Housing Technology interviewed experts on the internet of things (IoT) from BT Enterprise, Comms365, iOpt, Northgate Public Services and Shaw Consulting on the ways in which IoT could help housing providers and their tenants, how to go about introducing an IoT programme and deriving useful data from it, and dealing with a plethora of different…
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Infrastructure
MTV’s ‘data fluency’ with NGData
NGData has been working with Metropolitan Thames Valley (MTV) on ‘data fluency’ to optimise systems integration and improve operational efficiency. This follows the housing provider’s formation from the merger of Thames Valley Housing and Metropolitan Housing Trust last year which resulted in over 300 business applications needing to be either integrated or mothballed. MTV chose…
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Devon councils save £1.4m with ‘always on’ VPN from ANSecurity
ANSecurity, a specialist in advanced network and data security, has completed the deployment of a secure-access platform for South Hams District and West Devon Borough councils, saving £1.4 million per year in reduced staff costs resulting from improved business processes. After approaching ANSecurity, the councils opted for an ‘always on’ Pulse Secure VPN. The councils’…
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iOpt smart devices to combat fuel poverty
iOpt, a Glasgow-based technology start-up, has developed an IoT-based platform and associated smart devices which enable managers of large property portfolios to monitor the environment of their assets remotely. Dane Ralston, founder and managing director, iOpt, said, “Our IoT platform and sensors can help housing providers pre-empt fuel poverty problems for their tenants. Our product…
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Hybrid cloud – The best of both worlds?
Public cloud is gaining traction with more housing-sector deployments each year, but potential cloud customers have the difficulty of justifying the costs and risks of moving from their existing on-premise infrastructures. Private-cloud IT infrastructure takes significant time, risk and cost to deliver, and over time will have received many upgrades through software and hardware improvements…
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Is bad data affecting your performance?
Imagine living in a house without solid foundations – you wouldn’t consider it, would you? Yet that’s exactly what you’re doing when you are managing your tenants with poor quality data. Good quality data is the foundation to success A recent data health check for a mid-sized housing provider, undertaken by Sagacity Solutions in partnership…
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