How to master cloud and AI skills in a fast-changing world.

Vijay Borkar (VBCloudboy)
7 min readJan 27, 2024

Gain practical and relevant knowledge on how to acquire and apply cloud and AI skills.

“skills-first.”

What does this mean, and why are we talking about it? The World Economic Forum refers to “skills-first” as “an accelerated shift towards a skills-based operating model for talent.” Simply put, if you’re focused on finding or nurturing the right talent in your organization, a skills-centric mentality is becoming increasingly essential.

Advances in AI, cloud computing, and emerging technologies have made it more important than ever for employees and candidates to demonstrate proficiency in the most sought-after technical skills. As a result, organizations are quickly adopting a skills-based approach as they search for the right people, with the right skills, at the right time.

To illustrate the point, let’s explore a few examples of what’s happening in many organizations.​ Some of these might resonate with your own situation.

The first scenario is about identifying and retaining the right talent for your organization that can deliver on your critical technology…

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Vijay Borkar (VBCloudboy)

Assisting Microsoft partners in elevating their technical capabilities in AI, Analytics, and Cybersecurity.