gaining pace with the market leaders in business applications defining forecast** their products and services.” Richard Protherough 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Associate Director Spring Technology Google insight - Dec 2011 www.spring-technology.com
- 2. Impact newsletter | Issue 2 Page 2 of 2 “Cloud computing is about creating internal efficiencies Cloud skills in opportunities for hackers to mount attacks on security. With cloud technology and providing an effective IT demand and salary becoming increasingly popular and security threats increasing we are also platform for employees to work and organisations to engage rise on the horizon seeing a sharp spike in the number of vacancies for security professionals with with their clients. In turn A brief overview of the impact cloud a cloud background. the use of the cloud creates computing is having on salaries and vacancies across the UK and Europe: Salaries organisational wide savings on minimizing the IT infrastructure In demand Salaries across cloud computing Non technical skill sets: professionals are currently steady; and software required for an •Administrators however we anticipate that, with more organisation to undertake their implementations and developments activity.” •Consultants poised for next year, salaries are likely •Project Managers to rise sharply. Richard Protherough Associate Director Technical skill sets: Spring Technology •Developers •Programmers What our clients •Architects are saying Across the UK there is a high demand Spring Technology recently contacted a for developers, who have a minimum of number of IT managers to discuss what three years' experience in developing 2012 will hold for the IT industry. High on applications within a cloud environment. everyone’s list was cloud computing, for Developing in a cloud environment is better or worse. considerably different and takes a certain type of developer in order to overcome The main responses were: problems posed by developing in this •Organisations would engage in projects environment. There are no straight to connect and integrate corporate forward answers and therefore developers systems through a cloud. with good problem solving skills and past •Organisations would continue to push Regional offices experience are in short supply and high the boundaries of cloud based services South East North West demand. T: 020 7634 0722 T: 0161 233 1261 and cloud based systems through North East increased innovation and development. Midlands In Europe there is a high demand for T: 0113 218 6830 T: 0121 252 3400 •Most, if not, all organisations with database administrators for cloud South West the right level of investment would T: 0117 930 8620 based solutions and project managers move towards remote computing with with the experience to implement information stored in the cloud. Refreshingly uncomplicated recruitment cloud based software into organisations Recruitment made easy for you. Our primary and the mapping of requirements with •However not all respondents were as focus is removing the burden you face when convinced with the clouds capabilities, engaging in the recruitment process. Your applications. Also in high demand are those business development managers with many stating that integration opinion drives our service offerings, ongoing process and performance improvement, who can sell cloud computing solutions, of platforms will continue to push ensuring we remain as efficient and effective and that have the ability to not only technological boundaries. However, as possible so you get the best results. You’re cloud computing would gradually decline guaranteed a no fuss premium recruitment understand the functionality of the software but to be able to articulate as it was more geared towards marketing service, which is strengthened by our specialist knowledge and a credible market and communicate the benefits to hype than true technological innovation. voice. We are connected and engaged with potential buyers. IT industry leaders, ensuring you benefit from the latest market information allowing you to make informed decisions, to drive your In last quarters' edition of Impact we organisation forward. Cutting through the red mentioned that cloud computing has tape, focused on solutions, delivering on time created heightened security concerns and to your requirements. We are Spring Technology. for organisations, with increased www.spring-technology.com