I am thinking it is a good area of study. For myself I am looking for
computing power for my netbook without any outside connection. I don't
yet trust the cloud with my information so will keep it local. Many
large companies are the same way and want to keep the computing in house.

What I noticed is my netbook will not shut down with OpenStack
installed. Anyhow would like to exchange info with anyone wanting to
learn this discipline.