To fully understand the pros and cons of building in-house versus commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software, you need to have been around for a while, so please bear with me while I tell you a story… I started out in 1997 as a software engineer for one of the top housing management system vendors, specialising in…
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How cyber resilient are you?
Housing providers and local authorities often rely on outmoded IT infrastructures which leaves them vulnerable to data breaches and cyber attacks. While social housing may seem like an unlikely target for cyber-criminals, the vast amount of sensitive data housing providers hold makes them a lucrative option for coordinated strikes. Clarion Housing reported a major breach…
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Yorkshire Housing’s pre-emptive data-led services
Whether it’s a boiler on the blink, a customer who’s struggling to pay their rent or someone wanting to end their tenancy, we often don’t know there’s a problem until it’s too late. These are some of the problems facing all housing providers and why harnessing the power of data has the potential to revolutionise…
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Best-of-breed is better
Regardless of the ruling party of the day, the government will continue to demand ‘more for less’ from housing providers. In this environment, the ability of asset management solutions to optimise housing providers’ asset portfolios will become increasingly important. Systems supporting sound practices in data-driven decision-making are essential, but those systems must be capable of…
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Platform Housing – The build vs. buy debate
Increasing external pressures on the housing sector, including TSMs, a greater focus on compliance and a drive towards personalised services, often lead to new technology and data initiatives. Platform Housing’s director of EPMO Tamara Fyffe and head of data, analytics and AI Richard Hawkes discuss their conflicting and complementary opinions on whether you should build…
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Are you the one in ten?
Working on large IT projects or software rollouts, we know the feeling when ‘go live’ is imminent, stakeholders are briefed, status reports are showing more green than red, and all bugs have been found… or have they? Nine out of ten organisations report finding severe defects that were not identified before they went live. This…
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