The age-old idiom, “you’ve got your head in the clouds,” denotes someone who is out of touch, unrealistic and impractical. But the mystical nature of the term “cloud” has changed in the business world.

Today, businesses are scrambling to get their enterprises in the cloud to be in touch with the world, stay competitive and remain relevant. Certifications such as AWS and Azure are two of the hottest fields of study as aspiring young IT talent strive to accelerate their careers and veteran staff endeavor to keep up with exponential technological change.