Self-Storage Alliances Good for Industry

May 21st, 2007

Digitech International instigated a strategic alliance partnership with a group of Self-Storage Management Software Partners, including the most popular brand names in the industry. The companies are guaranteeing a reliable interface for each installation with two-way behind-the-scenes communication between the management software company and Digitech.

New members have applied and been accepted into the partnership including eMove, publisher of WebSelfStorage facility management software used by eMove Storage Affiliates, the world’s largest network of independent self-storage operators. Another, an international member, is Storman Self Storage Software. Originated in New Zealand, StorMan has risen to become the premier software supplier for New Zealand and Australia and has recently added an office in the US.

I love to see these types of strategic alliances come about in the self-storage industry for many reasons - it helps customers, it helps the businesses and it helps the industry. This is the sign of a maturing industry that is preparing itself for a new level of growth through services. In the future, I believe services will become an ever larger competitive differentiator in the self-storage industry. Although there are major differences between generational property types today, as more Class A facilities rise, it may be the behind-the-scenes infrastructure that pushes some facilities over the edge.

Click here to read more about the Digitech alliance.

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