This survey says folks are worried about mucking up their cloud deployments with insecure infrastructure and they hope learning about cloud will result in career advancement.
The cloud skills vs. expectation gap
The forecast is in: The future’s in the cloud, and the outlook is bright—if you equip your people to take your org sky-high.
We blind surveyed 1,000 tech leaders and technologists across industries and throughout the world to get a clear picture of the present state of cloud computing and the expectations for the future. Equipped with the data and insights from this report, your organization can close cloud skills gaps, reduce security risks, and successfully build your future in the cloud. Get the highlights here and download the full report below.
Cloud computing: Expectation vs. reality
75% of tech leaders
say they’re building all new products and features in the cloud moving forward.
But only 8%
of technologists have extensive experience working with cloud-related tools.
Do we have your attention?
Leaders are planning their organization's whole future, but the teams who need to implement the processes and lay the foundation for that future are still very new to cloud computing.
Taking a closer look at your cloud environment
64% of learners surveyed noted they were brand-new to cloud computing and looking for basic training.
Learning in the cloud is, on balance, more complex than the upskilling courses technologists are used to. The median days to complete cloud courses is 3 – 6 months longer than other content (2022 Tech Forecast).
Organizations are running into problems because of the difference in understanding between the expectations of leaders and the reality of what technologists can deliver.
Leadership perspective: To infinity and beyond
The data’s clear: The expectations and plans of organizational leadership revolve around cloud computing.
When asked about their company level of cloud maturity, three-quarters of respondents said they were at least defaulting to the cloud.
How can you reach your cloud transformation goals?
Leadership understands that the complexity of the cloud requires a multi-pronged plan. It involves designing and optimizing cloud strategies, growing cloud skills internally, and enabling hybrid architectures connected to distributed cloud technologies.
While the shiny new thing is intriguing, this drive to be lightning-quick when it comes to cutting-edge tech can turn your current employee skills gaps into chasms.
And since only 8% of talent have significant cloud-related experience, there's a long way to go.
The cloud learner point of view: Confidence and time are key
The greater the levels of cloud competency your employees can achieve through upskilling, the faster they can identify security risks and resolve them.
Most organizations have a five-year plan for their cloud strategy, but they don’t have a five-year plan for their cloud talent.
Barriers to cloud skill development
While the top response in this multiple-choice question was budget restraints/cost, the next five responses reveal that learners are experiencing a lack of time or organizational support for their upskilling efforts.
What do learners need?
71% of respondents noted that they prefer weekly or daily learning opportunities. 62% also selected that they prefer to learn from hands-on tools such as labs and sandbox environments.
Success: This is what it looks like
For leaders, the top success metric is identifying security vulnerabilities. They noted several other important factors, including the cost of cloud optimization, the ability to innovate, and building cloud literacy across the business. In short, success has many faces for leadership.
Most employees want growth for a long list of reasons. But which are most important? For cloud learners, career advancement and personal fulfillment are at the top.
And when employers give learners what they want, they’re more likely to retain their top talent:
Employees are 94% more likely to stay with a company long-term when the organization invests in their skill development.
If you want to ensure your investments in the cloud pay off—and your employees’ skills gaps don’t become canyons—you need to invest in your cloud talent first. Dive deeper into the full report to uncover more insights on how you can get the most out of the cloud.
About Pluralsight
Thousands of organizations trust Pluralsight to help them upskill and reskill talent at scale. We’re the only partner who can provide:
Focused solutions for driving strategic cloud transformations across your org
3,000+ Hands-on Labs with specialized experiences for cloud, software development, security, data, and IT Ops
Cloud sandboxes where learners can test their skills in real cloud environments—risk free
Assessments, learning paths, and certification prep to support the journey from cloud novice to cloud guru
Insights on skills gaps and where proficiency is improving for your team members
Individual on-demand learning and tailored virtual instructor-led training programs
Software delivery analytics to help you gauge time to full productivity after a learning program
Develop a workforce of cloud-fluent experts to execute on your cloud initiatives. Only with Pluralsight.