Is OpenStack cloud computing certification a sign of things to come?
October 4, 2012
Grazed from TechTarget. Author: Caitlan White.
As talk of cloud computing makes its way from the CIO’s office to enterprise IT departments, companies want to ensure they have the right talent for the job — and employees need to ensure their skills remain relevant. Much debate has come up around cloud computing certification among IT professionals. And much fear has been stirring that cloud signals the end of the IT admin. Can a stamp of approval or a certificate for a cloud technology help job retention as IT departments evolve?
Rackspace Hosting Inc., announced Wednesday its open cloud training initiative, which aims to certify IT administrators on OpenStack software. Open source cloud computing has made waves in cloud-savvy enterprises, but with OpenStack still not in a large number of production environments, can this certification make a difference among IT job candidates?…
SearchCloudComputing.com spoke with Tony Campbell, director of training and certification at Rackspace, about its cloud computing certification program and the future of the cloud admin…
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