We live in a 24/7 world, with a culture of immediacy when people expect things yesterday. The days of a successful business operating from nine to five are over. The digital revolution and the rise of social-media platforms have burst into people’s lives, creating this ‘always on’ culture, making it possible to reach customers, and…
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Infrastructure
Cloud – Better, faster and cheaper?
Cloud technology and adoption is growing rapidly, with many experts predicting that 50 per cent of the UK enterprise software market will be delivered via a cloud-hosted, software-as-a-service (SaaS) model within two years, double today’s figure. With cloud underpinning deeper business intelligence, improved service outcomes and being more secure and greener than before, now is…
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Re-imagining housing – Are you IoT ready or not?
The internet of things (IoT) isn’t a technology revolution; IoT is a business revolution enabled by technology. This powerful statement was the crux of a presentation I gave at the recent Housing Technology 2019 conference. I explained that innovative organisations are taking advantage of a comprehensive set of technologies to make profound changes to their…
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Mobile-centric, zero-trust security
Mobile working can help housing providers deliver a more engaging, customer-centric service based on the principles of convenience and self-service. For instance, mobile technology has the potential to reduce the amount of time tenants are left waiting for repairs and home improvements by giving workers the ability to diagnose tenants’ problems remotely, and then calling…
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Network Homes signs with Hyperoptic for gigabit broadband
Gigabit broadband provider Hyperoptic is set to supply around 20,000 Network Homes’ properties with direct fibre broadband. Network Homes’ tenants will have a choice of packages with speeds up to 1Gbps (1,000 megabits per second), which Hyperoptic said is over 21 times faster than the UK average. The deal with Hyperoptic will cover Network Homes’…
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Smart data lakes in housing
Waltham Forest is by far the coolest borough in London; it’s located in East London and has a vibrant and diverse community, making it the ideal title-holder for the first ever London Borough of Culture. Waltham Forest is a predominantly residential borough, with one of the smallest economies in London. High population growth during the…
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