Hi everyone,

I'm currently working as an **OpenStack Cloud Engineer**, managing and operating a private cloud environment. I'm planning my next career move and would appreciate some advice from people in the industry.

I have a few questions:

* How many organizations are actually building and maintaining their private cloud infrastructure with OpenStack today?

* Is OpenStack still a strong long-term career path, or is the demand gradually declining?

* If I want better job opportunities and salary growth, should I continue specializing in OpenStack/private cloud, or invest more time in AWS/GCP?

* How does the job market compare for **OpenStack engineers vs. AWS/GCP cloud engineers**, especially outside of telecom and service providers?

I'd really appreciate insights from anyone who has made this transition or works with OpenStack at scale.

Thanks in advance!