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5 Important Skills the Best People in the Cloud Integration Industry Tend to Have As part of organizations, the cloud is developed and hosted by
the IT department. Thus, Cloud integration promises a lot of
things to make the work of the information technology
department easier. It takes away the burden from the
management and the company and sends it out to the provider.
However, it requires important skills to successfully manage it.
Here are some of the skills the best people in the cloud
integration industry tend to have.
1. Data Integration and Analysis
In the economy today, data is considered more valuable
than oil. Thus, data professionals are in strong demand.
The best people in the cloud integration industry know
how to design systems that can store Big Data from the
cloud and use the cloud to provide an analytical setting.
Moreover, actual information needs to be consistent and
timely.
2. Project Management
Project management skills is necessary in the cloud
integration industry. It requires people to agree on goals,
collaborate, establish timelines and meet milestones in a
timely fashion. Cloud integration offers end-users to
respond to new service requests and project management
skills make it easy to keep cloud projects from being
delivered beyond deadline and over budget.
3. Security and Compliance
It is vital for people in the cloud integration industry to
understand security protocols. It does not matter what
type of cloud is being deployed. It is important they
understand the mandates and regulations, including
HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley and other data-handling laws of
the US states and European Union. Without knowledge
and understanding of these laws can lead to legal
problems in the near future.
4. Contract and Vendor Negotiation
People in the cloud integration industry always work with
cloud providers. Thus, they are able to negotiate on
service-level agreements well. They are also more able to
read the fine print in contracts and call your attention
when things aren’t going as planned. When a cloud
service is down or is consistently underperforming, they
are the ones who step up. Through cloud integration,
vendors know about the day-to-day operations. Thus,
people in the industry need to be savvy with negotiation
skills.
5. Enterprise Architecture and Business Needs Analysis
People in the cloud integration industry possess these
skills as they are necessary for laying out the roadmap of
services. An understanding of the architecture of the
enterprise enables them to work with the business, speak
its language and work with information technology
professionals.
