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Just curious, how will the IT industry will be the next to get hit and what makes you say it will get hit "HARD"?
by jld89 11y ago
Just curious, how will the IT industry will be the next to get hit and what makes you say it will get hit "HARD"?
- tw04 11y agoIt's already happening. All those "server and tape monkeys" that were getting middle class salaries at large corporations are finding themselves downsized as companies move to more XaaS platforms for their mission critical apps, and the rise of AWS/Azure. It's the tip of the iceberg at this point (in my opinion). Not to mention, as people move to AWS, what happens to all of the sales reps, sales engineers, implementation engineers, support staff, etc. at all of the major hardware manufacturers? Those jobs just go away...
- toupeira 11y agoYou make it sound like there aren't any humans involved in maintaining such huge platforms and eco-systems as AWS and Azure.
- tw04 11y agoThe number of humans involved is a FRACTION of the number involved otherwise. That's part of how they command the margins they do.
- jld89 11y agoBut you are talking only about one section of the IT industry (Servers and Hardware). The apps that are moved to those saas platforms have to be developed and maintained by someone. What about development? research? security? consulting? etc...? I remain skeptical...