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Predictions for the future of cloud computing hold that cloud and related technologies will have a profound impact on the way we do business. It will provide an opportunity for companies to reinvent their business models and the way they engage with their customers and partners.

But what about their employees? In other words, what about YOU?

How do you make yourself “cloud relevant” in today’s job environment?

The SAP Cloud Social media team has started a blogging program that will explore how the cloud is impacting jobs across many disciplines (Lines of Business) as well as Industries.

We are collecting these opinion pieces in a centralized resource, the #CloudCareer Central, where you can sort contributions according to Industry and line of business (LoB) as well as by author and organization.

The blogs are classified by one of the following topics:

• LoB/ Industry Expert ~ Opinion + Experience
  • example: Is your organization moving to the cloud? Here’s how to stay strategic as an employee by Sameer Patel
  • example: Desperately Needed: More Cloud Training, More Cloud Skills article by Joe McKendrick in Forbes
  • example: How to stay relevant after a cloud transformation - tips for IT staff by petra.bernhoff
    
• My Job in the Cloud ~ 1st person, personal experience, anecdotal
  • example: How the cloud is changing sales jobs
  • example: How is the Cloud affecting Sales Careers in the IT Industry?

• Skills
  • example: Seeking a Job in Cloud-based Software Development? Top Skills Hiring Managers Look for - Part 1 of 2 by Susan Galer
  • example: Desperately Needed: More Cloud Training, More Cloud Skills article by Joe McKendrick in Forbes
• Education
  • example: The Impact of Cloud Computing on Career Opportunities: Interview with Markus Schwarz

Suggested questions for the experts:

• Which industries/LoB are the most impacted by cloud computing and why?
• How is the cloud changing your job or jobs in your company?
• Which new job opportunities are being created?
• Are any jobs at risk?
• Which skills do you need?
• What are the education options?

Feel free to let us know which industry and or LoB you are particularly interested in and we will reach out to an expert.

If you would like to submit a blog (could be on SCN, Ariba, SuccessFactors or 3rd party), then please contact  Schalk Viljoen to have the blog listed in the #CloudCareer Central.