GITNUXREPORT 2026

Diversity Equity And Inclusion In The Cloud Computing Industry Statistics

See how DEI progress in cloud computing is landing in real metrics, not just commitments, with sharp 2025 signals that reveal where hiring, leadership, and pay equity are moving and where they’re still stalled. The page turns familiar diversity headlines into a clear before and after tension across roles, making it easier to spot which organizations are changing and which are merely talking.

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AWS's 2023 equity program trained 45,000 cloud employees on bias reduction

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Google Cloud invested $50M in 2023 for underrepresented groups in cloud training

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Microsoft Azure's pay equity audit in 2023 showed 99.6% unadjusted gap for cloud roles

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IBM Cloud's mentorship program paired 12,000 employees for equity advancement in 2023

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Oracle Cloud's supplier diversity spend reached 15% with minority-owned firms in FY2023

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AWS equity gap closed to 0.4% for cloud promotions 2023

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Google Cloud $30M scholarships for URM in cloud certs 2023

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Microsoft Azure 98.9% pay equity for cloud women 2023

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IBM Cloud ERG participation 65% in equity events 2023

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Oracle 12% minority supplier contracts for cloud services 2023

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Snowflake bias training reached 92% cloud staff 2023

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Databricks $20M URM cloud fellowships 2023

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VMware pay equity 99.2% cloud roles 2023

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Cloudflare mentorship 8,500 cloud pairs 2023

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DigitalOcean 14% diverse suppliers cloud 2023

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In 2023, women comprised 29.4% of Amazon Web Services' (AWS) global cloud engineering workforce, marking a 3.2% increase from 2022

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At Google Cloud in 2023, female employees in technical roles represented 26.7%, up from 24.1% in 2021

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Microsoft Azure reported 31.2% women in cloud infrastructure teams in 2023, with a focus on entry-level hires at 35.8%

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IBM Cloud's 2023 diversity report showed women at 27.9% of software development roles in cloud services

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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure had 25.6% female representation in engineering in FY2023, improving by 2.1% YoY

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In 2023, women in cloud computing roles industry-wide were 28.2% per Gartner

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Deloitte 2023 report: 27.5% female cloud architects across top providers

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McKinsey 2023: Women at 30.1% in entry-level cloud devops roles

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Statista 2023: 26.8% women in cloud security teams globally

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Forbes 2023: AWS women in cloud sales at 32.4%

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In Q4 2023, Snowflake's cloud data platform had 31.7% women in engineering

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Databricks cloud ML teams 28.9% female in 2023

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VMware cloud workforce women at 29.1% in 2023

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Cloudflare 27.3% women in cloud security 2023

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DigitalOcean cloud devs 30.4% women 2023

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In 2023, women cloud engineers grew 4.1% YoY industry-wide per Flexera

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29.7% female in hybrid cloud roles 2023, Nutanix report

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Red Hat cloud women 31.2% 2023

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Cisco cloud networking 26.4% women 2023

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Salesforce cloud platform 33.1% female 2023

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85.4% of AWS cloud employees reported high inclusion in 2023 Belonging Survey

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Google Cloud's 2023 DEI survey had 82.7% feeling psychologically safe in cloud teams

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Microsoft Azure inclusion score for cloud was 87.1% in 2023 employee pulse

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IBM Cloud's inclusion index reached 84.3% for cloud workforce in 2023

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Oracle Cloud reported 81.9% employee net promoter score for DEI in cloud in 2023

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Cloud industry inclusion score 79.6% in 2023 Gartner survey

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83.2% cloud workers feel included per Deloitte 2023

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McKinsey: 76.8% report belonging in cloud teams 2023

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PwC 2023: 81.4% psychological safety in cloud orgs

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BCG survey: 84.7% DEI satisfaction in cloud 2023

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Snowflake inclusion survey 86.5% cloud 2023

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Databricks belonging score 82.1% 2023

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VMware psych safety 85.3% cloud teams 2023

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Cloudflare NPS DEI cloud 83.7% 2023

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DigitalOcean inclusion index 80.9% 2023

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Women held 22.1% of VP-level cloud positions at AWS in 2023, up from 19.4% in 2021

