The end of hardware specialist in IT

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Dear IT Pro TV:

I might sound like a broken record here, but this is how I feel about the "IT World" after watching a few Cloud related courses (IT Pro and CBT Nuggets) why the push to the cloud? especially MS Azure

As I reading more about the different types of cloud services or model, especially the "FULL" public cloud , where it doesn' require a lot of technical knowledge, does this mean that "HARDWARE" (Server/System Administrator) is out of a job? the so-called on-premise (IT Hardware IT Infrastructure) is no longer on a company site. Maybe that's why Microsoft decided to end the MCSA/MCSE Job title (On-premise) Hardware IT Specialist, and go forward with the Cloud Specialist Like Azure, helping companies move their IT Infrastructure to the cloud, yes to save money and eliminate the need of the IT Hardware Specialist. This is how I see this now, I always liked the hardware aspect of the "IT World" and why I got my A+ and my Network+ and took some Cisco hardware classes at the time.

Sorry for not being optimistic

Dan

@Daniel-Loyer,

The cloud offers many business benefits, hence the push to the cloud. For e.g.

• Scalability
• Elasticity
• On-demand
• Pay-as-you-Go
• Ease of management

Though you say it doesn't require a lot of technical knowledge hardware wise. Hardware will always be needed. You still need to know hardware requirements to build your VMs in the cloud...you no longer have to troubleshoot hardware issues as that is done by the cloud provider.

The on-premises sites will probably be around for a long time. This too is due to multiple factors. For e.g.

• Existing sites with hardware invested and operational
• A backup to the cloud and vice versa
• Regulatory Compliance in different sectors
  and more.

The optimistic side of this for any IT Professional is that it makes the world your future not just companies in which run hardware that you specialize in. You can be in the US as a cloud admin, in the same way you can be India, Malaysia, and Tasmania and Europe. There's no hardware limitation to you knowledge where you might find devices you're totally unsure about. This makes your skills incredibly transferrable to any organization.

The IT field will not stay still for any of us to catch up. You must always be willing to dive into new technology and see how it fits into world you will be working in. This industry will always be challenging and that to me is exciting!