WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Apr 6, 2022

Seriously gaming your cloud expertise: from cloud tourist to cloud native

Piet Van Dongen

Forced training manuals won't make your enterprise cloud-native. How can you use serverless gamification to spark intrinsic motivation and upskill your entire workforce?

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#1 about 4 min

Introduction to gaming cloud expertise

An overview of how an organization formulated a strategy to become fully cloud proficient.

#2 about 2 min

Standard definitions of cloud computing

Explaining fundamental cloud characteristics using the NIST definition to establish a common baseline.

#3 about 7 min

Accelerating organizational software innovation

How elite engineering teams rely on cloud technology to cycle through experiments rapidly.

#4 about 7 min

Defining cloud proficiency by technical role

Mapping the specific baseline and specialized cloud knowledge required for diverse engineering and business roles.

#5 about 5 min

Using motivational theory to drive technical learning

Implementing psychological frameworks around direction, intensity, and persistence to encourage self-directed upskilling.

#6 about 4 min

Building and demoing the cloud knowledge portal

A serverless web application that guides employees toward the concepts and resources relevant to their roles.

#7 about 6 min

Engineering a gamified achievement tracking application

A review of the architecture and gameplay loop used to recognize engineering milestones and track peer progress.

#8 about 3 min

Expanding engagement with internal company initiatives

Using internal game shows, mentorships, and certification drives to maintain program momentum.

#9 about 2 min

Evaluating gamification and certification outcomes

Assessing platform adoption metrics alongside massive increases in company-wide cloud practitioner certifications.

#10 about 4 min

Key takeaways on motivating engineering teams

Why adopting agile intervals, promoting self-sufficiency, and gamifying processes outpace traditional mandatory training.

#11 about 2 min

Rethinking corporate training platforms for technical teams

Why trusting engineers to direct their own learning yields better results than assigning rigid online course paths.

#12 about 4 min

Navigating a career in cloud transformation consulting

Exploring how engineering backgrounds smoothly transition into guiding enterprise software migrations constraints.

#13 about 3 min

Challenges in migrating legacy desktop systems

Working backwards from established business operations to completely rearchitect legacy systems into cloud-native platforms.

#14 about 2 min

Recommended community resources for cloud engineers

How decentralized resources like dedicated technology subreddits and regional tech groups accelerate cloud learning.

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