While on-premise deployments are still the default for many enterprise applications today, most everyone agrees that SaaS and Cloud are the future. The question from the CXO is no longer, “Should we consider putting this application in the cloud?” It is, “Why wouldn’t we deploy this in the cloud?” As this new thinking takes full effect, I see three big changes for IT professionals:
Instead of acquiring and operating on-site infrastructure and applications for the enterprise, IT professionals will be expected to coordinate business services for employees and end-users. Their role will be to ensure their “customers” are getting the performance levels they need to speed communication, increase collaboration and accelerate individual and organizational productivity.