Cloud computing host Rackspace is hiring. Already in 2012 it has hired 65 people in the UK. Now it is looking for 350 more, but is finding it a challenge to find people with “Linux skills and cloud operational experience.” This has resulted in importing staff – now 19 languages are spoken in its office.

Fabio Torlini, director at Rackspace, stated: “The cloud is still a new technology, with a lot built on the Linux platform. It’s a young market still.”

As a result, Rackspace is in talks with many universities, hiping to get specific cloud training onto the curriculum.