Organizations have moved nearly half (48%) of their IT environments to the cloud, with 69% of IT environments expected to be cloud-based in the next 18 months, according to IDG’s 2018 Cloud Computing Survey. One result of this steady migration is becoming clear: Companies are capturing real business value from their cloud investments, ranging from increases in ROI to improved collaboration and customer experiences.

A new IDG/Cognizant survey finds a host of business objectives fueling cloud adoption: improving the speed of IT service delivery, driving business innovation, ensuring greater flexibility in reacting to market changes and improving customer experiences. Regardless of the objective, cloud investments appear to be paying dividends.