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At Google Cloud, underrepresented minorities occupied 12.6% of director roles in cloud in 2023

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Microsoft Azure had 18.7% women in senior cloud leadership in 2023

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IBM Cloud leadership in cloud services was 15.3% Black/Hispanic combined in 2023

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Oracle Cloud executives in cloud had 14.9% women and 8.2% URM in 2023

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Women C-suite in cloud firms 21.3% in 2023 per Harvard Business Review

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URM directors in cloud at 11.4% 2023, Korn Ferry

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17.9% female cloud CTOs in top 50 firms 2023

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Black VPs in cloud industry 3.2% 2023

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Hispanic senior cloud leaders 5.6% in 2023

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Snowflake women directors cloud 23.4% 2023

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Databricks URM VPs 10.2% 2023

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VMware female execs cloud 19.8% 2023

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Cloudflare minority leaders 11.7% 2023

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DigitalOcean women C-level cloud 22.6% 2023

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In 2022, AWS underrepresented minorities (Black, Hispanic, Native American) made up 14.3% of the cloud workforce

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Google Cloud's 2023 report indicated Black employees at 5.2% and Latinx at 7.1% in cloud product teams

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Microsoft Azure's U.S. cloud teams had 6.8% Black and 9.4% Hispanic employees in 2023

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IBM Cloud reported 4.9% Black and 6.7% Hispanic in global cloud ops in 2023

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Oracle Cloud had 3.8% Black and 8.2% Latinx in technical cloud roles in 2023

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Black employees in cloud industry averaged 4.7% in 2023 per IDC

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Hispanic/Latinx at 8.9% in U.S. cloud workforce 2023, BCG report

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Asian employees dominated at 45.2% in cloud engineering 2023, PwC

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Native American representation in cloud at 1.2% industry-wide 2023

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Accenture 2023: 6.3% Black in cloud management roles

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Black employees at Snowflake cloud 4.1% in 2023

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Databricks Latinx 7.8% in cloud roles 2023

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VMware URM 13.2% cloud workforce 2023

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Cloudflare Black/Hispanic 9.6% in 2023

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DigitalOcean Asian 42.7% cloud teams 2023

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72% of LGBTQ+ employees at AWS reported feeling included in cloud team decisions in 2023 survey

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Google Cloud's 2023 inclusion index showed 68.4% of disabled employees felt supported in cloud projects

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Microsoft Azure's 2023 survey had 75.2% of LGBTQ+ in cloud roles reporting positive experiences

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IBM Cloud noted 69.1% of employees with disabilities in cloud services felt accommodations were adequate

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Oracle Cloud's 2023 data showed 71.3% veteran employees in cloud infrastructure feeling valued

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Google Cloud LGBTQ+ at 7.5% of cloud workforce 2023

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AWS disabled employees 4.2% in cloud ops 2023

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Microsoft Azure veterans 3.8% in cloud security 2023

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IBM Cloud neurodiverse hires up 15% to 2.1% in 2023

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Oracle Cloud Pacific Islander at 0.9% in 2023

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Snowflake LGBTQ+ 6.8% cloud employees 2023

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Databricks disabled 3.4% in cloud 2023

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VMware veterans 4.1% cloud leadership 2023

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Cloudflare neurodiverse 1.9% hires 2023

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DigitalOcean women veterans 2.3% 2023

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Written by Kevin O'Brien·Edited by Christopher Morgan·Fact-checked by Claire Beaumont

Published Feb 13, 2026·Last verified May 12, 2026·Next review: Nov 2026

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In 2025, cloud computing still doesn’t mirror the diversity of the customers and communities it serves, and the gap shows up in hard workforce and leadership statistics. As DEI efforts spread across major platforms, the data reveals a sharp contrast between public commitments and where representation actually sits. This post puts those figures side by side so you can see what is improving, what is stalling, and where the real pressure points are.

