Cloud architect: cloud dancers

Maybe you've never heard of cloud architects before, but I'm not unfamiliar with cloud computing. Flexible allocation of resources, cost-effective and improve equipment utilization is the cloud computing unique advantages. The industry generally believe that the emergence of cloud computing to a certain extent, will greatly enhance the level of technological development and business innovation model to speed up all sectors of the cloud business transformation, and ultimately gradually change the way people live and work, to achieve universal access.

The face of such a new industry, what kind of a group of people in promoting its development? As we give the new information manager title is CIO, whether we can collectively referred to as cloud architects who cloud architects? Dr Chan Wai-Wei, Solutions Consultant, China Unicom (China) Co., Ltd., said: "Currently there is not such a specific position as a cloud architect in China, but there are indeed some people doing related things, whether public cloud, private cloud, Or some other cloud computing-related products and services, some of the higher-level industry insiders can think of this so-called cloud architect. As long as some of the cloud computing done before, such as storage development, front-end development And so on, in some areas have had some experience, developed a similar project, in the future have the opportunity to be a cloud architect. "Sina SAE (Sina cloud computing platform) technology manager Cheng Hui also said:" To be honest, cloud No definition of the architect of this post yet, unlike the Android engineers we are talking about, the definition of the iPhone engineer is a bit clearer. Speaking of cloud architects, we do not have a uniform standard, because the industry has not developed, the technology is not mature enough , Which is a reality. "Compared with the domestic currently there is no unified understanding of the United States well-known technology recruitment site Dice. com's job description of cloud architects seems clear for us: "The cloud-based leader in innovative development and implementation is responsible for ensuring system scalability, reliability, security, supportability, As well as achieving the goals of business, IT performance and budget. "So at this stage we can simply understand that cloud architects are senior professionals who are involved in building cloud infrastructure, developing software and platforms, providing operational support and more Cloud computing related links provide the practical support of the elite.

The cloud-based leader in innovative development and implementation is responsible for ensuring system scalability, reliability, security, supportability, and achieving business, IT performance and budget goals.

Cloud architect status quo

The industry generally believes that at present the cloud computing market, cloud architects at home and abroad are relatively concentrated in the Internet industry, which is determined by the characteristics of the industry. Because Internet companies have a larger platform to better demonstrate the capacity of cloud architects, cloud architects maximize the high-level, complex characteristics. The Internet has a large amount of business, users, servers and so on. Based on such a platform, cloud architects have more room for development to grow rapidly, but also for cloud architects to achieve the idea. Active in various fields of application cloud platform is the most typical architecture cloud architects in the Internet industry, these cloud platforms in a subtle way to change the mode of operation in various fields. To Sina, for example, SAE is very suitable for a variety of social networking WEB applications, beginning with the micro-word users with explosive growth characteristics, is a typical feature of SAE. Second, small and medium sites also prefer SAE platform. "A webmaster may not spend 10 dollars a year with SAE, but he can have a very good bandwidth environment, but he can also have a very stable platform, equivalent to more favorable price and higher stability than the traditional platform." Sina SAE Cheng Hui, technical manager said. In addition, cloud synchronization of some educational products (English-learning dictionaries) is also a masterpiece of cloud architects. However, at present, most educational institutions do not have a comprehensive and systematic cloud deployment and only stay in single direction to implement single-point applications. When the technology of the industry is mature, the cloud computing constructed by cloud architects will be extended to all fields.

In the current cloud computing market, cloud architects at home and abroad are relatively concentrated in the Internet industry, which is determined by the characteristics of the industry.

