Live From INTERACT: Microsoft’s Developer Velocity Research

This week we have another episode from the 2021 engineering leadership conference INTERACT. In this live conversation I interview Henrik Gütle, GM of Azure for Microsoft Canada.

Henrik joins the podcast to break down the results and key takeaways of Microsoft’s research into the impact of remote work on developer velocity - and what engineering leaders can learn from it.

Reskilling and Upskilling Employees

"90% of S&P 100 companies are recruiting for the same 37 roles."             —Gartner

According to the World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report 2018, over the next five years, 78 million jobs will be lost and 133 million jobs will be created as we move from a “job” market to a “skills” market with the evolution of artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain verification, the gig economy, video AI and facial recognition, and virtual reality.

"74% of high potential employees indicated they would join an organization for better career development opportunities." – IBM

I had the opportunity to meet with Sunita Navile, Global Offering Go-to-Market Strategy Leader for Watson Talent and Kenexa during the Skillsoft Perspectives 2019 user conference.