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Can the UK capitalise on the lucrative cloud jobs boom – or is it too late?

From our UK edition

In recent years, more and more of what we know as the internet has become powered by the cloud: the vast pool of computing power and data storage that exists on remote servers across the world. From Dropbox to Gmail to Microsoft Azure – as well as the rise of ‘software as a service’ – cloud computing increasingly underpins both our work and social lives, sometimes without us even noticing. But there is one area where this revolution has had a more visible impact: jobs. The industry group TechUK says that cloud computing now ranks among the three most sought-after digital skills in the UK, with demand rising in all regions.

Closing the Cloud Skills Gap

From our UK edition

For much of the decade, an increasing amount of what we know as the internet has become powered by the Cloud: the vast pool of computing power and data storage that exists on remote servers across the world. From Dropdox to Gmail and Microsoft Azure, Cloud computing increasingly underpins both our work and social lives – sometimes without us even noticing. But there is one area where this revolution has had a more visible impact: jobs. The industry group TechUK says that Cloud computing now ranks amongst the top three most sought after digital skills in the UK, with demand rising in all regions.