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JOBS IN THE CLOUD Typical Jobs in the Cloud Technology Arena

C. Gupta and P. Doig 10/24/2013


Agenda

About EMC

Journey to the Cloud

Jobs in the Cloud – R&D in Virtualization Technologies

– Open Source Application Developer

– Infrastructure Architect

– Database Architect

– Data Scientist

Advice & Learnings


About EMC

EMC is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations

and deliver information technology as a service (ITaaS)

Fundamental to this transformation is

-- cloud computing --

Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing,

helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset

-- information --

in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way.

60,000 employees worldwide

$21.7 Billion Revenue in 2012

400+ Sales Offices

86 Countries

#139 within the Fortune 500



Cloud

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Infrastructure

Cloud

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Classic Data Center

Virtualized Data Center

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Virtualized

Infrastructure

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Services

CPU CPU

Classic Data Center

Virtualized Data Center

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Virtualized

Infrastructure

CPU CPU

Infrastructure VMAX, VNX, Atmos, Isilon

storage solutions.. Optimized for performance & service levels

Management & Orchestration To manage resources,

configurations, performance across virtual & physical layers

Applications To manage service levels, To charge back for costs, To virtualize layers of the

technology stack

Security & Data Protection

For authentication, privacy, managing virtual firewalls

Types of Products In the Cloud Include…

For more information: http://www.emc.com/products-solutions/index.htm


Cloud Transforms IT Infrastructure Three Steps To Infrastructure

Standardize 1 Automate 3 Virtualize 2


Cloud Transforms IT Infrastructure Three Steps To Infrastructure

Standardize 1 Automate 3 Virtualize 2 Cloud Benefits Include:

Massively scalable Convenient on-demand network access Extend virtualization beyond enterprise data center Aggregates resources scattered across the globe Fully- automated request fulfillment process


Four Pillars and a Foundation of Trust

Mobile Cloud Big Data Social

T R U S T


#1 Research & Development EMC has a dual strategy of strong investment in R&D and Acquisition


Who We Interviewed…

R&D Principal Engineer in the CTO Office of VMware. She leads the group that provides the software which manages virtual machines—in other words, the software that manages resources in the cloud.

Background / Education — One Person’s Story

PhD in computer science

Has worked on software development and research projects in relation to virtual technologies

Skills

SW design & development — C++, Java

SW development methodologies – agile, hybrid waterfall

Good general knowledge on various areas of computing technology

R&D — Virtualization Technologies


A Day in the Life

It’s not just about design / test / debugging skills, but being able to

1. deal with product and projects interdependencies and

2. incorporate customer reviews and feedback into the work that you do

Stay current by attending conferences and keeping up with the research communities.

– Note: interns bring new knowledge from universities.

Professional Affiliations

IEEE, ACM are common affiliations


Personality • Good in programming

(masters level comp sci)

• Very professional

• Teamwork, agility

• Good communicator, both spoken & written


Advice to be successful

There are many challenges in managing an R&D team. Software code functionality is one aspect, but having open and clear channels of communication is equally important. Build your talents both technically and also in terms of communication and team participation.

Stay current!

If you want to know more

VMware.com


VMware DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler) is a utility that balances computing workloads with available resources in a virtualized environment. The utility is part of a virtualization suite called VMware Infrastructure 3.

DPM (Distributed Power Management) the Distributed Power Management feature of DRS can consolidate workloads in off-peak hours to minimize energy consumption in the data center.


#2 Open Source Application Developer New Platform Strategies have led to New Applications in the Cloud


Who We Interviewed…

Developer with Cloud Management Platform Team; develops services for cloud infrastructure suite. “Cloud service” means providing capabilities in a way that is on demand, elastic (scale up/down), self-service, and metered (pay-as-you-go).


Masters in computer science

Concentrated in distributed systems, cloud computing

Skills

SW Programming – Java, Python, Scala… and more

Understand cloud computing concepts – how scalable is the application (to handle volumes), knowing the distributed systems aspect, considering multitenancy (access to only your information), and extensibility (to handle future changes)

Open Source Application Developer


A Day in the Life

Attend morning scrum meetings

Everyone is knowledgeable about what others on the team are doing

Anyone can pick up any task to work on

Frequent design discussions & brainstorming

Daily progress reporting & communication of status, issues

Shared workspace

Certifications and Professional Affiliations

Become a VMware certified professional

Stay current in your field and related areas. Join “Meetup Groups” such as Bay Area Geek Girls for networking and great presentations

Attend meetups on cloud computing, big data, Hadoop…


Personality • Interesting, intellectual

• Cooperative

• Fun, social

• Can look at a problem from many perspectives, consider all challenges


Potential Career Path

There are many tracks; cloud computing gives you the big picture (architecture, database, network) – you choose!

Client consulting – advice companies on how their products can get into the cloud, what benefits there will be.

Advice To Be Successful

Cloud application development is an interesting field to be in; many companies will move business into the cloud.

Be open to opportunities, have fun!

If You Want To Know More

http://bayareagirlgeekdinners.com/






#3 Infrastructure Architect

Three Basic Cloud Infrastructure Service Models

− Software as a service

− Platform as a service

− Infrastructure as a service


Who We Interviewed… Consultant-level Cloud Architects in the Platform Strategy & Engineering group. Works with all layers of the infrastructure technology stack (storage, server, database, operating system, application), physical and virtual; and the corresponding services (middleware, database, and deployment services).


