The ASTD Press has recently published a new issue in its Infoline series titled “Cloud Computing for Learning and Performance Professionals,” written by local ASTDps chapter member, Rick Shor. Congratulations Rick! Thank you for your efforts in getting this valuable information written and published.

I know from experience that Rick is passionate about this topic because he believes that cloud computing (which is different from but often confused with social media) will affect most everyone who uses computing and telecommunications technologies, from the child in elementary school to the highest levels of leadership and management in government and industry.

He predicts that our local economy will be highly dependent on our ability to prepare for the impending changes, because it includes two of the largest players in this area, Microsoft and Amazon, as well as many smaller companies who provide ancillary services for cloud computing.

Rick's Infoline piece describes the impact cloud computing will have on you, your clients or customers, and others who produce or consume computing products or services. It proposes some near and mid-term approaches from workplace learning and performance professionals to ready themselves and those they support for the upcoming changes and also to  use cloud computing services for their own personal and professional development.

If you are interested, you can order digital or print copies of this publication at the ASTD Press website, and remember that part of the proceeds come back to our local chapter!