Patricia Sigmon, founder and president of technology firm LPS Consulting, joined In Depth with Francis Rose for a discussion of hiring cloud-thinking professionals.

Sigmon tackled the same topic in a guest post on the Daily HR Solutions website.

"In organizations of the future, every employee will have extensive knowledge and facility with cloud-based technology. Your organization is in danger of being left behind if you don't acquire — or train — cloud thinkers," she wrote.

Sigmon cited online banking experience as one indicator of cloud-savviness in new hires.