Cloud computing to create an IT jobs boost

This week brings another piece of evidence charting the undeniable rise of cloud computing. This time, it is from an IT industry perspective. According to a survey of 1,300 IT professionals conducted by CWjobs, 40% of IT professionals believe that cloud computing will create more job opportunities in the sector.

Added to that, three-quarters of respondents said that cloud computing skills would make prospective job candidates more employable.

This comes to counteract the anti-cloud computing view that the technology will lead to job cuts in the sector. In one way, it is logical to assume that delivering services via the cloud will take fewer actual pairs of hands, but on the other hand, the rising demand means that many more technicians will be needed to meet the demand. It is becoming clearer that cloud computing will not be to the IT industry what automation was to the car industry; the technology isn’t that simple.

This is obvious from looking at the activities of the major players in the IT community. Capgemini, Steia, Fujitsu, Wipro and Infosys are all already creating cloud services, and they will need the right people on hand to make it happen.

Richard Nott, website director at CWjobs said: “It is encouraging to see that IT professionals recognise the career opportunities emerging from the rise of cloud computing.

“However, confusion evidently surrounds how candidates can best bolster their CVs for these opportunities.

“While it is not yet clear which specific skills will be useful for cloud computing, the majority of IT professionals do believe there will be a need to adapt to capitalise on the changing IT landscape, and that now is the time to do this.”

Oracle works with Capgemini to push Revenue Management software

Oracle and Capgemini are leveraging their strategic alliance to push Oracle Revenue Management for Public worldwide. At the moment, Capgemini is key to implementation of Revenue Management for Public in the US and Australia, but now the two organisations are working to take the product to new markets across the globe.

Revenue Management for Public is a product that allows users to consolidate information across tax, revenue and welfare sources, as well as to drive efficiencies and even resolve issues thrown up by legacy systems.

Stephan Scholl, vice president and general manager of Oracle’s Tax Global Business Unit, said: “The combination of Capgemini’s implementation experience and Oracle’s standards-based application offers tax authorities flexible and cost-effective solutions to their technology challenge.

“Working together, Oracle and Capgemini are committed to help tax and welfare agencies optimize the complex revenue collection process and quickly respond to tax law and regulatory changes.”

Stan Cozon, Global Leader of Public Sector at Capgemini, added: “This go-to-market alliance is enabling Capgemini and Oracle to help streamline the work of tax agencies and reducing their tax gap.

“This continues our journey in becoming a global leader in tax transformation.

“After our success in the US, I’m delighted with our recent win in Australia which is testament to our work with Oracle.”

Oracle regularly works through Capgemini in the tax services area. Earlier this month, Oracle announced that it would be providing Oracle Enterprise Taxation and Policy Management in collaboration with Capgemini.

Again, Scholl was enthusiastic about the product; he said: “In an ever-evolving industry, public sector authorities require great flexibility to help manage the impact of policy changes.

“Oracle Enterprise Taxation and Policy Management can help our customers save time and costs associated with incorporating new legislative rules into their administrative systems.”