The document discusses network slicing and cloud network slicing. It provides context on trends driving network services evolution towards more stringent quality of service guarantees per service. The NECOS project takes the resource sharing paradigm to the next level by providing "slices as a service" across network and cloud resources. NECOS proposes a Lightweight Slice Defined Cloud approach that extends virtualization across edge and core network and data center resources to enable creation of logically isolated "slices" of resources tailored to specific services.