Pluralsight, the technology skills development company, has announced the launch of Pluralsight Cloud Ready, an enterprise upskilling program designed to help organizations assess readiness and close cloud skills gaps. As AI workloads place increasing demand on cloud infrastructure, Cloud Ready provides a structured approach to validate hands-on capabilities. The solution is built for technology leaders and IT teams responsible for cloud migration, modernization, and cost optimization, ensuring that cloud investments translate into measurable business outcomes.
Pluralsight Cloud Ready addresses the gap between cloud investment and business ROI.
The program combines skill assessments, labs, and cloud/AI sandboxes.
Research shows only 14% of organizations are currently mature enough to support AI.
Gartner predicts 50% of cloud resources will be dedicated to AI workloads by 2029.
Cloud Ready features curated learning paths for AWS and Microsoft Azure.
The solution includes progress tracking and program management for tech leaders.
As organizations transition from cloud adoption to accountability, the lack of skilled personnel has become a primary barrier to achieving expected business outcomes. Pluralsight’s data indicates that while cloud spending is rising, only half of leaders report meeting their original goals. Cloud Ready addresses this by providing a programmatic learning environment that aligns team capabilities with modern cloud strategy. This foundation is presented as a prerequisite for AI readiness, as teams must first master cloud infrastructure to support the scaling of AI initiatives.
Unlike traditional programs focused solely on content consumption, Cloud Ready emphasizes real-world application through enterprise-grade labs and sandboxes. These safe environments allow architects and engineers to practice with AWS, Azure, and various AI tools before moving to production. The program identifies specific capability gaps through diagnostics, guiding learners through role-specific paths in engineering, security, and operations. This approach ensures that skill development is tied directly to an organization’s strategic transformation goals.
The program integrates instructor-led training and live seminars with self-paced content to accelerate delivery and improve cost efficiency. By using dedicated program management, leaders can track their workforce's progress and validate that their teams have the hands-on expertise required for infrastructure modernization. This systematic approach aims to reduce the "AI-readiness gap," helping enterprises move faster from initial investment to tangible impact in a landscape defined by continuous technological transformation.
"The cloud conversation has moved from adoption to accountability. Organizations are increasing cloud investment, but many still struggle to turn that spend into measurable business outcomes because their teams lack the skills to execute. Our Cloud Ready solution helps close that capability gap." — Erin Gajdalo, CEO of Pluralsight
"AI-ready organizations need cloud-ready teams. Cloud Ready gives leaders a structured way to understand where their teams are today, build the right capabilities for their cloud strategy, and give practitioners hands-on experience in environments that mirror the work they need to do." — Faye Ellis, Cloud Author Fellow at Pluralsight
About Pluralsight
Pluralsight provides the only learning platform dedicated to accelerating the technology skills and capabilities of today's tech workforce. Thousands of companies, government organizations, and individuals around the world rely on Pluralsight to support critical technology skill development in areas that are crucial to innovation, including artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity, software development, and machine learning. Pluralsight offers highly curated content developed by vetted technology experts, industry leading skill assessments, and hands-on, immersive learning experiences designed to help individuals skill-up faster. The company is headquartered in Westlake, Texas with a global office in Dublin, Ireland.
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