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The role of a computer support engineer is a tough one. It is a great career, one that can be tough on the brain, demand very long hours but it can also be one of the more satisfying career paths out there to take.

It has been taken for granted that there will always be a demand for IT engineers, but with the introduction of the cloud and cloud based services it will be interesting to see how the IT Sector will be affected. If everything moves to the cloud then how much IT support will actually be required? I think that tutoring services will always be required because people will always need to learn how to use software applications but with a cloud based solution, if something breaks then it is down to the hosting company to act, removing the need for an external support entity.

Hardware will always need to be supported in a work environment, however I can see more dumb terminals being used as the cloud becomes more popular.  Add this to the fact that no internal server hardware will be required and you are looking at minimal IT Support requirements.

This in the long term could have a knock on effect to the industry. As it stands, there are many IT companies out there that are not very big, small start-up businesses created by engineers that want to go it alone. Give them a dose of internet marketing and they look the real deal. I foresee companies such as these being bought up by the more established IT Services companies out there, buying up the contracts and streamlining the businesses.

There is no doubt that the cloud is good for business as it can save them a lot of money by reducing support costs, energy costs and improving their infrastructure. However it could potentially coat a lot of jobs in the IT Services sector which will be a worry for many, and you can see why so many outsourcing companies out there are starting to invest in implementing cloud based solutions of their own.