177 | The Hotel PMS: Past, Present and Future with Gary Gibb




Lodging Leaders show

Summary: Gary Gibb is Founder and President of AutoClerk, Inc. – a Northern California based software company that provides powerful hospitality technology solutions for independent properties, management companies, and hotel chains.<br> Gary is a graduate of the University of California San Diego with a degree in Applied Physics &amp; Information Sciences. Prior to founding AutoClerk, he worked as a programmer for the operating systems software company, Network Consulting of Vancouver, BC, Canada, as well as a hotel management company, Thunderbird Management, of Oakland, California.<br> In This Episode, Gary Reveals …<br> <br> * What a hotel Property Management System (PMS) is, what it does, and how it has evolved over the years.<br> * What makes a PMS great, including powerful integrations to other systems to provide a complete solution.<br> * The differences between an interface vs integration, and why you should care.<br> * The security issues you should be aware of, and the difference between premise-based systems versus cloud-based systems.<br> * What the future looks like, and as you heard in the opening soundbite, Gary feels blockchain is where it’s all gonna go.<br> <br> Resources &amp; Links<br> Gary Gibb<br> <br> * Email: gibb@autoclerk.com<br> * <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-gibb-06657134/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">LinkedIn</a><br> * mobile: (925) 324-1729<br> <br> AutoClerk, Inc.<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.autoclerk.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AutoClerk Website</a><br> * <a href="http://www.myhms.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">myHMS Website</a><br> * <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/autoclerk-inc./" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">LinkedIn</a><br> <br>