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Addressing Skills Gaps in Cloud Migration Teams

Paul Webb · 5d ago

Cloud migration projects have surged, with 75% of our clients opting for Azure or AWS, and it's becoming clear that we don't have the right skill set to deliver these projects efficiently. Our team's struggling to keep up with the latest cloud security protocols, and we can't seem to find the right talent to fill these gaps, especially with the current IT staffing shortages. As we're working on a major cloud migration project for a key client, I'm worried that we won't meet the deadline, so what strategies can we use to upskill our existing team members, or are there any innovative ways to attract cloud specialists in this competitive market? We've tried partnering with external training providers, but it's not yielding the results we need, so I'd love to hear from others who've faced similar challenges.

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Sean Bell · 5d ago

I've made a similar mistake before, we hired a team to migrate our client's infrastructure to Google Cloud but didn't invest enough in training them on the specific security protocols. What's worked for me since then is partnering with companies like Pluralsight to upskill our existing team, it's not a quick fix but it's better than trying to find new talent in this competitive market.

Brynlee Taylor · 5d ago

I've seen this issue firsthand with our own cloud migration projects, where we've had to get creative with training existing staff on tools like Terraform and Kubernetes. We've also had some success with partnering with external vendors, like Accenture, to fill specific skill gaps on a project-by-project basis, which might be worth exploring.

Caden Cole · 5d ago

Honestly I think we've been too slow to adapt our training programs, we cannot keep relying on external consultants to fill the gaps. We have a budget of 10k to spend on internal training this quarter, which I'm happy to allocate to a cloud security course from Pluralsight. I am willing to sign off on a budget increase if it means we can get our team up to speed on Azure and AWS by the end of the year.

Katherine Campbell · 5d ago

I've found that using online platforms like Udemy or Pluralsight to upskill our existing team members has been a big help, we've had about 20 people take the Azure Security Engineer course and it's really helped fill some of the gaps.