Technology has a symbiotic relationship with the world, and humans' interaction with technology constantly gets disrupted with new innovations. The future of the Internet and the vision of it being the Metaverse has definitely a potential for disruptive change to the way we live, work and play. The race is on for businesses looking to have a stake in building and positioning themselves for the arrival of the future. As this will be the next battleground for cloud computing, evolving your cloud strategy and tools will be the first step to lead you to this new frontier. This panel will discuss:

- Defining the metaverse

- Importance of cloud infrastructure in the concept

- How does cloud complement other technologies that build the metaverse like AI/ML, AR/VR etc.