Training Before the Train Wreck
As virtualization continues to develop at rapid speeds, IT departments and universities will need to structure training programs around skills needed to work in virtualized settings before they find that the organization's skills are obsolete.
IT departments must be able to pre-empt the possibility of having under-skilled workers by always ensuring that their employees are up to speed with the latest technologies. It is imperative for IT departments to invest in their staff's career development by regularly offering training courses or reimbursing certification courses. In fact, decision-makers consider developing new IT skills and increasing the use of new technologies high priorities for their organization in the next 12 months. (Source: Forrester's Business Technographics Global Priorities and Journey Survey, 2015)
For the proactive IT worker, free online programming courses and numerous books on cloud infrastructure also serve as resources to catch IT teams up to speed.