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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Esri GIS at Bracknell Forest Homes
Bracknell Forest Homes is using a GIS system from Esri as part of our digital transformation strategy to create new streamlined processes. We are always looking at new areas of the business where GIS can make a difference, from reducing under-occupancy rates to minimising our exposure to tree risks; it now underpins a growing number…
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Big data in social housing – What’s the question & who’s asking?
2017 will be a significant year for ‘big data’, with more organisations gathering, processing, storing and deriving value from all forms and sources of data. The number and size of systems that support significant volumes of both structured and unstructured data will rise inexorably too. To many, this momentum is powered by the belief that…
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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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#HTtop5
Welcome to #HTtop5. A quick yet strangely satisfying portion of technology news, served hot with a sweet creativity dip and a side order of housing sector potential. A bit like the chicken strips in McDonald’s… but with more housing. Kwikset’s smartlock You may have heard of smartlocks already. They don’t use regular physical keys but…
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Going live – Unified communications at Futures Housing
Having taken the project from conception to implementation, the unified communications and multi-channel contact centre solution is now up and running at Futures Housing Group and the organisation is already seeing results. In the final piece of his four article mini-series (see Housing Technology, July, September & November 2016 issues, for the previous articles), Gavin…
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