The phrase "realized that it needed" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a situation in which something became aware of its need for something else. For example, "The organization quickly realized that it needed to implement new safety protocols."
Steven A. Cook, an expert on Turkey at the Council on Foreign Relations, said the deal with Israel, long a diplomatic priority of the United States, had most likely been pushed forward because Turkey realized that it needed its Western allies amid rising tensions with Russia and Iran, which also supports Mr. Assad.
Now, with services like Foursquare, Gowalla, Brightkite, and even Twitter fueling the location-based services frenzy, Loopt realized that it needed to shift its strategy a bit.
Co-founder and chief executive officer Aneesh Reddy says that while Capillary already had a strong portfolio of cloud-based software for offline retail stores, the company realized that it needed to expand its e-commerce offerings, too.
In 1940, the U.S. Government realized that it needed to reevaluate its territories, including Alaska.
After reviewing other BMPs created for general audiences, MROSD realized that it needed to create its own set of best practices that could be more easily understood by its staff and were generally consistent with its standard work practices.
With tens of thousands of anticipated visitors, and an influx of permit requests associated with the event, the city quickly realized that it needed to transition from its paper-based permitting system.
The company, like many of its competitors, has recently realized that it needs to build its own devices if it wants to reach users more effectively.
In recent decades, Mr. Klineberg said, as Houston's economy has diversified beyond oil, the city has realized that it needs to pay attention to quality-of-life issues if it wants to attract talented people.
This is the early stage at which a board is no longer in denial or ignorance (i.e., sitting back) and has realized that it needs to do something about cyber-risk governance.
"This is happening at a time when North Korea seems to have realized that it needs to have more relations with other countries in order to improve its own situation".
What's more, the government has finally realized that it needs to start taking virtual currency seriously and develop a strategy for dealing with these types of currencies.
