Information Technology in the Hotel Industry: 5 Things You Didn’t Know

4. Half of all hotels are operating in the cloud

It would be inaccurate to say that hotels are moving to the cloud en masse—because they’ve already moved.

The Hospitality Technology report found that half of hotels have cloud-based systems for their IT needs, whether that be property management, reservations, or revenue management.

Cloud computing is no longer a strategic priority for the industry because it is “now standard operating procedure,” the report found.

Now, perhaps you’re perfectly happy with your hardware-based IT system. Why should you make the move?

One big reason is flexibility. With hardware, your IT services are static. If you need more capacity, tough, and if you only use a small percentage of it, you’ll still pay the same price. The cloud allows you to scale services to fit your needs, and from anywhere on the globe. And cloud also allows you to access the most innovative technology available.