The migration marks the end of a five-year process and is a significant milestone in Choice's history of technology innovation. The move involved decommissioning over 3,729 servers, retiring over 300 applications, and migrating more than 250 applications. Choice's work with AWS began in 2015 with the creation of a cloud-based central reservation system, choiceEDGE. The company plans to continue innovating and leveraging the power of AI to drive more business value for franchisees.
Key takeaways:
- Choice Hotels International, Inc. has closed its last data center and migrated its entire system infrastructure to Amazon Web Services (AWS), becoming the first hotel company to do so.
- The move to the cloud allows Choice to respond to real-time market conditions, update its operations more efficiently, and utilize AI and other cloud technologies to enhance profitability and guest experience.
- The migration to AWS Cloud concludes a five-year process, during which more than 3,729 servers were decommissioned, over 300 applications retired, and more than 250 applications migrated.
- Choice Hotels has a history of technological innovation, including launching the first hotel website with real-time rate and availability information, the first cloud-based property management system, and the first hotel app for iOS.