Complying with data protection legislation is a fundamental requirement for all housing providers, who hold large amounts of personal and often sensitive information relating to their tenants. If you breach this legislation, you face fines, bad publicity and even criminal sanctions. What many housing providers may not realise is that data protection legislation also covers…
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Security vs. convenience – Making the right choices with the cloud
The emergence of cloud platforms and the number of software applications now being delivered ‘as a service’ has presented a plethora of choice, but how can you keep things simple as well as ensure users’ safety and security online? Lucie Glenday, digital insight and innovation specialist at IT Lab, discusses solutions that have been designed…
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GIS goes mobile – The benefits of GIS in managing property portfolios
As not-for-profit organisations, housing providers are constantly looking for ways to operate as cost efficiently as possible, reinvesting any revenue income to create homes and communities that residents can take pride in. But how can housing providers and local authorities manage evolving property portfolios while providing a better standard of accommodation? The benefits of geographic…
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The digital tenant – Reality or myth?
Digitisation is transforming how services are delivered to tenants in social housing. It represents both the greatest challenges and the biggest opportunities in the history of the sector and requires a top-down, holistic approach with cultural change. But how far have we come already, and what does the future look like as we move towards…
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Bringing the internet of things to social housing
The internet of things (IoT) is probably the hottest topic in technology at the moment, with applications ranging from ‘smart’ fridges to controlling your heating from your phone. When applied to CCTV, it also offers the ability to revolutionise the way social housing is managed, as one housing provider in Kent has discovered. CCTV is…
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How secure is your data?
Are you comfortable that your IT policies are protecting your data? I would have started “you only have to pick-up a newspaper”, but that seems rather dated today. No matter how you get your news, whether via social media, online, television or radio, every day seems to bring a new data breach scandal. Here are…
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