In addition, two easy-to-use and reliable online tools for energy optimization and solar power generation will offer users a great overview of where, how, and how much energy can be saved or even generated on an individual basis.

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The first generation of cloud computing focused on cost optimization.

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Among the drivers are identity and security, data analysis and personalization, network optimization, contextual services, next generation communications services and monetization.

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Web.com offers this assistance through a subscription-based service that offers Web site design, search engine optimization (SEO), lead generation and Web analytics.

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These two mindsets reflect fundamentally polar methods of value generation: bottom-up creation versus top-down optimization.

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