What steps can housing providers take to protect their digital infrastructures from cyber risks? In today’s world, digital transformation isn’t something any organisation can afford to neglect. On the whole, housing providers haven’t been seen as particularly tech-savvy, but with the pandemic pushing them into remote working, they have emerged digitally stronger. However, while digitalisation…
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A clear and present danger
For many boards and executives, cyber security is a matter for the IT crowd. It’s mildly interesting, and we read the news with mixed horror and fascination about ransom attacks on large companies. It’s probably there somewhere on the risk map and gets occasional attention from the risk and audit committee. But recent events have…
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Vivid solves the MDM challenge
Two years ago we were in a right pickle. We’d bought one of the leading mobile data management (MDM) systems and, as we’ve all come across from time to time in our careers, it was a system that had never really got buy-in, wasn’t delivering to its full potential and either needed re-implementing or changing….
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Why connected technology is the future of fire safety
As housing providers navigate the Fire Safety Act 2021, rising maintenance costs and the government’s white paper on social housing, there has never been a greater need for solutions that can unlock cost savings, accelerate operational efficiencies and, ultimately, protect tenants’ safety. Connected technologies, such as the internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI),…
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Scottish housing’s digital progress
For the majority of housing providers, the first lockdown meant establishing temporary measures, changing processes and adopting new systems to ensure continued service for tenants, forcing them to try new ways of delivering services at scale. Instead of taking years, it was an acceleration in just a few months for the implementation and use of…
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Go digital or go home
By 2025, all housing providers will need to be fully digital, according to recent research from Altair & 3C Consultants. That’s a bold statement to make, but one that makes you sit up and think. Imagine the clock has turned back a few years; not long ago, losing a laptop meant losing your data. In…
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