Systems integrator EACS has just completed the implementation of a virtualised disaster recovery and business continuity infrastructure at CHS Group, based on NetApp storage and Microsoft virtualisation software. The catalyst for the project was an internal audit highlighting the need for CHS to upgrade its business continuity systems; its existing processes were limited to overnight…
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Muir Group goes virtual with Intrinsic
After a 22-day deployment by Intrinsic Technology, Muir Group has virtualised many of its servers and significantly updated its disaster recovery capabilities. Prior to the virtualisation project, Muir had a number of old servers that needed to be replaced and no centralised storage, while its only disaster recovery policy was to take back-up tapes off…
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Coactiva links with HouseMark
Coactiva Aspiren has joined HouseMark’s initiative to make it for easier for HouseMark members to submit their benchmarking data. Coactiva’s system integrates the submission of HouseMark benchmarking information into a single web-based interface, removing data-entry duplication and automating more of the validation processes. The system also allows multiple people within an organisation to work simultaneously,…
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Clearview boosts Cunninghame and Wrekin’s performance
Cunninghame Housing Association and Wrekin Housing Trust are implementing Clearview’s performance management software to create a ‘golden thread’ of accountability and reporting from their boards down to individual members of staff. Cunninghame and Wrekin are both using Clearview to replace multiple, disparate reporting systems and spreadsheets. Jon Lamb, head of finance, Wrekin Housing Trust, said,…
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CHIC chooses Covalent
The Central Housing Investment Consortium, comprising eight housing providers in the Midlands, is using performance management software from Covalent to monitor and manage the costs and delivery of its services. The Covalent system will be used by CHIC to monitor KPIs at various levels ranging from high-level indicators relating to all work streams down to…
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Getting business intelligence right
A new report commissioned by Clearview Systems provides some interesting insights around business intelligence in housing. The ‘Effective Business Intelligence and Reporting in Social Housing’ report (March 2011) found that: There is a lack of overall vision for business intelligence across most organisations. Current BI systems are silo-based, expensive and considered to be technical tools…
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