10 Requirements for Getting Hired as a Converged Infrastructure Specialist

Converged infrastructure is gaining steam in the enterprise, and more and more organizations are looking for IT professionals who can help to fully exploit the technology—either as their job or as part of their job. Based on a survey of postings for converged infrastructure specialists, here are 10 things you need to get hired.

It’s clear that the ideal person for a converged infrastructure specialist will be something of a Jack-of-all-trades. That makes sense, since converged infrastructure combines server, storage and network infrastructure systems with management software that facilitates provisioning and management.

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