Restaurants rely on modern point of sale technology and integrated solutions such as online ordering and contactless payments. In fact, consumers shopping at restaurants demand digital experiences with independently owned restaurants.

Have you experienced the pain of an internet outage on a busy night? Many restaurants have. The worst possible news a restaurant owner can hear is that the point of sale system cannot process credit cards. The dining room is full of patrons, and the bar has many tabs open... delivery and pickup phone orders come to a screeching halt. Internet outages can cost restaurants thousands of dollars per year.

If you are running a Windows-based point of sale system in your restaurant, you may be in for a surprise. Microsoft announced that Windows 7, a common operating system for most legacy point of sale systems, would face end of support January 14, 2020.

The point of sale industry has always had some mystery surrounding the true cost of ownership. In reality, can you really own point of sale technology?