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ROD warns of Cloud plateau

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In a press release sent out today, our Managing Director Lee Durrant warned of the need for increased numbers undergoing training with organisations like salesforce.com.

He warned that if more people don’t get certified, then we risk a ‘plateau’ in this vibrant and blossoming sector.

If we can help you get trained, or if you have the skills and are looking for a role please visit our jobs or training pages.

Press release:

Cloud Computing Plateau on the Horizon

(London, UK) Leading cloud recruitment firm, Resource on Demand, is warning of a plateau in the adoption of cloud computing, as the supply of trained Consultants and Developers drops by a staggering 139%.

Recent studies carried out by Resource on Demand show that although there is an increase in the number of companies adopting cloud technology, the UK is now suffering from a shortage of certified and experienced candidates.

This huge drop is mismatched by an increase in vacancies from Cloud partners and Independent Software Vendors, which has risen by 39% over the last twelve months, despite the economic downturn.

Resource on Demand MD, Lee Durrant, said:

“There is a concern that the cloud computing market could plateau, despite the Cloud entering the mainstream, and we are now experiencing a shortage of trained workers who are able to implement this technology.

This shortage has the potential to halt the momentum that Cloud Computing has amassed, which could be critical to the growth of this sector.”

Durrant believes that more needs to be done to bring people into the Cloud eco-system, with the key being affordable training and certification. One possible solution he suggests is training graduates in services such as salesforce.com, so that they are able to put their skills to use in a market where demand for them is high.

He adds:

“It is predicted that Cloud spending will approach US$100 Billion By 2014 in SME’s alone. So there are huge opportunities for those willing to be trained and certified in Cloud Computing.

I would urge gradates, untrained developers and I.T. consultants to get certified and enter into the Cloud.”

ROD launched in Feb 2009, and is now recognised as a leading light in the Cloud eco-system. They were one of the first UK recruitment companies to focus purely on Salesforce.com and Cloud recruitment.


Cloudforce 2010 – Register Now

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It’s that time of the year again. The salesforce.com team are in town and are all set to host Cloudforce 2010 in London.

For those that are new to the Cloud or salesforce.com, Cloudforce is an annual event that allows you to ‘Experience at first hand, the mobile, collaborative and social innovations that are driving the Cloud 2 revolution.’

Join salesforce.com Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff and cloud leaders VMware and BMC for the enterprise-computing event of the year. Hear from customers who are adopting Chatter in their business to drive collaboration and increase productivity across their sales and service teams, and the entire enterprise.

It might be that through ROD you’ve been introduced to the Cloud, or that you’re looking to move in that direction. Whichever scenario you’re in then attending Cloudforce would be a great event for you.

Registration is free (but space is limited). Some key elements will include:

See the latest cloud breakthroughs—featuring live demonstrations from companies that are using cloud computing, Chatter, the Sales Cloud, the Service Cloud, and Force.com to lead their industries and grow their business.

Learn how Chatter boosts CRM adoption and productivity of sales and service professionals

Hear how companies are using Chatter across the enterprise to break-down business silos and create collaborative companies

Discover how to make custom applications collaborative and social with just a few clicks

Test drive the latest cutting-edge applications from salesforce.com and our partners

Lunch is included. And you can top off your day by networking 1:1 with cloud computing experts, salesforce.com customers, and partners in our Cloud Expo.

Register by clicking here

If you would like to meet up with any of the ROD team to discuss a career in the cloud, job prospects or training, then please email rod@resourceondemand.com and we can arrange to meet with you.


Salesforce.com Makes Forbes’ List of the 100 Most Trustworthy Companies

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This week Forbes confirmed what we’ve long since known, that salesforce.com is not only one of the best companies around, but that they are also ethical, responsible and trustworthy, as they enter Forbes’ list of the 100 most trustworthy companies.

Most notably, salesforce.com was ranked amongst the top 10 of the most trustworthy large-cap companies. The annual list, compiled by independent financial

analytics company Audit Integrity, is made up of the American businesses that have consistently demonstrated transparent and solid corporate governance and management.

“It is a tremendous honor to make Forbes’ List of the 100 Most Trustworthy Companies,” said Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO of salesforce.com. “Business transparency is incredibly important to our organization and we are therefore extremely proud of this accomplishment.”

At Resource on Demand we very much enjoy partnering with salesforce.com in their foundation scheme, which according to their website has given 192,972 volunteer hours, 8,539 donated and discounted licenses and $20,190,348 to enable positive and social change.

Our involvement with the foundation is set to reach new heights soon, so watch this space, but we are immensely proud to work in an ecosystem that has such a positive reputation.

If you want to work within the ecosystem as well, we can assist you in training and placing you with the right organisation for you, just contact us on 020 8123 7769 or email us using rod@resourceondemand.com and we’ll get you started.


Growth in the salesforce.com ecosystem

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The salesforce.com UK partner community has been rapidly growing over the last 2 years.

An essential part of the salesforce.com ecosystem, the early adopter partners for salesforce.com consisted of a hand full of large high profile consulting giants with a smattering of niche and specialised individuals. As the salesforce.com marketplace began to take hold and become established as THE platform for cloud computing, through the latter stages of 2008 and 2009 the partner community expanded three fold in quantity, with a broad range of new partners across the spectrum from small start ups, to prominent middle sized consulting players as well as giants such as BT getting involved.

Now that salesforce.com and cloud computing marketplace seems to be exploding through early 2010 there seems to be new partners popping up almost weekly.

This is very healthy for customers, for salesforce.com and for the partners themselves as variety and choice for customers becomes wider.

2010 is surely set to be a great year for the salesforce.com partners and ROD is keen to support both salesforce.com, customers and the partners in making 2010 the best year yet for the ecosystem.

What do you think the future holds for the ecosystem and will the number of partners continue to grow at this rate?