Working in IT can offer exciting and dynamic opportunities for any business leader; however, the housing sector is perhaps one of the lesser known sectors in which to build a career. Yet at Southern Housing Group, we’re aiming to change that through a clear and focused IT strategy that links directly to our corporate strategy’s…
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Applications integration through the looking glass
At a time when the anticipated repercussions of welfare reform on previously near-certain revenues are shaking up housing providers, it is all the more important to understand the role technology can play in reducing operating costs. After all, changes to the way in which housing providers achieve better operating efficiencies could help to realise their…
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The Technology of Caring
Cloudview is a ground-breaking cloud-based visual surveillance system, which aims to provide cost-effective visual protection of people, property and assets. Commercial enterprises have been quick to catch on to its potential, from utility companies who want to protect remote assets to major retailers safeguarding their brands. However, the most positive response we have seen has…
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Why Solihull Community Housing moved to Open Housing
I have been thinking about the issue of IT systems and consolidation. This seems like an extremely relevant issue here in Solihull at the moment. In the past, our users have generally favoured the idea of using best-of-breed business applications. They argued that if they could get a smaller system that is specifically built for…
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The need for digital services in housing
The importance of digital services has never been more apparent than in today’s society. Whether shopping online or collaborating across the globe, digital services provide us with new opportunities and as such, it is no surprise that more organisations are embracing them than ever before. According to research from Fujitsu looking into the UK’s digital…
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22nd century housing repairs – a glimpse into the future
What will the housing providers’ repairs service look like in the future? This article (the first of two in this and the next edition of Housing Technology) from Chris Potter, ROCC’s Uniclass director, is his personal view of some very probable scenarios and others a little bit more fanciful, looking at what a 22nd-century repairs…
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