Cloud technologies and digital transformation are undoubtedly shaping the world around us. In the last few years, we have seen industries radically disrupted by these trends. Social housing is not immune to this, but housing providers can successfully navigate this sea of changes by keeping a few things in mind. Technical debt The social housing…
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Horatio the plant, Barclays’ Eagle Labs and the internet of things
This is Horatio, a plant who has had a troubled life. He was displaced at a very early age, ripped from the only roots he knew. Neglected and not watered for days, and with little hope to achieve his aspirations. Then, one day, he was transferred into the pot you can see here and rescued…
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Switchee in the Future 50
Switchee, a provider of smart thermostats for social housing, has been included in Real Business’ Future 50, an annual list of the UK’s 50 most disruptive and innovative companies. Switchee is the only social housing-related start-up in this year’s Future 50. Since its inception in 2015, Switchee has been working with a number of local…
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How Agile built success at Your Homes Newcastle
Adopting the principles encompassed by the Agile business philosophy has helped Your Homes Newcastle improve productivity, create a more positive culture and speed up delivery times, explains Geof Ellingham, the organisation’s former head of IT and now director of the Agile Business Consortium. By way of background, Your Homes Newcastle is responsible for managing homes…
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GIS housing specialist joins Oxford Data Consultancy
Rick Thompson, a leading GIS officer working with considerable experience in the social housing sector, has moved from his role at Trafford Housing Trust to join Oxford Data Consultancy as its account manager and GIS consultant, charged with the responsibility of helping housing providers improve their operations through the use of GIS. In his three…
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Emerging technologies in social housing: bots and beyond
With the technology now surrounding us resembling gadgets from the pages and images of science fiction, it can sometimes be too easy to dismiss these technologies as fads or ‘gadgets for geeks’. Instead of passing on these technologies, shouldn’t we pause to see what these innovative products and applications could introduce into the social housing…
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