Viridian Housing has recently completed the transformation of its IT service infrastructure and datacentre which is now available as a cloud-based service from Exponential-e. The move to the cloud will provide Viridian’s 850 employees with a more flexible working environment and shift its ICT costs to a more efficient pay-by-usage model. Viridian’s cloud access is…
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Infrastructure
Britannic wins VMware accreditation
Britannic Technologies has secured Professional Service Provider status with VMware following over 18 months of development work on cloud and virtualisation solutions based on the VMware platform. Britannic has a considerable track record with VMware, having already built a VMware hosting platform that is now being delivered across three datacentres around the UK. Jonathan Sharp,…
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Biscon Planning secures North Devon Homes
North Devon Homes has been working with Biscon Planning, a Gloucestershire-based risk and business continuity consultancy, for the past nine months to develop a business continuity management System to improve its resilience. The programme began with a series of meetings with key areas of NDH to identify the business-critical activities and the resources needed to…
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Cherchefelle outsources IT to Comtec
Comtec is providing Cherchefelle Housing Association with a fully-outsourced IT and telephony infrastructure. The implementation of the Citrix-based system followed the housing provider’s need to replace its outdated telephony system and server infrastructure, cater to a more mobile workforce, and accommodate new services. Cherchefelle was keen to implement resilient IT and communications systems that would…
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FSG saves £250,000 with Sovereign
FSG Property Services has reported that halfway through a year-long engagement with Sovereign Business Integration Group, it has already quantified savings of £200,000 in cost reductions, with further savings of £50,000 expected by the end of the project. Sovereign has provided IT consultancy and implementation support for a new system to accommodate FSG’s business expansion….
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Catalyst Housing deploys EasyShare intranet
Catalyst Housing has completed the implementation of a new SharePoint-based intranet from ClerksWell. The EasyShare system is now being used throughout the housing provider, replacing an outdated, externally-hosted intranet that was difficult to use. The amalgamation of three housing associations into a single housing group to form Catalyst Housing was the impetus behind the decision…
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