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HOUSEKEEPING
IN THE CLOUD
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he trend of moving to “The Cloud”
is now being reported as “rising
at tsunami speed in both its usage
and significance across the globe.”
Cloud investment is now talked of in the
“trillions of dollars”. A “mass migration” is
underway and showing no signs of stopping
anytime soon.
A recent report by Gartner, a world’s
leading information technology research
and advisory company, stated ““more than
$1 trillion in IT spending will be directly
or indirectly affected by the shift to cloud
during the next five years. “and that“…
The aggregate amount of cloud shift in
2016 was estimated to reach $111 billion,
increasing to $216 billion in 2020.”
In short, the Cloud is the “new norm”.
So why the stampede to the cloud?
The simple answer is that cloud
computing increases efficiency, makes
businesses more competitive and most
importantly more profitable.
Some of the compelling reasons to
“head to the clouds” include significantly
reducing capital-expenditure, much
greater flexibility, simple disaster recovery,
automatic software updates, and the
freedom to work from anywhere.
When it comes to the hospitality world,
RMS, a specialist in reservation and
property management software, has long
been “in the Cloud.”
“RMS jumped to the cloud well ahead
of it’s competitors” says RMS Europe
Managing Director Jeff Swanson “the
advantages of a cloud based property
management system are compelling and
we wanted to ensure our customers could
take full advantage of everything the Cloud
has to offer.”
Aptly titled RMS Cloud, the software
is totally cloud based. “it’s the complete
solution for property management with
everything that a modern cloud based
product offering should be” says Jeff. “
For the hotel industry and depending on
your needs, RMS Cloud includes point of sale
interfaces, housekeeping and maintenance
management, “book now” buttons for instant
booking from your website, not to mention a
host of options meeting the special needs of
hotel operators”.
Our comprehensive Housekeeping
module lets you manage all your tasks.
You can assign times for each task such
as making a bed and allocate rooms to
individual housekeepers. This will allow
you to manage your staff and timekeeping
as well. As the system is cloud based they
can even use a mobile device to update the
system in real-time allowing the front desk
to immediately know when a room is clean.
Says Jeff, “It ticks all the boxes. No need
to invest in expensive computers that
constantly need upgrading, all your data
is constantly and securely backed-up and,
most importantly, it gives you more time to
concentrate on enhancing your guests stay
with you.”
For hotel managers, it couldn’t be easier
to be in the cloud. “No longer chained to an
office desk, the cloud sees you in business
wherever there’s an internet connection”
says Jeff.
With the Cloud it seems ‘the sky is the
limit’. And, as one commentator recently
said “While it can be hard to predict the
future, it does appear that we are only at the
beginning of the cloud computing revolution,
making this an exciting time for companies
who are just now beginning to explore the
advantages that the cloud has to offer.”
Those still on the ground risk being well
and truly left behind!
www.rmscloud.com
Housekeeping management
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