Not so long ago, the biggest challenge for asset managers was capturing data. Obtaining a clear up-to-date picture of the condition of an estate, particularly gaining access into homes, was a hugely difficult task and lifecycle planning, as I well know from my days managing multi-million pound PFI budgets, often relied on good judgement and…
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Infrastructure
Home Group invests in secure off site ‘metrocluster’ with ITPS
Home Group is reported to be the first housing provider to invest in an innovative ‘metrocluster’ high-security data storage system. Home Group worked with data centre and IT infrastructure experts ITPS to create an off-site data storage network more commonly seen in international finance corporations and telecoms providers. The metrocluster system sends sensitive data from…
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SCC wins 10-year contract with Oxford City Council
The five-year agreement, with the option to extend it by a further five years, sees SCC awarded a single contract by Oxford City Council to deliver data centre hosting, servers and storage, server technical support, database administration, and network security infrastructure. The contract is expected to save the council £150,000 per year. The contract is…
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Visual surveillance evolves beyond CCTV
The concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest are not limited to the natural world. The same principles can be applied to technology and the way it succeeds or fails. Some technological advances fall by the wayside, some thrive, some adapt, and some are superseded by technology that is better adapted to its…
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Calibre Secured Networks’ wi-fi for Eastlands Homes
Manchester’s Eastlands Homes has invested in new wi-fi and related IT services from Calibre Secured Networks to improve services to its tenants living in thousands of properties across the north-west of England. Iain Nelson, ICT officer, Eastlands Homes, said, “Our investment with Calibre will put fast and efficient digital services at the heart of our…
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Futures Housing selects Amillan for unified communications
Futures Housing Group has selected Amillan to deliver an integrated unified communications and contact centre solution as part of its plan to better engage with tenants. The chosen solution of Microsoft Skype for Business and Enghouse EICC contact centre software is expected to deliver communication and productivity improvements throughout the organisation via voice, email, IM,…
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