The document discusses the concept of a unified cloud, where multiple cloud platforms and providers are brought together under a single control plane or dashboard. It notes that as the cloud market grows, with more core suppliers and buyer frustration over lack of differentiation, a unified cloud that allows usage of multiple independent providers from a single system could help address issues of lock-in. It envisions a unified cloud bringing together spending analysis, compliance, service level monitoring and more to manage an organization's growing use of cloud applications and services across different cloud options.