Cloud computing is the best way to increase your business' ROI (return on investment). In this article from The Open Group, the benefits of cloud computing are listed in great detail. 

"Many businesses have addressed emerging trends through actions to drive cost reduction and leverage IT service providers’ adoption of cloud-style services. Many industry organizations and leading IT suppliers of software, hardware, and services, seeking to address their customer needs, have vigorously evaluated and followed a cloud-style strategy. The challenges and issues are in the transition from the current traditional IT to the new potential capabilities of cloud computing. They must be expressed in a language that end users can understand, and relate to investment, cost improvements, or business performance."

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Original article by The Open Group