The 2022 HashiCorp State of Cloud Strategy Survey reveals that IT organizations are struggling with a growing skills shortage in cloud computing, leading to the creation of cloud platform teams and investment in automated tooling. A whopping 94% of respondents reported avoidable cloud spending, with lack of training being the most common reason, cited by 33%. However, many are finding an effective way to address these issues by using centralized cloud platform teams, which leverage the skills and expertise of an enterprise's best engineers. Automated tools are also crucial in making hard-to-find engineering talent productive, with 89% of respondents saying automation tools were important or extremely important. The survey highlights the importance of automated tooling in providing benefits across each critical layer of cloud infrastructure, including scalability, cost optimization, and improved developer productivity.