The iTesso Enterprise Lodging System is a revolutionary new concept in hotel software. As the world’s first true Cloud-native hospitality technology solution, iTesso will help you to reduce your total cost of IT.
Introduction
With iTesso, there is no need for on-site servers, since all data resides in the Cloud, The entire comprehensive software solution runs on Windows Azure, a secure, reliable and redundant platform from Microsoft.
Since iTesso is Cloud-native, no upfront investment is necessary. The software is offered on a monthly subscription fee per room, which includes use of the software, hosting, storage and bookings from your own website. It also includes support and Maintenance and we even throw in a number of interfaces. The only thing you need is a PC or Mac running a browser. Nothing more, nothing less! That’s hotel software in the Cloud by iTesso!
Cloud versus Premise
Some of the biggest benefits of moving the PMS off-premise into the Cloud are:
Cost
A premise-based solution requires the continuous purchase, maintenance and upgrading of hardware, while a Cloud based solution negates those costs, with all IT management being handled off-premise on redundant servers. Savings estimates vary and depend on hardware investments. However a savings of 45%-65% is not uncommon. Instead, hoteliers can use those funds toward other areas of business improvement, rather than spending it on IT equipment.
Service Availability
A Property Management System is a mission critical software solution. Outages and downtime affect a hotel’s productivity and service levels to their guests. Providers of Cloud-native solutions are better equipped to ensure continuous and uninterrupted system availability.
Security
Providers of Cloud solutions must adhere to security and privacy standards. These include but are not limited to PCI-DSS, ISO or Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX).
The Latest Software
Hotels moving to the Cloud benefit from automatic implementation of the latest standards without having to worry about upgrading their software in order to comply with new standards. With Cloud-native software, hotels are more efficient and productive because they are always up to date and compatible.
Cost versus Investment
Instead of a large upfront capital outlay for hardware, software licenses and training, hotels are offered a subscription-based software model and pay a reasonable monthly fee, thus moving to an operational expense.