HOSPITALITY our revenue prediction models . It can go from one CPU and 16GB of Ram to 128GB of RAM , and back again when we ’ re done , in a matter of seconds . So , we have a variable cost environment that runs our analytics . It is really big when we need it to be and really small when we don ’ t . It makes total sense to do it that way .”
That is how Remington Hotels keeps its finger on the pulse of its market , in real time and across all its locations ; the next question is how to manage it . “ The analytics strategy we have is a total and absolute differentiator ,” says Clent . “ That is where my focus is . My knowledge
that I have in-house here is focused on my analytics strategy . I don ’ t need my guys sitting there working on an email exchange database or the backing up of an exchange database , when I really need their intelligence looking at the analytics strategy .”
That doesn ’ t mean they are developing analytics models though . “ My task is to make sure I can get the data loaded from different sources and make sure I have the environment setup to achieve optimal performance , and I do that by deciding what is my best platform to do this . If I need anything changed in that environment I have an outsourcing partner like
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