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mtorres619

How hospitality industry can relish over cloud computing technology : | - 0 views

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shared by mtorres619 on 30 Jan 17 - No Cached
  • Cloud-based hotel software allows faster, less risky more affordable solution to hotel management so that they can save time, training and, most importantly cash flow.
  • More and more hotels are shifting their focus to cloud computing solution due to following reasons:
  • Affordability
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  • On time delivery
  • Reliability and security
  • Flexibility to operate from anywhere anytime
  • Global and regional brands can use SaaS technology to speed opening dates of new locations through faster implementation. As SaaS technology acts like catalyst for new trends in hospitality industry ensuring that employees become adaptable to the more dynamic delivery method.
  • mtorres619 on 30 Jan 17
     
    Cloud based hotel software is allowing management for more efficient and affordable results. Hotel management can save on time, training, and cash flow. The cloud computing software enables hotels to construct their own IT infrastructure. This saves them money on expensive hardware equipment. Cloud based reservations are becoming extremely popular because of the customer can directly book a room via the web resulting in direct revenue for the hotel. More hotels are considering cloud-computing solutions due to: * Affordability - Hotels can save on hardware and can save on money being paid to employees to manage that hardware. All they need to focus on is paying for computing power and storage that the hotel may need. * Reliability and Security - Information is stored in the cloud, alleviating management of data being destroyed in a natural disaster or security breach. * Flexibility to operate from anywhere at anytime - A chain of hotels can easily use the cloud technology from anywhere in the world. The future of hospitality industry with cloud technology is moving fast and effectively, hotels want to deliver personalized guest experiences that will ensure customer loyalty. This data can be gathered by cloud technology, via email or reservation bookings.
mayr0604

Arguments Against the Cloud - What Is Cloud Computing? | PCMag.com - 1 views

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shared by mayr0604 on 02 Sep 15 - No Cached
  • n part, that comes from the potential for crashes. When there are problems at a company like Amazon, which provides cloud storage services to big name companies like Netflix and Pinterest, it can take out all those services (as happened in the summer of 2012). Last year in 2014, outages afflicted Dropbox, Gmail, Basecamp, Adobe, Evernote, iCloud, and Microsoft. Usually for just hours.
  • After all, there's no central body governing use of the cloud for storage and services. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is trying. It created an IEEE Cloud Computing Initiative in 2011 to establish standards for use, especially for the business sector. Last year's Supreme Court ruling against Aereo could have told us a lot about copyright of files in the cloud... but the court side-stepped the issue to keep cloud computing status quo. Cloud computing—like so much about the Internet—is a little bit like the Wild West, where the rules are made up as you go, and you hope for the best.
  • mayr0604 on 02 Sep 15
     
    This article explains the basics of Cloud Computing and how more companies are converting to the "Cloud." The article will also detail the pros and cons of Cloud Computing and highlight current issues concerning this growing technology.
vanessavioli

Choosing the right IT and cloud services provider post-Covid: A guide - Cloud Computing... - 1 views

