Capita IT Services has expanded the scope of its managed services with the launch of a new security operations centre (SOC) in Belfast, adding to the company’s existing provision of end-to-end security services across the UK and Ireland. The company said that the proliferation of connected personal devices in workplaces, increased use of cloud and…
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Infrastructure
Devon Council opts for low-code OutSystems
Following a lengthy tender process, Devon County Council has awarded a three-year contract to OutSystems for a low-code application development platform. The council said, “We want to take advantage of the added simplicity, speed and functionality offered by the latest low-code application infrastructure technologies to develop better services for both citizens, staff and partners. The…
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All together now
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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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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