It's no exaggeration to say that today's travel and hospitality enterprises couldn't survive, much less prosper, without the help of data centers.

Challenge
Travel isn't only fun in the sun, escapes to exotic locales, and hectic business trips. For airlines, cruise ship operators, bus lines, car rental firms, hotel and resort operators, tourist boards, travel agencies, travel planners and other enterprises working in the travel and hospitality sector, travel is primarily a complex and highly challenging industry.

It's no exaggeration to say that today's travel and hospitality enterprises couldn't survive, much less prosper, without the help of data centers. Complex and rapidly changing schedules and pricing structures are most effectively managed with powerful servers operating in a reliable data center offering fast and dependable network connections. Travel and hospitality organizations also rely on data centers to enable website hosting, e-mail, call center support, access to enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications, and a variety of other critical business services.

In today's increasingly perilous world, security is a constant worry. Travel and hospitality providers need to protect their systems from attackers targeting customer financial data, corporate scheduling and booking systems, operational information, and various other types of confidential data. Many travel and hospitality organizations also need data center-based systems to comply with safety, privacy, and financial mandates imposed by authorities ranging from the Federal Aviation Administration to state casino control boards.

Databases are a vital resource for most travel and hospitality organizations. Such systems serve as central scheduling and reservation information repositories - the lifeblood of most travel and hospitality businesses. Databases also feed the analytical tools that help managers optimize business processes, set price points and spot emerging customer trends and preferences. Sophisticated database, data warehousing, and business intelligence tools all require high-speed processors and extensive storage capabilities, as well as continuous support from power, cooling, intrusion control, and other resources necessary to keep IT assets operating continuously, securely, and at peak efficiency. Travel and hospitality organizations also require affordable and reliable bandwidth to support websites and reservations operations and interconnect geographically dispersed offices and properties.

Solution
IO offers its customers carrier-neutral data centers and a full range of colocation options, including cabinets, cages, and suites as well as private cloud computing and storage. From power and cooling to access control, IO supplies a highly reliable infrastructure for the always-on enterprise, giving travel and hospitality enterprises the resources and flexibility they need to grow their businesses.

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