According to Yorkshire-based CCTV.co.uk, registration is only £35 per year, yet housing providers are still failing to register their CCTV systems with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and risking fines of up to £500,000. Jonathan Ratcliffe from CCTV.co.uk said, “Some housing providers think they can skip their Data Protection Act responsibilities. But the sad fact…
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Infrastructure
Home or away – On-premise vs. cloud
Following our feature article on cloud computing vs. on-premise IT in the January 2017 issue of Housing Technology, Virso’s enterprise business development manager, David Thomas, has contributed his views on the subject. Move to the cloud vs stay on-premise? You should be asking yourself, “what does our business need to meet its goals?”. The answer…
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12 golden rules for digital transformation
Smartphones are now out-selling toothbrushes, and a number of digitally-focused businesses that didn’t even exist a decade ago are now among the most successful in the world. In today’s digital age, it has become a necessity for organisations to embrace the benefits that a digitally-focused business strategy can provide. The recent ‘Vision of Housing in…
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Housing Plus and the internet of things
Ian Pritchard, IT manager at Housing Plus Group, explains the benefits of the internet of things to housing providers and their tenants and how to go about implementing an IoT programme. Why is the internet of things important? The internet of things (IoT) allows us to harness the mass of data we collect as individuals…
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The internet of threats – Why security has to be a priority
They say everything comes with a price. When it comes to the internet of things (IoT), the cost of convenience promised by these smart devices could be more than many users bargained for. The home network, router, online accounts and passwords… all are potentially vulnerable due to the lax security measures employed by many devices….
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Cloud services vs. on-premise IT
With cloud-based services now being widely used among UK social housing providers alongside or even supplanting traditional on-premise IT services, Housing Technology asked senior executives from Civica, IT Lab, Kykloud and Riverlite for their views on the merits of these two technology models. Advantages and disadvantages of on-premise IT Civica’s executive director of outsourcing, Gary…
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