Dinosaurs: Great for Movies, Not for Software

Don’t freak out, but… hotel technology as you know it is facing extinction. At least this is true for the legacy property management systems (PMS). They have grown too big, require too many resources to maintain, and are inefficient. They are dinosaurs.

There will be a new solution to succeed them. Something sturdy, yet light, efficient, and adaptable. Something hotels can actually work with and tailor to their needs. These new solutions will be based on a micro-services model – a slim PMS with core functionality that uses an API to connect features and functionality that a hotel or hotel chain needs. Think of it as the compact descendants of the dinosaurs—the birds of technology.

Here’s a look at why monolithic architecture faces extinction and the lean, micro-service model that will replace it.