The first wave of cloud computing was the exclusive domain of large internet players like Amazon and Google who saw an opportunity to grow their own business by creating a model in which they shared more openly the benefits of scale. The Cloud Computing model was a new way to deliver IT resources and services, and many enterprises experienced the benefits of only paying for the IT services that they used, as and when they used them. However, security and privacy considerations have kept many enterprises from fully exploiting the benefits of these Public Clouds. Larger enterprises had the option to build their own private cloud which was a useful compromise but not one that brought the full benefits of the cloud model. The Cloud Computing model continued to evolve. NEC, along with a number of major telecom operators, has led the way in this evolution as a part of the second wave of cloud computing. This was the first chance for telecom operators to step in and build on the infrastructure they had already put in place by expanding and adapting the service models for their existing customers. A good example of telecom operators taking part in this second wave of cloud computing has been the Carrier Cloud services, such as those delivered on the NEC SaaS Market Place.
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