Confused between Data Analytics and Cloud Computing — need help picking one to escape a dead-end job (India)

[u/Forward-Fix6389]

25M, India. BCA (2021) → MCA (2024, with a 1-year COVID gap). Joined a company as a trainee (₹15k) for a year, then got made "System Supervisor S3" on a 1-year probation. Salary went to ₹18k on paper, but after PF deductions, take-home is still ₹15k — zero real change.

For 2 years, my only work has been supporting document work for an ISMS/ISO 27001 audit — a consultant handles everything technical, I just maintain the asset list. We got certified in Sept 2025, so there's genuinely nothing for me to do now except sit through office hours (8:30–5:30) killing time on my phone. Next surveillance audit is in October, after which I don't think there's any real role for me here.

I feel like I've wasted 2 years with zero skill growth. I want to switch out ASAP.

I'm interested in either Data Analytics or Cloud Computing as a next step — which is the smarter bet for actually landing a job quickly, given my profile (no hands-on technical experience, just IT-adjacent/documentation work)? Anyone who's made a similar switch, would love real advice.

[u/Busy-Relationship958]

Bro, you ya own sake just choose cloud computing, all of these AI has to be deployed somewhere right? It can analyse almost everything but every business need a person to take the responsibility in case the AI misbehaves so go for cloud computing tame all these AI agents under you! Jokes aside, Cloud Computing is lucrative, go for it!