The ‘C’ word has crept into the November issue of Housing Technology but with good reason. As we approach the beginning of 2014, which ‘must-have’ technologies will be on your Christmas list and what New Year resolutions will you make and try to keep? While most housing providers have adopted mobile working to greater or…
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Infrastructure
Peabody appoints Parabola as SharePoint consultant
Peabody has appointed Parabola Software as its SharePoint adviser after completion of a tender process for the 18-month contract, starting in October 2013. Parabola will be tackling a number of projects as Peabody’s SharePoint consultant, including advice and guidance in the development of a strategic plan for taking advantage of SharePoint 2013, replacement of Peabody’s…
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Big security for big data
Sir – In his call to arms, Matt Leach from HACT (Housing Technology, July 2013) calls for a sector-wide approach to harness the benefits of big data by pooling resources, but he fails to address the issue of security and compliance. Tenant data is highly sensitive in nature and the sector has a responsibility to…
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Making room for the agile business
As growing numbers of organisations begin to make positive plans for the future, is the office really the best place for the data centre, asks Joanna Sedley-Burke, managing director of Sovereign Data Connect. Organisations cannot afford any constraints on expansion (e.g. mergers) and one of the key areas of agility must be within IT. Why…
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Easynet offers next-generation fibre for housing
Easynet Global Services has launched the next generation of its EtherStream V fibre access service, with 320Mbps download and 80Mbps upload speeds. In addition, because Easynet is squeezing more bandwidth from the copper services already in place, there is no need for the disruption or costs that can come from major fibre installations. Easynet said…
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Bolton at Home live with Liberata private cloud
Liberata has implemented a private cloud solution as part of a four-year managed services contract covering IT and telephony with Bolton at Home Housing Association. The Liberata solution has enabled Bolton at Home to take a more flexible approach to office space following the migration of services to Liberata’s secure virtual platform. The project included…
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