Signal 58% of CIOs report cloud skills shortest in supply

Summary

This signal concerns the skills shortage facing organizations that want to move toward autonomous, networked operations. EY reports that 58% of chief information officers say cloud computing skills are the hardest to find. In addition, 40% name skills gaps as a major obstacle to transformation. EY lists workforce capability as one of five actions leaders should take now, alongside building culture change. It argues that the answer requires both developing capabilities in-house and rethinking where labor comes from. It also urges systematic investment in context engineering, strategic thinking and story-driven innovation, measured by business impact rather than traditional productivity metrics.