A look back on YASC ANZ

Over 29-30 August, Yardi hosted the Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference in Sydney, Australia. This is the largest training opportunity offered to clients in the region, and with nearly 300 guests attending, connecting with industry peers, and learning about new products and updated functionality – it was officially the Greatest YASC Ever!

The event kicked off with a 45-minute talk by Kevin Yardi, Vice President, and Neal Gemassmer, Vice President. Reflecting on the company’s development history and looking toward the future, the focus was on new lines of product development that Yardi has underway to help its clients meet their real estate and investment goals. Our goal is to help clients increase revenues and asset values while reducing costs and risk. Energy solutions, coworking management, and a full asset management suite were presented as ways to help achieve those goals.

Kevin Yardi offered attendees a sneak preview of the Yardi Elevate Suite, an operational performance solution that includes in-depth operations data, deal management, market insight, predictive insights, budgeting, business intelligence and revenue forecasting. The product builds on the proven Deal Manager solution and will incorporate additional new tools, including Forecast Manager, Construction Manager, Retail Manager and Facility Manager.

Another area of focus was Yardi’s growing commitment to coworking, including the leasing of vacant space for shared and temporary workers. The company has made two recent acquisitions in the area, including Wun Systems and most recently Phoenix Broadband, a Scottish company that created a platform for managing technology resources in a shared workspace.

“It seems to us that this is a new category of asset type. The number of coworking locations will double or triple within the next five years,” Kevin shared. Using Yardi’s coworking platform, commercial real estate companies will be able to convert vacant space into a revenue generator.

With so many new and exciting directions for the company – which now has more than 6,000 employees worldwide – Kevin noted that sometimes it “feels like a collection of startups” working on future focused initiatives. But above all, Yardi maintains its commitment to listening to and responding its clients’ software needs.

The annual YASC event is great for client education, networking, exposure to new products, and more. With opportunity for tailored support in the Lab throughout the conference, as well as a Yardi Party on Wednesday night to make sure guests were Havana good time, and able to kick back and relax – 2018 was the biggest and most successful of all ANZ YASC events yet.

It may be over for now, but planning has already begun for YASC 2019, which will be returning to the Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney over 18-19 September.

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