Novosco Hosts Leading Hotel’s IT Infrastructure
The Malton Hotel, formerly the Great Southern Hotel Killarney, has chosen Novosco to host and manage its IT infrastructure for the next three years. The project was delivered within one month and provides The Malton with a level of resilience and flexibility normally only available to large corporations.
The solution leverages several types of virtualisation to allow all of The Malton’s applications to run securely and in a well performing manner from a dedicated data centre.
The most unique aspect of the deal however, is that everything was paid for as a service. “It may surprise some people that the capital expenditure figure for this project was zero. Not only is this attractive from a cashflow point of view, but this approach brings additional benefits, such as the fact that The Malton now has a consistent and predictable cost for IT for at least the next three years. This brings the business some comfort in uncertain times,” explains Eddie O’Rourke, Sales Director with Novosco.
“We liked this approach because it meant that everything was paid for out of operating expenditure. The idea of investing in lots of hardware which depreciates very quickly was not appealing to us. Most importantly, we have been extremely happy with the performance and support of the system since it went live,” adds Conor Hennigan, General Manager of The Malton.
The project is different from traditional hosted solutions due to the fact that the customer did not bring any hardware to the data centre. O’Rourke explains how this was possible: “By making the upfront investment in what is effectively ‘virtual IT real estate’, a bit like an ‘application hotel’, we can charge out virtual ‘plots’ as one single fee without the customer having to make that capital investment. This virtual plot happens to live inside a dedicated data centre, making both the physical systems and the surrounding environment completely resilient.
“The additional value that Novosco brings to this scenario is our unique understanding of application delivery. In other words, we are the Irish leaders in delivering diverse applications to diverse locations. The days of private companies having to worry about such things are hopefully coming to an end,” O’Rouke concludes.
The Malton Hotel is a stunning Victorian hotel and much-loved Irish landmark. Known for its distinctive architecture, effortless service and genuine hospitality, The Malton has been a favourite hotel in Killarney for over a century and a half. Tucked away on six acres of landscaped gardens, fountains and pathways for rambling, The Malton is unique in combining wide-open space with the convenience of Killarney town.
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