Cloud Computing At Dallas College: A Window Into The Hottest IT Job Skill

Press release from Dallas College:

August 12, 2021

(DALLAS) — One key focus at Dallas College is ensuring that our students are workforce-ready. In the IT industry, one important word employers are currently scanning résumés for is “cloud.” Dallas College Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology Department Chair Juli Hart calls it “the hottest new job skill.”

What is cloud computing? The cloud is a term used to describe the latest in the constant evolution to make IT architecture more efficient and cost effective.

According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a cloud system has these five characteristics:

“Any time you buy something online, download or upload something, tweet or post something to YouTube, that’s all in the cloud,” said Hart.

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