A new Yardi Systems data center in Hong Kong, announced Tuesday, March 27, will provide secure data hosting and infrastructure support for clients in the Asia Pacific region. “We are excited about the expansion of our infrastructure in Asia Pacific and expanding the value-added services that we can provide clients.” comments Neal Gemassmer, Vice President, Asia Pacific at Yardi. “We continue to invest in the region. We are committed to supporting the strong demand for our products and services and strengthening our drive to develop greater value-add services for our client base across the region.” Features of the Hong Kong data center, as well as all Yardi Systems data centers, include: 128-bit encryption and multiple firewalls, on-site security, video surveillance, biometric screening, nightly backups, off-site transfer of all data, battery backups, a fully automatic fail-over standby generator, seismically-braced server racks, state-of-the-art fire suppression systems and around-the-clock monitoring of servers. Read the full press release on Yardi.com...
Yardi SaaS Answers
New offerings for clients
Yardi Systems has announced that the company will now offer Voyager S in two types of Software as a Service – Yardi SaaS and Yardi Saas Select – for clients in the residential and commercial realms. The move is a logical one for Yardi, since we have a longtime track record of providing cloud services for clients. Over 2,000 businesses are supported via cloud today. Clouds are the most popular vehicle for delivering our products, and it’s exciting to take our clients to the future with a SaaS solution. Like any software transition, the move brings up questions for our clients that we are happy to answer. Below find the responses to some of the inquiries we’ve received so far via our social media channels. How does this differ from the existing ASP product? The closest offering to our current ASP model is SaaS-Select. This deployment orientation provides the client with their own database and their own program version. In other words, these items are dedicated to the client and they’re not shared with others. This orientation allows the client to “select” their own program versions and to upgrade those versions at a pace dictated by the client. The principal difference between ASP and SaaS-Select is that the SaaS environment will house Yardi’s newer version of Voyager, Voyager S. This new version of Voyager contains compatibility with SQL Server Reporting Services, a new look and feel, and, in the future, the possibility for compatibility with browsers other than Internet Explorer. Where do products like Orion, Mobility, and PayScan fit into Voyager S? This is a great question because of our recent announcement regarding our launch of Orion which will be available on SaaS Select; all of our mobility options will work in SaaS or...
