Why isn’t the internet of things mainstream yet? For years, it has felt as if the internet of things would revolutionise social housing. So many articles, case studies and great new use-cases have been published, yet years go by with the promise of mainstream adoption being ‘just around the corner’. Housing providers have been running…
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Infrastructure
iOpt wins million-pound IoT housing deal
iOpt has won a tender worth up to £1 million with Renfrewshire Council to install real-time IoT devices in the council’s housing stock. The initiative has £150,000 support from the Scottish government’s ‘CanDo’ innovation fund. The two-year project will begin when lockdown restrictions are eased, with IoT sensors being fitted in selected empty properties being…
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The launch of D365ForHousing
If you’ve implemented Microsoft Dynamics 365 or are considering doing so, then you might be interested in a new housing-specific initiative, D365ForHousing, that’s been set up to offer housing providers small packages of functionality that can be placed straight into your Dynamics 365 system. With the growing use of Dynamics 365 in our sector and…
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Lockdown’s legacy
How the pandemic could change the face of senior executive teams and what it means for IT professionals in housing. Following the announcement of the lockdown, the sound of sighs emanating from IT offices was almost audible as IT teams looked ahead with trepidation to the onslaught of questions, endless to-do lists and long working…
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Adra’s ‘medium-code’ business applications
At the Housing Technology 2020 conference in March (just before the lockdown began), Adra’s Alun Hughes and Geraint Vernon described their journey to a successful in-house business application development, in the belief that sharing their experience would be of benefit to other housing providers. Adra is a social housing provider in North Wales. We were…
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Watford Community Housing’s digital journey during lockdown
Three years ago, Watford Community Housing started a significant digital transformation programme to bring our service offerings and infrastructure up to modern standards, and also to lay the foundations for future development and innovation. This required a fundamental re-evaluation of the way our IT function operated, changing its relationship with both the business and external…
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