What types of 'next generation' skills will your IT team need as more workforces move towards the cloud?

CloudTalent Management & Performance
677 viewscircle icon2 Upvotescircle icon14 Comments
Sort by:
CIO & CISO6 years ago

There’s lack of talent in the new technology areas, like Kubernetes. But if you hire people with the right attitude, they can be trained really fast. There is talent where there is enthusiasm to learn. When we hire we look at those capabilities or those interests, and then we can train them. It is a matter of certification. The cloud is much simpler than what it used to be in the data center. And it is getting much simpler.

Lightbulb on1
Group IT Manager in Travel and Hospitality6 years ago

Cloud platform expertise and cyber security

VP of Global IT and Cybersecurity in Manufacturing6 years ago

CyberSecurity, Cloud and AI

Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in Software6 years ago

Native apps vs legacy apps, devsecops

ISSO and Director of the IRU in Healthcare and Biotech6 years ago

I
They need to have a really good understanding of cloud architecture, how to protect the environment, company rules and procedures.

Content you might like

As web operations move toward edge computing frameworks and processes, do you feel prepared to sufficiently observe and protect user privacy at the edge?

We haven't thought much about it.9%

We don't feel it is our responsibility to protect user data at the edge.36%

We feel reasonably well prepared.30%

We have all the tools we need to see and control user data at the edge of our web systems in accordance with our privacy policy and international privacy regulations.19%

We can't see or control any user data between our users and the edge of our systems.2%

I don't know.1%

View Results

How do you encourage a peer who hasn’t been able to land a job due to ageism?

Read More Comments

What do you prioritize the most in a job?

Benefits (healthcare, paid time off, etc.)7%

Hours flexibility21%

Location flexibility20%

Salary/income24%

Work-life balance13%

Workplace culture12%

View Results

Which talent issues pose the greatest risk to executing your strategy? Attracting specialized skills, retaining top performers, building AI capabilities at scale, or succession planning for critical roles? Or something else?

Read More Comments

How do you prefer to stay connected with your direct reports? Do you have specific methods for checking in with your IT staff and gauging morale?

Read More Comments