The Data Center is Code
For the first time in history, application developers can provision, manage and
decommission all the required services to deploy their applications. No longer
is the development community dependent upon a single source for compute,
storage, networking, security, logging and monitoring. Today, all the services
required to build, deploy and manage an application securely are available from
the three major public cloud providers.
All data center services can now be deployed using software, and with that
transformation, ALL of central IT is undergoing serious redefinition. And when
we say redefinition, we’re referring to the obsessive, relentless drive to improve
the organization’s bottom line. Right or wrong, your job is on the chopping
block, and unless you identify and acquire the right skills, you will become a
statistic of technology disruption.
The Skill of Learning New Skills
The first and most important skill you must have is the skill of learning new
skills. Your ability to learn new technologies — on your own — must be in your
DNA. Blaming, finger pointing and holding resentments may feel good for a
short time, but they do not pay your mortgage or put your children through
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