On 2016 Layoffs (it's an annual thing now and nobody should be surprised) - if you are not in a group that has something to do with #Cloud initiatives you should be ready to depart. I am not saying everyone will be cut, far from that, I am just saying that your job is not safe whatsoever.
We have reached an inflection point in the tech cycle and Cloud will continue to drive growth, this applies to services, HW, SW, R&D, whatever - it's the fact and if you look at openings we have here in the States most of jobs are on that side. I think this strategy has been playing out for a while now but things are accelerating across the industry and you will see all the major player cut jobs in 2016 as it relates to legacy skills while beefing up cloud skills.