India, April 24 -- "How do I address the scarcity of cloud talent?" This question is top of mind for many IT leaders, either because they are already facing a skills gap or expect to. The problem isn't just a changing workforce; it's also a changing workplace. Meaning, as IT professionals plan for retirement, tech innovations are rapidly changing the skills required for evolving cloud job functions.

In the past, many technology areas innovated more slowly than today. Businesses could hire people with necessary skill sets and leverage their expertise for an extended period of time. However, today's pace of innovation - particularly in the cloud or machine learning - is rapid. No longer can a business bring in a workforce and expect their ex...