{"id":10967,"date":"2022-05-17T13:08:51","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T13:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rax-stg-wp-aws.com\/news\/rackspace-technology-multicloud-annual-research-report-2022\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T13:05:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T13:05:58","slug":"rackspace-technology-multicloud-annual-research-report-2022","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/rax-prod-wp-aws.com\/de\/news\/rackspace-technology-multicloud-annual-research-report-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Global IT Leaders Wrestling with Cloud Transformation Talent Shortages, According to New Rackspace Technology Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

Global IT Leaders Wrestling with Cloud Transformation Talent Shortages, <\/strong><\/p>\n

According to New Rackspace Technology Research<\/strong><\/p>\n

Organizations Exploring More Sophisticated Cloud Technologies, But are Hampered by Skill Shortages  <\/em><\/p>\n

SAN ANTONIO \u2013 May 17, 2022<\/strong> \u2013 Rackspace Technology<\/a>\u00ae (NASDAQ: RXT), a leading end-to-end, multicloud technology solutions company, today announced the Multicloud Annual Research Report 2022<\/a><\/em> that finds that organizations are becoming more comfortable with more sophisticated \u201cCloud 2.0\u201d technologies, even as they confront difficulties in hiring and retaining IT talent.<\/p>\n

According to the survey of 1,420 global IT leaders across industries, though cloud development continues to be a top priority for organizations, such that 56% do not envision owning a corporate data center in five years, a resounding 77% of IT decision-makers said that a scarcity of talent is inhibiting the adoption of new cloud development methods.<\/p>\n

The survey also finds organizations\u2019 cloud priorities evolving, from \u201cbasics\u201d such as agility (30%) and scalability (26%) and toward more sophisticated issues such as security (46%) and compliance (36%). Moreover, an increased appetite for risk among IT professionals can be seen in their enthusiasm for exploring edge technologies (38%) and containers (53%), while over half plan to invest in hyperscale providers.  <\/p>\n

\u201cThe cloud is no longer a shiny new object\u2013 it is a nearly universally accepted technology, and there is almost no organization that is not currently in the process of transforming itself via the cloud,\u201d said Jeff DeVerter, Chief Technology Evangelist, Rackspace Technology. \u201cAt the same time, there are a number of barriers standing in the way of that transformation, most notably a dearth of IT talent. More than ever, organizations will need to rely on external expertise to achieve their cloud goals, as they continue to shed legacy infrastructure and ask the cloud to do more.\u201d<\/p>\n

IT Talent is Hard to Find \u2013 and Keep<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The survey underscores a growing talent dilemma for IT leaders, with more <\/em><\/strong>than half (53%) of all respondents citing talent shortages as a major business challenge, well ahead of concerns such as inflation (48%), product shortages (36%) and wage growth (25%).<\/p>\n

Companies are employing a variety of tactics to attract new IT talent, including promoting opportunities for training and development (40%), increasing starting salaries and offering hybrid\/flexible\/work-from-home schedules (32%). Twenty-one percent are being even more aggressive, luring talent with large starting salaries or increases, while 18% are offering signing bonuses and 13% are using sign-on retention agreements.<\/p>\n

The Cloud is Here to Stay \u2013 and It\u2019s Growing<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have seen an evolution in the cloud discussion, away from some of the table stakes topics such as agility and scalability, and toward more sophisticated uses of the cloud, such as containers and edge, that is shaping the future,\u201d added DeVerter. \u201cNot only are people excited to close their corporate data centers. They are also more apt to take on more risk than they had been in the recent past.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the survey, the majority of respondents are multicloud, with majorities saying they are using either AWS, Azure and\/or Google Cloud. In addition, 70% are already finding new uses for single-tenant and\/or private cloud infrastructure, while over half (54%) said they plan to run serverless applications. 31% say their applications currently run on serverless technology, including functions such as automating workflows, scaling IoT apps, enabling virtual assistants\/chatbots, and running SaaS functions.<\/p>\n

When asked how the cloud is aiding innovation:<\/p>\n