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Microsoft’s Jim DuBois calls cloud computing a “once-in-a-20-year inflection point” for the IT industry – one that will fundamentally change IT and IT management.

Spurred by flexible architecture and scalability, cloud computing gives IT professionals capabilities to respond as never before to changing business demands.

Yet IT professionals will face challenges, reports the Australian’s Ian Grayson.  The cloud’s enticing prospects create management challenges for IT professionals who must keep their cloud-based architecture – and the potential for “server sprawl” – under control.  In fact, many industry experts say IT management will become key to organizations’ successful adoption of cloud computing.

The shift to the cloud seems inevitable for most companies.  It will greatly change the nature of how we “do” IT in the future and, points out Grayson, will necessitate “re-tooling” skill sets for many IT professionals.

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