AccorInvest and m3connect: taking hospitality to the cloud

The achievements and future scope of the digital transformation project

Certainly, the transformation that has been achieved through this partnership is nothing short of game-changing.

“For us, Shaheen and m3connect were the perfect match, as well as the perfect project to show people what is possible and what is the next step, in terms of networking and delivering services and applications to hotels,” explained the CEO of m3connect, Emilio Dragas .

In fact, moving to the cloud has unlocked major benefits for AccorInvest, including some invaluable efficiency and sustainability improvements.

Over the years, more and more hardware has accumulated in the hotels. Each new specific application requires the addition of a new device and many cables. And so, as technological applications in the industry continue to expand, the number of devices and server cabinets grows even further.

As a result, behind the scenes, hotels contain a lot of hardware. But what AccorInvest has done is to optimize these operations by streamlining the necessary hardware to a minimum.

“Everything is wireless, giving AccorInvest’s hotel team the freedom to have one device for everything,” Dragas added.

“After we finish this project, the hotel will have one closet. We will have saved up to 70-80% of the power consumption in the server room. In addition, you can have one standard everywhere, which also makes support and maintenance easier.”

And in the next phase of the project, AccorInvest and m3connect will continue to work on distributing the new cloud system across the former’s entire portfolio.

“Now that we’ve started, there’s no limit,” says Disokey.

“We actually have the same passion, m3connect and AccorInvest. We have to go to the cloud, we have to achieve this.”

The idea started with implementing the solution in one hotel. Then there were four. AccorInvest now plans to cover most of its portfolio with this solution, in a digital transformation roadmap that takes them through to 2025.

“Right now we are creating a complete ecosystem that not only focuses on the hotels, but also the back office, to be a company where everything interfaces with each other, in line with our ESG approach and initiatives. And that is one of the main pillars for us, ” Disokey outlined.

“We have a big journey until 2025 and we are looking to build a strong relationship with really committed partners. So far we are very happy with what we are doing with the majority of our partners, and indeed with m3connect.”

Read AccorInvest’s full digital report HERE.