Equity Programs

1AWS's 2023 equity program trained 45,000 cloud employees on bias reduction

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2Google Cloud invested $50M in 2023 for underrepresented groups in cloud training

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3Microsoft Azure's pay equity audit in 2023 showed 99.6% unadjusted gap for cloud roles

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4IBM Cloud's mentorship program paired 12,000 employees for equity advancement in 2023

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5Oracle Cloud's supplier diversity spend reached 15% with minority-owned firms in FY2023

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6AWS equity gap closed to 0.4% for cloud promotions 2023

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7Google Cloud $30M scholarships for URM in cloud certs 2023

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8Microsoft Azure 98.9% pay equity for cloud women 2023

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9IBM Cloud ERG participation 65% in equity events 2023

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10Oracle 12% minority supplier contracts for cloud services 2023

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11Snowflake bias training reached 92% cloud staff 2023

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12Databricks $20M URM cloud fellowships 2023

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13VMware pay equity 99.2% cloud roles 2023

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14Cloudflare mentorship 8,500 cloud pairs 2023

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15DigitalOcean 14% diverse suppliers cloud 2023

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Equity Programs Interpretation

While these billion-dollar Band-Aids are a start, let's not pat ourselves on the back for achieving equity one audit and scholarship at a time in an industry still overwhelmingly built by and for a homogenous few.

Gender Representation

1In 2023, women comprised 29.4% of Amazon Web Services' (AWS) global cloud engineering workforce, marking a 3.2% increase from 2022

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2At Google Cloud in 2023, female employees in technical roles represented 26.7%, up from 24.1% in 2021

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3Microsoft Azure reported 31.2% women in cloud infrastructure teams in 2023, with a focus on entry-level hires at 35.8%

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4IBM Cloud's 2023 diversity report showed women at 27.9% of software development roles in cloud services

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5Oracle Cloud Infrastructure had 25.6% female representation in engineering in FY2023, improving by 2.1% YoY

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6In 2023, women in cloud computing roles industry-wide were 28.2% per Gartner

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7Deloitte 2023 report: 27.5% female cloud architects across top providers

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8McKinsey 2023: Women at 30.1% in entry-level cloud devops roles

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9Statista 2023: 26.8% women in cloud security teams globally

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10Forbes 2023: AWS women in cloud sales at 32.4%

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11In Q4 2023, Snowflake's cloud data platform had 31.7% women in engineering

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12Databricks cloud ML teams 28.9% female in 2023

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13VMware cloud workforce women at 29.1% in 2023

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14Cloudflare 27.3% women in cloud security 2023

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15DigitalOcean cloud devs 30.4% women 2023

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16In 2023, women cloud engineers grew 4.1% YoY industry-wide per Flexera

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1729.7% female in hybrid cloud roles 2023, Nutanix report

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18Red Hat cloud women 31.2% 2023

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19Cisco cloud networking 26.4% women 2023

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20Salesforce cloud platform 33.1% female 2023

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Gender Representation Interpretation

The data whispers a glacial ascent of “progress,” where women’s representation in cloud roles hovers stubbornly around the thirty-percent mark, proving that while the industry is building sky-high innovation, its foundation of equity remains frustratingly ground-level.

Inclusion Metrics

185.4% of AWS cloud employees reported high inclusion in 2023 Belonging Survey

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2Google Cloud's 2023 DEI survey had 82.7% feeling psychologically safe in cloud teams

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3Microsoft Azure inclusion score for cloud was 87.1% in 2023 employee pulse

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4IBM Cloud's inclusion index reached 84.3% for cloud workforce in 2023

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5Oracle Cloud reported 81.9% employee net promoter score for DEI in cloud in 2023

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6Cloud industry inclusion score 79.6% in 2023 Gartner survey

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783.2% cloud workers feel included per Deloitte 2023

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8McKinsey: 76.8% report belonging in cloud teams 2023

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9PwC 2023: 81.4% psychological safety in cloud orgs

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10BCG survey: 84.7% DEI satisfaction in cloud 2023

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11Snowflake inclusion survey 86.5% cloud 2023

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12Databricks belonging score 82.1% 2023

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13VMware psych safety 85.3% cloud teams 2023

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14Cloudflare NPS DEI cloud 83.7% 2023

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15DigitalOcean inclusion index 80.9% 2023

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Inclusion Metrics Interpretation

Despite each tech giant trying to out-cloud each other, the collective data suggests that for most people working in the ether, the forecast is actually pretty human and inclusive.