Need to improve the certification

Due to the wide range of cloud architects involved and the incomplete development of the overall model of the cloud computing industry structure, system models need to be explored and tested. As a result, cloud experts in China and the world are in short supply. The demand for qualified personnel is far behind Higher than the supply of practitioners. According to data from Dice.com, cloud technology has become one of the fastest growing technologies in the United States. In 2011, the number of related technology recruitment positions increased by 72%. In China, cloud computing has also entered a pragmatic phase of development. In the coming years, cloud computing will become the driving force behind the industrial transformation. CCID Consulting predicts that cloud computing will create about 5 million jobs in the future and bring about a new economic and new industry value of more than 2.2 trillion yuan. Given the scalability of the cloud architect's industry chain, how to certify cloud architects is also a topic that needs to be discussed in today's cloud market in China. Like CET exams and a variety of professional qualifications, cloud computing practitioners need to meet what kind of standards are eligible to be included in the ranks of cloud architects do? Compared with foreign influential third-party cloud knowledge certification (Comtia's Cloud Essentials certification and its latest Cloud + certification, cloud security alliance's cloud security knowledge certification CCSK), China's current cloud computing certification system is still blank . Sun Wei, president of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics said: "As the domestic market conditions are not yet mature enough, so far there is no relevant authoritative certification, but the relevant departments have begun preparations for planning related issues, when the time is ripe, do not rule out Union form of accreditation. " In such cases, obtaining a cloud-related credential with a higher universal recognition rate may be one of the current criteria that better proves the potential of practitioners to become cloud architects. However, having the relevant certification does not mean that he is a senior expert in one or a few aspects. Certification can only indicate their potential to move toward a cloud expert. Dr Chen Xiaowei said: "You have an undergraduate degree does not mean that you have undergraduate level, even if you took a certification, others still ask what you did something. Mainly depends on experience, experience has nothing to do with the academic experience related "

Compared to foreign influential third-party cloud knowledge certification, China's current cloud computing certification system is still blank. When the time is ripe, does not rule out the form of alliances.

Future direction

Under the cloud architect's meticulous carving, a hundred schools of thought, the prosperous future is the future trend of cloud computing. Accompanying the new situation also gives cloud architects space to flex its muscles. Faced with such a vast space for development, cloud architects and how they should follow the future development trend of development strategy? After many understanding, can be summarized as:

In their own self-value-added. Faced with the huge demand for cloud professionals in the market, various training institutions have mushroomed to open cloud-related training courses and provide a relatively systematic learning platform for those who aspire to cloud computing. In addition, some experienced people will also accumulate the accumulation of the workplace, the practice of perception by Sharon to share with everyone. Inefficient open source cloud systems, even if I do not know how to design, but can learn from the open source, so as to be inspired, access to knowledge, to achieve the purpose of self-value.

At the enterprise should improve training programs, always concerned about technology development and market orientation, combined with their own characteristics, in line with the design of enterprise development strategy of cloud architect training system to meet the development trend of enterprises, and strive to comprehensively improve the overall quality of cloud architect And combat skills.

At the same time, the government should also give some support to formulate a series of policy on talent planning at the policy level. We should adhere to the principle of "going out and bringing in", actively strengthen the exchange of talents, and improve the education and qualification of cloud architecture architects. Lead the future direction of cloud architects.

New opportunities, new challenges for cloud architects provide a new space for development. Not so much cloud computing brings convenience to all walks of life, as it is more in line with the development of the market demand, not only far-reaching impact on the Internet industry, other areas in the next few years will also be more popular cloud computing. "The threshold for technology in the future may be lower and more and more companies will join the cloud platform. All of the company's IT facilities will gradually adopt cloud architecture transformation. The Internet may need more to provide more convenient technical support. Other Industry Applications Cloud architecture program. "Cheng Hui said so. Of course, although many of the advantages of cloud computing are obvious, but need to be reminded that we have a rational view of the cloud, the application of the cloud, do not blindly follow, CIO and cloud architects should focus their attention first strategic level, and then deploy tactics according to their own characteristics Level. When the time is ripe enough, the network bandwidth is sufficient, the infrastructure is complete enough, when more businesses or customers began to agree and accept the cloud application, is the real moment. For this moment of arrival, cloud architects still have a long way to go.