Is it time to move your Property Management Software to the Cloud? You may have noticed that over the last several years, business software has been moving online. Moving your Property Management business to the cloud can help you streamline your business and make you be more productive. Did you know that 75% of business has already transitioned their operations to the cloud? Flip through these slides to learn more about how you can streamline your Property Management Business today.
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Guide to the Cloud: Is it time to move your Property Management Software to the Cloud?
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Guide to the Cloud: Is it time to move your
Property Management software to the cloud?
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2. WHAT EXACTLY IS Cloud Computing?Cloud Computing
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In the simplest terms, the “cloud” means you’re
storing and accessing data and programs over the
Internet, instead of your computer’s hard drive.
3. Cloud computing covers any application that users can access through
their Web browsers, desktops or mobile apps, while the actual business
software and user data are stored on remote servers.
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4. IS EVERYONE REALLY MOVING TO the cloud?the cloud
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You may have noticed that,
over the last several years,
business software has been
moving online. This isn’t a fad!
It is called Software as a
Service (SaaS). When
implementing Software as a
Service, you subscribe to an
application accessed over the
Internet, while the provider
manages the infrastructure
and platforms that run the
application.
5. (RightScale State of the Cloud Report 2013)
Based on a survey of 625 technical professionals across a variety of industries about their adoption
of cloud computing.
75%
of businesses have already transitioned
their operations to the cloud.
6. Businesses are now using cloud-based applications for every part of
their business, like customer relationship management (CRM), HR, and
accounting.
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Examples of Cloud-based software include:
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7. Traditional business applications have always been very complicated
and expensive. You’re looking to streamline your property
management business and be more productive, not make more work
for yourself.
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The cloud can help you do this.
8. Cloud-based software eliminates a lot of problems for your property
management company because you don’t need to manage hardware
or software—that’s the responsibility of an experienced vendor.
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9. USING THE CLOUD IS A HUGE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FOR
your property management business.your property management business.
Upgrade your website,
and look even more
professional.
Modern software
makes you look good to
new owners and residents.
Automatically post
vacancies to listing
sites and your website.
Easily accept online
rental payments and
application fees.
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10. USING THE CLOUD SAVES YOU TIME AND MONEY…
plus, you can work from anywhere!plus, you can work from anywhere!
Send payments
online—no postage
or checks.
Low cost of entry and
initial investment.
Automatic and
continuous
upgrades.
No need to buy
more hardware.
Finally reach
your goal of a
paperless office.
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11. Dive in deeper
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Sources:
www.ft.com/cms/5e231aca-a42b-11e1-a701-00144feabdc0.pdf
www.rightscale.com/pdf/rightscale-state-of-the-cloud-report-2013.pdf
www.pcbdesign007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=91873
www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372165,00.asp
www.ibm.com/cloud-computing/us/en/what-is-cloud-computing.html
www.salesforce.com/cloudcomputing