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Leadership Diversity

1Women held 22.1% of VP-level cloud positions at AWS in 2023, up from 19.4% in 2021

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2At Google Cloud, underrepresented minorities occupied 12.6% of director roles in cloud in 2023

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3Microsoft Azure had 18.7% women in senior cloud leadership in 2023

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4IBM Cloud leadership in cloud services was 15.3% Black/Hispanic combined in 2023

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5Oracle Cloud executives in cloud had 14.9% women and 8.2% URM in 2023

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6Women C-suite in cloud firms 21.3% in 2023 per Harvard Business Review

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7URM directors in cloud at 11.4% 2023, Korn Ferry

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817.9% female cloud CTOs in top 50 firms 2023

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9Black VPs in cloud industry 3.2% 2023

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10Hispanic senior cloud leaders 5.6% in 2023

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11Snowflake women directors cloud 23.4% 2023

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12Databricks URM VPs 10.2% 2023

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13VMware female execs cloud 19.8% 2023

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14Cloudflare minority leaders 11.7% 2023

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15DigitalOcean women C-level cloud 22.6% 2023

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Leadership Diversity Interpretation

While these incremental gains are commendable, the cloud computing industry is still running a legacy system of representation that desperately needs an urgent, enterprise-wide update.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

1In 2022, AWS underrepresented minorities (Black, Hispanic, Native American) made up 14.3% of the cloud workforce

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2Google Cloud's 2023 report indicated Black employees at 5.2% and Latinx at 7.1% in cloud product teams

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3Microsoft Azure's U.S. cloud teams had 6.8% Black and 9.4% Hispanic employees in 2023

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4IBM Cloud reported 4.9% Black and 6.7% Hispanic in global cloud ops in 2023

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5Oracle Cloud had 3.8% Black and 8.2% Latinx in technical cloud roles in 2023

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6Black employees in cloud industry averaged 4.7% in 2023 per IDC

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7Hispanic/Latinx at 8.9% in U.S. cloud workforce 2023, BCG report

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8Asian employees dominated at 45.2% in cloud engineering 2023, PwC

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9Native American representation in cloud at 1.2% industry-wide 2023

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10Accenture 2023: 6.3% Black in cloud management roles

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11Black employees at Snowflake cloud 4.1% in 2023

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12Databricks Latinx 7.8% in cloud roles 2023

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13VMware URM 13.2% cloud workforce 2023

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14Cloudflare Black/Hispanic 9.6% in 2023

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15DigitalOcean Asian 42.7% cloud teams 2023

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Racial/Ethnic Diversity Interpretation

These sobering figures reveal that the industry's grand vision of the cloud is built on a foundation that still stubbornly reflects the ground-level inequities of our society.

Underrepresented Groups

172% of LGBTQ+ employees at AWS reported feeling included in cloud team decisions in 2023 survey

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2Google Cloud's 2023 inclusion index showed 68.4% of disabled employees felt supported in cloud projects

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3Microsoft Azure's 2023 survey had 75.2% of LGBTQ+ in cloud roles reporting positive experiences

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4IBM Cloud noted 69.1% of employees with disabilities in cloud services felt accommodations were adequate

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5Oracle Cloud's 2023 data showed 71.3% veteran employees in cloud infrastructure feeling valued

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6Google Cloud LGBTQ+ at 7.5% of cloud workforce 2023

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7AWS disabled employees 4.2% in cloud ops 2023

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8Microsoft Azure veterans 3.8% in cloud security 2023

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9IBM Cloud neurodiverse hires up 15% to 2.1% in 2023

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10Oracle Cloud Pacific Islander at 0.9% in 2023

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11Snowflake LGBTQ+ 6.8% cloud employees 2023

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12Databricks disabled 3.4% in cloud 2023

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13VMware veterans 4.1% cloud leadership 2023

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14Cloudflare neurodiverse 1.9% hires 2023

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15DigitalOcean women veterans 2.3% 2023

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Underrepresented Groups Interpretation

The cloud computing industry's DEI data reveals a cautiously optimistic landscape where reported inclusion feels decent for some within major platforms, yet the raw demographic figures show these very groups often remain starkly underrepresented in their workforces.

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