This is final part of the Kovid story. If you haven’t read part 1 or part 2 it would make sense to do so first. You have to feel sorry for Orderella and their backers. Founded in 2012 and ultimately meeting its demise in 2017, Orderella was an app that allowed customers to order their […]
This is part 2 of the Kovid story. If you haven’t read part 1 it would make sense to do so first. “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. It provides the opportunity to do things that were not possible to do before” is quote attributed to Rahm Emanuel (or Paul Romer […]
March 17th was already a date of note in my calendar, it was the date that my father’s mother passed away. Other circumstances intertwined with this sad event and probably secured the fledgling application that became Kobas. That is a story for another time, but the date now has another annual reminder set for me, […]
James O’Sullivan, CEO of Cloud-based hospitality management service KOBAS, started out his career working in IT by day and club management by night. The rare combination of skills and experience paid dividends when a group of his friends, who ran a chain of bars in London, approached him for a favour to automate their group GP, […]
We at Kobas are firm believers in equal rights for everyone whether we’re straight, gay, bisexual, non-binary, trans, asexual or anywhere else on the spectrum of gender and sexuality. Our team is proud to be made up of a diverse group of individuals who each bring something unique to the table to make Kobas the […]
AURES have released their EPoS Predictions Report for 2018. For the report, AURES asked industry leaders for their input on the future of POS. One of them is our very own CEO, James. Here are some highlights about what he had to share. Where do you see the future of POS in the next 5 […]
If you have been following the Kobas blog in 2018 then you will have learned that we take data protection very seriously. Whilst these may not have been the flashiest of updates that we’ve put out over the years, they have helped put our users in control of their personal data and ensure that our […]
In my capacity as the Kobas Data Protection Officer (DPO), I’m pleased to provide an update on our preparations for the EU GDPR enforcement deadline coming this May. We’ve recently tightened our data retention policies and will be implementing improvements over the coming weeks, so please read on to ensure your organisation is also prepared […]
Our latest addition to the wide reaching reports of Kobas is a new weekly email detailing key performance indicators across your business, focusing on operational efficiency across sales, stock, and staffing at each of your venues. In our dedication to providing insights through data, this email looks far beyond just numbers. Pulling in a host […]
Kobas tames technology for hospitality management. Our Tech Talk articles focus on the technology behind Kobas. Why AWS Aurora Doesn’t Work For Kobas Autumn is the time of year where we proactively review our infrastructure to make sure it is ready for the inevitable rise in demand in December. Not only do our clients enjoy […]
This blog has unfortunately been rather neglected in recent weeks, but not for want of activity! As we mentioned in a post last month, our engineers have been hard at it to redevelop our permission structure. Following on from this work, we’ve increased the scope of areas and regions, something that Kobas has nominally supported for […]
Here at Kobas, we have been working hard as ever and have not come up empty handed! We are happy to announce a new feature that will provide even more customisation, with the tick of a box. It is now possible for users to set tills to automatically log out after a completed transaction. Prior to […]