Over the past few months I've seen numerous articles talking about tech jobs being replaced as organizations implement cloud, like this one in CIO magazine.

This is really not anything new. When the mainframe came on the scene in the 50s, it replaced a whole other kind of computers -- people. Yes, they were likely to say their profession was "computer" if they worked on calculating actuarial tables...  Some of those jobs went away, but many shifted to a higher value function. When the terminals and PC's came on the scene, many of the keypunch operators or card deck loader jobs went away. This is par for the course for individuals working in high tech fields.

The better question would be: What kind of new positions and opportunities will be opened up by the new technologies? What new value will be generated that allows organizations to expand and impact the market?

The IT jobs most at risk are those focused on configuring and maintaining infrastructure, since those will be centralized and automated. On the other hand, I've written numerous times about how data centers will be used and what new kinds of computing can take advantage of the new computing capabilities.

It is a time to evaluate and think about the implications of the future and then prepare yourself (or your organization) to maximize your ability to surf that new wave of technology.