Removing the Boundaries: Steps Toward a Cloud Nirvana

In this paper, we present our vision for moving toward an ideal state of cloud computing-a cloud Nirvana. In a cloud Nirvana, boundaries, both physically and artificially created by various types of constraints, imposed on the users would be removed. We propose a three-stage plan toward achieving a cloud computing Nirvana. The three stages are named Migration, Integration, and Unification. Each stage is further divided into steps. We describe how enacting our plan can lead to realizing the benefits of cloud computing.