98% of organizations globally are facing a cloud skills gap, specifically in trying to find people with general cloud skills, cloud architecture knowledge, and adapting, monitoring, and troubleshooting for the cloud, according to a report by SoftwareOne. This is causing digital transformation projects to fall behind by an average of five months, with 33% of businesses claiming their financial objectives will take a significant hit as a result. 95% of the IT decision-makers believe their team has been negatively impacted by the cloud skills gap Enter the skills gap Over the past four years, a rapid increase in cloud adoption has led to 94% of organizations utilizing at least one cloud provider, with the majority opting for hybrid or multi-cloud setups. Simultaneously, in under a year since generative AI became widely adopted, one-third of organizations have incorporated gen AI into one or more of their business functions. Nevertheless, the skillset necessary for implementing and overseeing these technologies has advanced at a different rate. 62% of respondents report possessing only half of the IT skills necessary to leverage AI innovation effectively. 41% say they need help to source employees with AI-specific knowledge. This skill deficit is limiting their capacity to […]
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