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shared by vanessavioli on 23 May 21 - No Cached
  • Now, as most economic indicators begin to trend positive, companies are once again ramping up their IT projects. Long term solutions are necessary at the scale required for sustained operations and cost effectiveness.
  • In this article, we look at three options – IT consulting firms, IT outsourcing companies, and cloud systems integrators
  • There’s also the reality that many of the larger consultancies really aren’t positioned to efficiently or cost effectively help organisations implement necessary IT strategies. Their areas of expertise lie in assurance services, taxation, management consulting, advisory, actuarial, corporate finance and legal services, to name a few.
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  • They may have the staff to take on something like a cloud migration or cloud-native application development project. But technology implementation is not a strategic part of their business, so they aren’t necessarily eager to take on these types of projects — particularly if they aren’t of a scale that would allow them to make a sizable profit.
  • They have to rely on proven, repeatable methodology to remain efficient — even if it’s at the expense of better project outcomes for their customers.
  • Companies that specialise in IT outsourcing aren’t faring much better than the big consultancies. While they may be more cost effective than a large professional services provider or consultancy, many potential clients are becoming hesitant about working with them.
  • That’s not to say there still isn’t a place for the large technology consulting firms or IT outsourcing companies. But for companies that want the flexibility, scalability and cost benefits that cloud services provide, working with a company specialising in cloud technologies – as a true, long-time strategic business partner, rather than just a point-in-time technical resource – may be the optimal solution.
  • A viable option may be to go with a mid-sized company that specialises in technology implementation — particularly in the areas of cloud migration and cloud-native app development.
  • Cloud systems integrators are able to be more innovative than larger companies that have no wiggle room for experimentation or exploring new methodologies.
  • These companies develop solutions that can meet current requirements and adapt as those new requirements emerge. For many, their work for a customer is just the beginning of a much longer partnership that will evolve to help that customer continually leverage cloud technologies to meet changing needs.
  • However, many of the cloud-centric companies have chosen to focus their efforts on specific platforms, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft, enabling them to gain familiarity with and expertise in the many tools and services those particular platforms offer. They can effectively leverage those resources to help their customers implement targeted, effective solutions.
  • Like the large technology consulting and professional services companies, the IT outsourcing companies also tend to rely on standard processes that can be repeated over and over to keep costs down. There’s no room for innovation.
  • Pandemic or not, hiring a big-name IT consulting firm often comes with an equally big price tag. Forgoing work with these higher-priced companies or simply cancelling projects reduces expenditures.
    • vanessavioli
      vanessavioli on 25 May 21
       
      Cost is something that is a very serious part of any technological consideration by management. Will that investment be worth it in the long run and pay for itself. Smaller businesses cannot afford a misstep.
  • Few, if any, industries escaped the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Even in the technology sector, where change is a normal part of business, many professional services and technology consulting firms struggled to cope with the disruption.
    • vanessavioli
      vanessavioli on 25 May 21
       
      COVID-19 was/is the ultimate disruptor. It affected every single industry, but affected the hospitality industry in the most profound ways.
  • Yet another potential downside: larger firms tend to be less agile than their smaller counterparts. While they sell innovation to their customers, they are often too big and cumbersome to embrace the new ways of working and thinking that they promote on the consulting side.
    • vanessavioli
      vanessavioli on 25 May 21
       
      It is interesting that it actually takes larger businesses to adapt to new technology, however once again it must come down to cost. Revamping a large company technologically is extremely costly and a very long complicated project.
  • jspie001 on 23 May 21
     
    This article provides insight on three various types of IT providers and there methodologies. It definitely emphasizes the benefits of specialized companies that focus on cloud computing as their IT service and business model and their ability to b=continually adapt to the changing environment and their desire to create long term relationships. It also talks about how larger IT companies are more focused on strategy rather than implementation of systems. It also talks about how the larger IT companies are much more focused on their own profit than providing services to the client and how cheaper off shore IT companies basically provide the same services at a lesser quality
balle028

Trust will be "deciding factor in cloud service provider competition" in 2021 - 0 views

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shared by balle028 on 21 May 21 - No Cached
  • The trend of companies embracing digital transformation during the COVID-19 pandemic was the driving force behind the continued investment, according to Canalys, aided by the economic recovery and subsequent restart of some delayed projects. 
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      balle028 on 21 May 21
       
      There have been a lot of shifts to digital transformations due to the pandemic, many companies are welcoming this change. This article touches on the embracing of transformation due to COVID-19. Alot of recourses have been poured into developing this change. Companies like Amazon and Google Cloud have accounted for close to 70% of spending.
  • An International Data Corporation (IDC) published last week, revealed that the worldwide public cloud services market grew 24.1% year over year in 2020 with revenues totaling $312bn (£219.75bn). This market includes Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), System Infrastructure Software as a Service (SISaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS).
  • Rick Villars, group VP of worldwide research at IDC, said: “Access to shared infrastructure, data, and application resources in public clouds played a critical role in helping organisations and individuals navigate the disruptions of the past year. “In the coming years, enterprises’ ability to govern a growing portfolio of cloud services will be the foundation for introducing greater automation into business and IT processes while also becoming more digitally resilient.”
  • balle028 on 21 May 21
     
    Companies are leaning more into digital transformations for cloud services.
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