"Total cost of ownership and asset utilization are what puts this on the floor, " he says.

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For comparison purposes, the chart below shows the asset utilization for Apple, Microsoft and Google.

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An increase of 10 percent in mobility of data led to 7.28 percent increase in asset utilization for businesses in the study.

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The study showed that results vary widely between verticals, with some industries averaging a 28 percent increase in asset utilization by improving data effectiveness.

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The second reason for building the open cloud centers around the same motivators that bring enterprises to the cloud in the first place: cost efficiency, range of service delivery options, reduced overhead and better asset utilization.

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Optimizes Asset Utilization and Operational Efficiently.

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