With the luxury of time away from the ‘day job’, I went to this year’s SmartSummit in London to see what I could learn about the internet of things (IoT). There’s much talk of conventional organisations being ‘Uber-ised’ by small disruptor companies, changing the way entire industries operate, and the IoT is potentially part of…
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Magazine Articles
Supplier engagement – The Advent Calendar Challenge
An idea came to me during a recent commute. With the shopping days to Christmas rapidly counting down and as we start to look forward to the season’s festivities, I thought about my son’s advent calendar and the treats he’ll find behind each door. Then I thought about a way to turn this into a…
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Weaver Vale speeds up re-lets with Aareon QL Voids+
Weaver Vale Housing Trust has cut its average void periods from seven weeks to four weeks following its implementation of Aareon’s QL Voids+ software earlier this year. The housing provider originally implemented the Aareon QL housing management system in 2010, including the standard Aareon QL Voids Management module. However, following a value for money self-assessment…
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The agent for change
I have always been impressed by the way that new IT developments evolve from some high technology test-bed into crucial business applications. By offering to deliver hitherto unattainable business benefits, these IT developments quickly become an agent for change, as existing systems start to incorporate the next big thing. As we all recall, mobile workforce…
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Riverlite gains Premier Cisco certification
Riverlite has been awarded Premier Partner status from Cisco, reflecting the IT managed services company’s new depth of skills in Cisco technologies. Riverlite’s customers include TunTum Housing and Action Housing. Premier Partner status is given to those organisations that meet set Cisco criteria. To achieve the new higher standard, Riverlite demonstrated its strong sales, technical…
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From Iron Man to social housing – The how, why and reality of IoT
Chris Deery, head of housing IT at Solihull Community Housing, and Stewart Davison, head of business development for Capita’s software services, consider how the internet of things will change social housing over the next few years. The why – Looking at IoT’s benefits and its business case When I think about smart homes, the first…
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