From Humanities to Cloud: The New Bridge Between Technology, Business, and People

David Sebastián Barrera Gaona — Wed, 06 May 2026 20:23:21 +0000

What if the future of humanities careers was not far from technology, but right at the center of it?

For a long time, many people who studied communications, psychology, education, sociology, philosophy, literature, anthropology, design, social work, or other humanities-related fields have felt that the technology world belongs only to engineers, developers, or highly technical profiles.

But today’s reality is starting to show something different:
digital transformation does not only need people who build technology. It also needs people who can explain it, question it, teach it, communicate it, adopt it, and connect it with real human needs.

In Colombia, this conversation is especially relevant. The country continues to face digital talent gaps while companies, universities, startups, and communities look for people with skills in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, data, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. The national digital talent gap study for 2025–2030 presented by MinTIC and Fedesoft focuses precisely on understanding how to better connect talent development with what the labor market actually needs.

However, when we talk about digital talent, we should not think only about programmers. The technology ecosystem also needs hybrid profiles: people who understand technology, but who can also communicate with users, teams, customers, communities, and organizations.

That is where the humanities have a powerful opportunity.

Artificial intelligence and cloud computing do not eliminate the value of humanities degrees. On the contrary, they force us to rethink how those skills can be applied in new professional scenarios. Technology can automate tasks, but it does not fully replace the human ability to interpret context, build trust, make ethical judgments, understand cultures, and connect with people.

Someone trained in the humanities can bring critical thinking, empathy, social analysis, clear communication, ethical awareness, and the ability to translate complex concepts for different audiences. In a world where more companies are adopting cloud and AI solutions, these skills are not secondary. They are differentiators.

This is where AWS can become an interesting entry point.

Learning about Amazon Web Services does not necessarily mean becoming a cloud architect or backend developer. It can also mean understanding how cloud computing works, what problems it solves, how companies adopt it, how its value is communicated, and how people are supported through technological change.

In Colombia and Latin America, AWS is present through events, communities, training programs, and learning spaces such as AWS Summit Bogotá, where topics like architecture, operations, cloud services, and real customer experiences are discussed. These spaces show that the cloud ecosystem is not only about code. It is also about education, community, business, communication, and technology adoption.

Where can someone from the humanities contribute in the cloud ecosystem?

A communications graduate can grow into technical communication, technology marketing, documentation, AI and cloud education, or tech community management.

A psychology graduate can contribute to user research, customer experience, change management, cloud adoption, organizational culture, or learning experience design.

An education graduate can focus on technology training, instructional design, content creation, corporate learning, or cloud upskilling programs.

Someone from sociology, anthropology, or social work can contribute to user research, technology adoption analysis, digital inclusion, social impact, and community-centered solutions.

A philosophy graduate can add value in AI ethics, critical thinking, risk analysis, technology governance, and responsible technology discussions.

Someone from literature, design, or creative fields can find opportunities in technology storytelling, user experience, content design, clear documentation, product communication, and making complex ideas easier to understand.

These paths do not replace technical learning, but they also do not require everyone to start by becoming a programmer. The key is to build a hybrid profile: keep the humanities foundation and add technology fundamentals.

A practical path to get started

The first step is to learn the fundamentals of cloud computing: what the cloud is, why companies use it, what infrastructure as a service means, what data is, what an API is, what cloud security means, and how these concepts connect to real business problems.

Then, it is useful to take introductory AWS courses. Not to memorize services, but to understand the language of the ecosystem: compute, storage, databases, networking, security, artificial intelligence, analytics, and best practices.

After that, each person can choose a path based on their background. Someone from communications can create educational content about cloud. Someone from education can design a beginner-friendly learning path. Someone from psychology can research how users adopt a new tool. Someone from design can create a clearer experience to explain technology services. Someone from philosophy can write about AI ethics and responsible data usage.

It is also important to create small projects. They do not have to be complex applications. A blog explaining cloud concepts for non-engineers, an AWS guide for communicators, a research project about AI adoption in Colombian companies, an introductory talk for students, an infographic about cloud security, or a learning community can all become valuable portfolio pieces.

And above all, it is important to participate in technology communities. Events, student groups, user groups, meetups, and learning spaces help people meet others, understand the language of the industry, and discover opportunities that often do not appear in a traditional job search.

Technology does not need everyone to think the same way. It needs more people who are able to ask different questions.

So, if you come from a humanities background, you do not have to abandon your education to enter the cloud world. You can use it as an advantage. You can be the person who connects technology with people. The person who translates the technical into the human. The person who helps an organization not only implement a tool, but truly understand it, adopt it, and use it with purpose.

The future of work will not be only technical or only humanistic. It will increasingly be hybrid.

And in that intersection, there is a real opportunity for those who are willing to learn, communicate, connect, and build trust.

Cloud needs infrastructure, data, and code; but it also needs judgment, empathy, and people who remind us who we are building technology for.

From Community to Impact

David Sebastián Barrera Gaona — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:06:54 +0000

🚀 From Community to Impact: My Journey as a Cloud Club Captain & AWS Community Builder

My journey in the AWS ecosystem started as a member of the AWS UG Bogotá, where I discovered the real power of tech communities.

That experience led me to become the Captain of the AWS Cloud Club at EAN University, where I’ve been focused on building opportunities for students through cloud computing, collaboration, and real-world exposure.

Recently, we had the opportunity to participate in Santux 2026 at Universidad Santo Tomás - Seccional Tunja, where we reached:

💥 +400 in-person students

During this session, we explored how communities are transforming the relationship between academia and industry, and how AWS enables students to accelerate their careers.

But beyond the talk, what truly matters is the impact:

🤝 We supported Manuel Galindo, a passionate student, to start his own AWS Cloud Club in his university — expanding the ecosystem and empowering more students.

This is what being an AWS Community Builder means to me:

Not just learning cloud
But enabling others to grow with it
We are not just building communities.
We are building the future of tech talent.

🚀 De comunidad a impacto: mi camino como Cloud Club Captain y AWS Community Builder

Mi camino en el ecosistema AWS comenzó en el AWS UG Bogotá, donde entendí el verdadero valor de las comunidades tecnológicas.

Esa experiencia me llevó a convertirme en Capitán del AWS Cloud Club at EAN University, con el objetivo de generar oportunidades reales para estudiantes a través del cloud computing.

Recientemente participamos en Santux 2026 en la Universidad Santo Tomás Seccional Tunja, donde logramos impactar:

💥 +400 estudiantes presenciales

En esta sesión compartimos cómo las comunidades están transformando la conexión entre la academia y la industria, y cómo AWS acelera el crecimiento profesional.

Pero más allá de la charla, el verdadero impacto está en las personas:

🤝 Apoyamos a Manuel Galindo para que inicie su propio AWS Cloud Club en su universidad, expandiendo el ecosistema y multiplicando oportunidades.

Esto es lo que significa para mí ser AWS Community Builder:

No solo aprender cloud
Sino ayudar a otros a crecer con él
No solo estamos creando comunidades.
Estamos construyendo el futuro del talento tecnológico.

DEV Community: David Sebastián Barrera Gaona

From Humanities to Cloud: The New Bridge Between Technology, Business, and People

From Community to Impact