The hospitality industry can experience many benefits from cloud computing, including low upfront costs, minimal IT infrastructures and easy access across multiple properties. Cloud has a pay-as-you-go service requires minimal investment and offers better technology at a lower cost.
Here’s why the hospitality industry is leaning towards cloud computing solutions:-
More value for time
Cloud computing offers hospitality properties a rapid return on investment (ROI). Cloud computing provides a comprehensive package of pre-built applications and project management services; hence developers can focus more on customizing features and functionality.
Low investment
Cloud computing platforms are based on pay-as-you-go system. This is a good option for financial predictability and project accountability. Since the risk is low, cloud solutions allow hotels to achieve better information technology despite reduced capital costs.
Minimum operating costs
The list of operational maintenance and support provided by Cloud solutions are performance tuning, patches, and upgrades, and systems can be rapidly integrated with ready-to-use services for administrators and end users, thus cutting project time and cost and resulting in lower risk, rapid innovation.
Reliable and secure
Data maintained in the cloud is securely stored. Even if a localized computer network crashes there is no fear of losing information because it is accessible from anywhere in the world with an Internet connection. Additionally, cloud technology providers offer secure infrastructure and reliable development platforms using such enterprise-class security as firewall protection, intrusion detection systems, and SSL encryption. It reduces the cost, burden, and liability of maintaining security compliance and certification from the hotel.
Simplified integration
Cloud computing makes it faster and easier to integrate and extend legacy environments as well as connecting to other cloud services. The multitenant architecture of cloud doesn’t require technology dependencies, or lead to vendor lock-in.
Benefits for small hotels
With the current economic uncertainty, hotels continue to cut costs, limit budgets and IT spend. In such an environment, a SaaS based cloud solution is ideal for a small or limited service hotel. So in conclusion it can be said that although cloud computing may solve certain kinds of problems such as saving valuable IT support staff time and minimizing overall cost, there are still concerns regarding security. However, it can be said without doubt that cloud computing is probably the best long term solution available for the hospitality industry in a world of constantly evolving technology.
