There are many virtualisation terms today, such as VDI (virtualised desktop infrastructure), hosted virtual desktop (Gartner) and centralised virtualised desktop (IDC) – these solutions have been available for a while, although with some setbacks and nuances. Today, VDI is a very competitive and functional infrastructure and one that should be considered in all IT strategies….
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024 - November 2011
£330k desktop transformation at Yorkshire Housing with Assist
Yorkshire Housing is expected to announce the completion of its desktop transformation project in November 2011 as part of its relocation of 27 existing offices to a single main office in Leeds. Assist is managing the installation of a new thin-client platform and rolling out a XenDesktop migration for 1000 seats in preparation for the…
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Notting Hill Housing in £7m outsourcing deal with Advanced 365
Notting Hill Housing Trust has chosen Advanced 365 to deliver a private cloud managed IT service for four years with the option of extending it for a further two years. The contract is reported to be worth around £7.4 million, with the final phase of the outsourced IT service scheduled for completion by the end…
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Performance management – Delivering a single version of the truth
Housing Technology recently interviewed Chris Coan, managing director of Visualmetrics, on what drives the adoption of performance management systems, the tangible and intangible benefits of doing so, and how to integrate your performance management system with other core business applications. What are the business influences behind the adoption of a performance management system? The drivers…
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Rooftop performs with Clearview
Having used Clearview Systems’ customer service improvement modules for the last 12 months, Rooftop Housing Group has reported measurable productivity improvements and better HouseMark results. Charles Brotherton, financial director, Rooftop Housing Group, said, “The total quantifiable benefits from the Clearview initiative amount to ongoing productivity improvements of around £65,000 per year.” In addition to its…
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1st Touch makes new sales appointment
Industry veteran Ronnie Maclean has joined mobile solutions provider 1st Touch in a new sales role as part of the company’s programme of expansion and investment. Maclean has spent the past two years working for Documotive and the previous 12 years with IBS OpenSystems (before its acquisition by Capita in 2008). Robert Dent CEO, 1st…
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