What uniquely connects Sir Clive Woodward OBE, Simon Weston OBE, George Clarke, Baron Bird, Rev. Giles Fraser, Dr Sue Black OBE and Maggie Philbin OBE? They have all been just some of the keynote speakers from our past annual Housing Technology conferences and executive forums, illustrating the diverse nature of each event and how social…
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Infrastructure
Bite-sized shared services
Housing Technology interviewed Comparex’s public sector director, Chris Bartlett, on why housing providers should consider adopting shared IT and business services for some of their operations and how to go about it. Why adopt shared services? Digital transformation has been a huge driver of change across the housing sector, and while transformation is not new,…
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Wellingborough Homes takes on ANS cloud transformation
Wellingborough Homes has partnered with cloud and managed service provider ANS Group to transform its internal operations and lay the foundations for agile working and improved digital communications. As part of its four-year corporate plan and transformation strategy, the housing provider is migrating all of its on-site hardware to the cloud. ANS is implementing Microsoft…
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A private journey to the cloud
According to Castleton’s managing director, Paul Sexton, on-premise IT infrastructure will be obsolete within five years and every business will be operating in the cloud. If correct, this has clear implications for housing providers not currently considering moving to the Cloud, yet in a recent survey only 50 per cent of respondents said that they…
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Delivering shared IT services
Cobalt Housing decided in 2016 to de-merge from Onward Group in order to become an independent housing provider. As a consequence, Cobalt Housing went through a competitive tendering exercise for back-office IT services which South Liverpool Homes then won. Following the signing of a 10-year contract in November 2016, the go-live date for the project…
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Castleton’s expansion in India
Castleton Technology has expanded its operations with new offices in India. Operating from Bangalore in the south and Baroda in the north, Castleton India will support the development and testing of the company’s new housing software, with a team of 16 people across the two offices. Dean Dickinson, CEO, Castleton Technology, said, “This move represents…
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