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NIKI ACOSTA CLOUD EVANGELISTA @nikiacosta SOLVING THE OPENSTACK TALENT GAP

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NIKI ACOSTA CLOUD EVANGELISTA @nikiacosta

SOLVING THE OPENSTACK TALENT GAP

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UH OH….. “Public and private it cloud services will produce nearly 14 million jobs worldwide by 2015.” GLOBAL CLOUD SCORECARD 2013

“There are 1.7 million open cloud jobs worldwide that organizations are having a tough time "lling.” DECEMBER 2012

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Cloudstack Eucalyptus OpenStack®

U.S. OPEN CLOUD JOB POSTINGS

October 2012 April 2013

10/16/12 & 04/15/2013

81% increase in 6 months!  

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MORE ON JOBS…

TOP POSITIONS ADMINISTRATOR

ARCHITECT D.C OPERATIONS

NETWORK ENGINEER ENGINEER

PYTHON DEVELOPER

SALARIES FOR OPENSTACK POSITIONS ARE HIGHER THAN INDUSTRY AVERAGES BY 13%

TOP COUNTRIES UNITED STATES

UNITED KINGDOM INDIA

CANADA CHINA RUSSIA

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WHO’S HIRING?

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WHAT CAN WE DO IN THE

SHORT TERM?

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SUPPORT YOUR CURRENT INNOVATORS

Source: Dice employer survey, March 2011.

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TAKE CARE OF YOUR TALENT

Source: Dice survey of tech professionals, June 2011.

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GET YOUR COMPANY INVOLVED

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GET YOUR COMPANY INVOLVED

LINUX ADMINISTRATION CYBER SECURITY SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT NETWORK SECURITY

LEARNING TRACKS

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LONG TERM

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EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION

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BE INVITING TO WOMEN

“The majority of students who earn bachelor's and master's degrees are women. Yet, in the past decade, only 12 percent of the professionals in engineering are women.” “WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY: LET’S CLOSE THE GAP, 4/10/12

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BE INVITING TO WOMEN

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BE INVITING TO WOMEN

"The developer world is one of the last enclaves of hardcore sexism because it is so male-dominated."

VentureBeat reporter Jolie O'Dell

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LEAN IN, LADIES!

“.” FROM LEAN IN

TOP TIPS FOR WOMEN from Kerry Hannon, Forbes.com Contributor: 1. Be more open to take career risks. 2. Skip the people pleasing 3. Visualize your career as a jungle gym, not a ladder. 4. Allow yourself to fantasize about your career 5. Start a Lean In circle

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PROPOSAL FOR THE

OPENSTACK FOUNDATION

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PROPOSAL TO THE OPENSTACK FOUNDATION

•  CREATE FULL TIME POSITION FOR COMMUNITY TALENT DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

•  CONTINUE RECOGNIZE, FUND, AND PROMOTE “WOMEN OF OPENSTACK” GROUP

•  CREATE AND AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS SPECIFICALLY FOR WOMEN AND COLLEGE STUDENTS TO ATTEND SUMMITS

•  CREATE ONLINE HUB FOR COMMUNITY TALENT & WOMEN’S RESOURCES ON OPENSTACK.ORG

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THANK YOU!!