• BS in computer science, EE

• OJT in related areas of technology, to broaden as much as possible

Skills

• Systems, storage, networking technologies

• Management & automation tools

• Communication with customer

Infrastructure Architect


A Day in the Life

Technology problem solving:

– How to retire physical servers and move the data to virtualized cloud servers

– How to provide faster analytics at end of quarter

– How to integrate a provider’s SaaS with on premise management software

Evaluation of new technologies, services

– Coordinating tech experts across different technology teams to provide a good, comprehensive solution that meets customer requirements

Ongoing Education

Industry events (EMC World, VMworld, Interop) and also the local variants / user groups … networking!

Certifications for Operating Systems (VMware, Microsoft, Linux) and networks (Cisco)

Informal (podcasts, meetup.com, LinkedIn, Twitter)


Personality • Self-motivated

• Big picture thinker

• Experimenter, try new things, innovate!

• Curious 24x7 – cool home technologies



Future Trends in the Field

More company consolidations > moving IT to the Cloud

More coming in software, less in physical architecture

More “as a Service” offerings

Increased emphasis on integrations, i.e. integrating SaaS (Software as a Service) applications


Always be curious about new technologies (ex. 3D printing) and seek to learn more

Expand your knowledge in areas that may seem unrelated

Always redefine yourself; broaden your skills vs mastering one

Have good customer skills (drawing the right information out of

them; defining their requirements; presenting back your solution recommendations; bridging the gap between business & tech teams)


#4 Database Architect

Traditional

− Relational database

− SQL Query Language

− Database

In the Cloud

− Virtual Machine Image

E.g Oracle on Amazon EC2

− Database as a Service

Database Technologies


Who We Interviewed… Senior Technologist with concentration in databases:

– chooses the best database for a solution, – architecting its size, parameters and performance attributes – makes it work well in the virtual arena. – designs tools for automation of provisioning, alerting, and more.

Database Architect

Background / Education — One Person’s Story • BS in computer science > developer (COBOL) • OTJ training in SQL, Oracle databases > a database administrator • OTJ in “surrounding areas” (virtual technologies, middleware, storage)

Skills Data modeling / database design Structured query language Database administration


A Day in the Life

Solution architecture, database design (physical, virtual)

Developing automation tools

Works with all kinds of databases (object, columnar, relational)

Future Trends in the Field Proactive monitoring vs reacting to alerts Expand knowledge beyond databases (systems, storage,

network) More automation – more time to focus on issues &

performance

Database Architect

Personality • Self-motivated, likes to learn a variety of things

• Desire to understand how things work

• Sees the “big picture” and trends, patterns


Advice to be successful Start by taking classes for a particular

database

Learn adjacent technology stack

Be active in local user groups to learn & network (ex VMUG – VMware’s user group)

If you want to know more

http://searchsoa.techtarget.com/Cloud-Data-Architecture-Quick-Guide

Database Architect


#5 Data Scientist

Traditional − Restricted data access

− Difficult to scale

− Higher control on environment

− Higher maintenance cost

• In the Cloud − High Collaboration

− Highly Scalable

− Vendor dependent control

− Available forever online

− Cost effective


What is a Data Scientist?

Excels at analyzing data, particularly large amounts of data, to help a business gain competitive advantage

Educational Background

B.S/M.S/PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or finance

Skills Problem solving skills Analytical Thinking Deep understanding of statistics Machine learning algorithms

Data Scientist

Personality

• Curious • Fast learner • Entrepreneur mindset • Good communication skills


Who can be a data scientist?

Recent STEM graduates

Business Intelligence and IT

Business Analysts

Potential Career Path

Senior Data Scientist / Team Lead

Software Engineer / Solutions Engineer

Hardware Engineer

Marketing

Data Scientist


Data Scientist

Recommended Professional Affiliations

• IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

• ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

• CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)

• IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals)


• Have a balanced social, business and technology Acumen

• Be an expert in identifying who can help

Want to Learn More?

−http://simplystatistics.org/ −https://www.kaggle.com/ −http://blog.cloudera.com −www.spryinc.com

Book: The Elements of Statistical Learning: Data Mining, Inference, and Prediction

Course: http://www.amazon.com/Data-Science-Big-Analytics-Instructor-Led/dp/B007X5FSHK/

http://simplystatistics.org/

https://www.kaggle.com/

http://blog.cloudera.com/

http://blog.cloudera.com/

http://www.spryinc.com/

http://www.amazon.com/The-Elements-Statistical-Learning-Prediction/dp/0387848576

http://www.amazon.com/The-Elements-Statistical-Learning-Prediction/dp/0387848576

http://www.amazon.com/Data-Science-Big-Analytics-Instructor-Led/dp/B007X5FSHK/













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Smarts, nLayers, Voyence, Infra, ConfigureSoft, Legato, Avamar, Kashya, Illuminator, Indigo Stone, WysDM, Data Domain, Pi, Dantz, Mozy,

Iomega, Greenplum, Isilon, Netwitness , Watch4Net, Pivotal Labs, XtremIO, Syncplicity

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