How will my career evolve with the cloud?

This post is a response to the following article about how careers are evolving as cloud use increases.
https://blogs.technet.com/b/simonmay/archive/2011/03/24/how-will-my-career-evolve-with-the-cloud.aspx

**#1 skill to know moving into the future with technology is business knowledge**

Technical skills to be sure to know:

1. Understand the technologies that power cloud
1. Virtualization
2. Cost Structure behind storage and processing in the cloud
2. Connection technologies for traditional models to the cloud
3. Know what your business needs to measure and monitor it
1. Make sure the business has full availability to its data when it needs it, and scaled down or depleted availability when it doesn't in order to reduce cost
4. Understand how to govern the cloud
1. Understand what data to keep in the cloud, and what to keep on premises (operational vs. strategic etc.)
2. Understand what allowances the cloud provider offers

Things not mentioned in the article that are important to keep tabs on:

1. Keep vanilla copies of data in the cloud so they can be easily transferred to other providers if need be. 
2. Keep backups of your stored data so you have access to it should the provider go out of business or shut down temporarily.
3. Write detailed contracts that include stipulations on every aspect that your company needs from the provider.