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What the rise of cloud computing means for IT pros

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Efficiency - Dec. 7, 2017

What the rise of cloud computing means for IT pros

Working with DevOps is key to IT remaining relevant

ServiceNow recently surveyed 1,800+ IT, DevOps and line-of-business professionals and found 52 percent work for companies that rely on cloud computing—and this could increase to 77 percent within two years.

DevOps is fuelling this trend: Rather than wait for IT to provide necessary programs and apps, business units are building them themselves. In fact, 76 percent of respondents said use of DevOps led to their decision to become cloud-first.

IT pros may end up with less control, but they will still have to manage “the adoption, roll-out and management of all IT services,” says ServiceNow CTO Allan Leinwand. Continue reading this Forbes post to find out more about this transition.