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Elevate your
cloud skills
2
68%
2. Difficulty meeting
According to IDC, global
quality objectives
spending on cloud services Unfortunately, the job
increased 20.4% from 2016 market can’t keep up with
3. Delays in developing new
to 2017. Within the next three that demand, and many of IT decision makers say
products and services
years, more than two-thirds organizations struggle to find their teams face a shortage
of necessary cloud skills
of global IT software and and hire cloud-computing experts. 4. Delayed deployment of new
infrastructure will be cloud-based. 1 hardware and software
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Worldwide Public Cloud Services Spending Forecast, IDC, July 2017
2
2017 IT Skills and Salary Report, Global Knowledge
This is where you come in
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3
2017 IT Skills and Salary Report, Global Knowledge
Training helps you work with confidence in the cloud
5
4
Train to Accelerate Your Cloud Strategy, IDC, October 2017
Bottom line: Training increases your productivity
and value in the workplace
7
3.8x
As these individual contributors the cloud.
improve their cloud-computing
more likely to meet
skills, the company’s entire These comprehensively trained cloud ROI
IT workforce benefits. organizations are better positioned
to succeed in the cloud — but
But cloud training isn’t just for sometimes it can be difficult
IT professionals. Businesses should to convince employers of the value Source: Train to Accelerate Your
Cloud Strategy, IDC, October 2017
adopt a comprehensive training of training.
Comprehensively trained organizations reap benefits
strategy that raises the cloud skills
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Training makes
good business sense
Training has profound benefits In reality, training existing staff
for all kinds of organizations, is the most cost-effective way
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Troubleshoot technical Increase the Keep IT staff cloud Provide long-term Help IT staff perform
problems without reliability and efficiency skills up to date savings to your their jobs better
outside help of your cloud organization
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Reduce Improve the Decrease the time Elevate levels of service Gain an edge over
downtime impact implementation of to install and and support to customers less-trained
new technology configure solutions and IT end users organizations
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Navigating the
training landscape
There’s an immense variety of cloud “Training speeds
training options for professionals up the innovation
who want to develop their cloud process and improves
skills. Whether you’re interested
the relationship
in learning cloud fundamentals
between IT and line
or preparing for an exam, you’ll
of business.”
find training materials to support
your needs. Peter Loeffler, Siemens
Building Technologies
Types of training
Certification informs my in cloud fundamentals is valuable for is an excellent way to validate your
a wide range of employees. But for technical skills and build credibility
colleagues and clients that IT experts like you, training often both at work and in your field.
leads to the ultimate validation
I have the knowledge and of your skills: a technical certification. AWS Certification is universally
recognized and trusted within the
guide a solution to its interested in staying current and IT professional say they trust the
competitive in today’s marketplace. certification to prepare an employee
27.5% can pay off financially for IT helps you perform your current
more
than non-certified IT staff
professionals, who can earn more
than those without certifications.
functions more effectively and
branch out into new areas.
Outside US & Canada
Better work Market differentiation
AWS Certified IT staff earn
more
than non-certified IT staff
a prerequisite for certain IT
roles — some employers won’t
of trained cloud professionals
provides an opportunity for those
even consider a candidate for with certifications to distinguish
an advanced position unless they themselves from their peers.
have credentials that prove
they have the relevant skills.
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