An immersive digital world enabled by a variety of technologies, including the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, and virtual and augmented reality, the metaverse allows us to see and interact with objects and people. This virtual environment is enhanced by photorealistic avatars that can replicate your real body through wearable sensors that measure your movements and immersive smart glasses that enable virtual and augmented reality. With these technologies, what you do in the real world controls your experience in the virtual world and vice versa.

Supporting a virtual universe requires vast computing and storage resources. These resources are available in the cloud. This anticipated acceptance of cloud services should lead to cloud technologies purpose-built to…