Cloud and virtualized environments offer greater utilization of resources, cost advantages, scalability and ease of use.

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This is a fundamental issue about setting clearly defined goals and objectives, appropriate utilization of resources, effective measurements, and communicating updates and milestones.

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Wealth creation emanates from the value sellers add for which buyers are willing to pay, but buyers ensure efficient utilization of resources by insisting on lower prices.

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While cost continues to be the primary cloud ROI metric, there has been a surge in adoption of quality of delivered results and speed of operation, and utilization of resources as metrics as well.

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Cloud-computing refers to the utilization of digital resources through the Internet, as opposed to holding data in in-house mainframes.

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Profits exhibit the efficient utilization of scarce resources satisfying customers.

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Finally, a new regulation on Water Resources Utilization will limit the annual consumption of water to 635 billion cubic meters by 2015, further increasing the need for water recycling facilities.

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In addition to the Aichi Targets, an example of the progress we are making is the adoption at COP10 of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization.

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