Cristie Data, a data storage, backup and virtualisation solutions provider and part of the Iomart Group, has completed the implementation of a data storage solution at Alliance Homes. Alliance Homes asked Cristie Data to recommend a replacement for its previous storage area network (SAN) and a Nimble Storage CS300 array was chosen to support Alliance…
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Infrastructure
Switchee wins £600,000 funding for IoT housing project
Switchee, a ‘clean-tech’ start-up which has developed the first smart thermostat for large social housing providers, has raised over £600,000 in seed funding. The company said that the funding will be used to expand the reach of its smart thermostat technology, which saves tenants money by detecting occupancy and turning heating off when a property…
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Trends for 2017
This issue of Housing Technology marks the end of our ninth year of publishing the magazine. 54 issues and 2,500+ stories later (all available online), we’re taking a look at what to expect in 2017 and beyond as part of our preparations for the forthcoming Housing Technology 2017 report. Aside from ongoing developments and improvements…
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Kensa & Coastline partner on ‘micro district ground source heat network’
Kensa Heat Pumps has partnered with Coastline Housing to deliver Cornwall’s first ‘micro ground-source heat network’ project, attracting income via the Non Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive and slashing tenants’ heating bills. The project also featured the first ‘micro district ground-source heat network’ in Cornwall. Pioneered by Kensa, Coastline’s heat network comprises an individual ground-source heat…
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Fit for the future at Longhurst Group
Fit for the future. That’s been the phrase on everybody’s lips at Longhurst Group over the last year. We’re confident that we’re fit-for-purpose but the challenge we’ve faced as an ICT team is how to also ensure that we’re ready for what is yet to come. So how can you prepare for the unknown? In…
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TunTum Housing signs with Riverlite for IT infrastructure
TunTum Housing has signed a three-year contract with IT service provider Riverlite to fully manage its technology infrastructure from September 2016. Riverlite will replace TunTum’s servers and provide centralised storage, deployed as virtual servers for flexibility and high availability. Riverlite’s Sentry system will be used to provide security to protect TunTum’s infrastructure. Rafik Ghumra, director…
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