We shouldn’t underestimate the power of data. But what data do you need, for what use, and how do you use it effectively? Data on its own means very little, but collating data in the right way is very powerful. It provides an overall picture of where things are now, the trends, the context of…
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Sutton’s IoT plan for vulnerable residents
As a result of the pandemic, demand for social care support is increasing as people recover from the virus or suffer from adverse mental health. Here at Sutton Council, over 70 per cent of our budget is spent on social care and supporting the borough’s vulnerable children and adults – this includes our social care…
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Competing for space
Using market data to avoid being outflanked and build better homes As you probably know, there are around 1,400 housing associations in the UK and close to 400 local authorities, not to mention thousands of private development and investment companies, all of whom are competing to build the best possible homes for their respective markets….
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The legal hurdles to unlocking the value of big data in housing
Many housing providers have access to sources of ‘big data’ which can hold significant value, if properly used. However, while there is value in exploiting this data, a housing provider must also balance this with its obligations to its users under data protection legislation. What is big data? The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) defines big…
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Hafod Housing & Aareon – Re-imagining transformation
The phrase ‘digital transformation’ can conjure up a futuristic ideal of fully mobile operations and AI-driven processes that allow systems users to execute business processes at the click of a button with the maximum of efficiency. Some would have you believe that this future is already here! Arguably, we’ve all been engaged in digital transformation…
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Common problems with data migration
Gartner recently reported that 83 per cent of data migrations either fail outright or exceed their budgets and implementation schedules. Transformation programmes, usually driven by an ambitious business change initiative, are a huge investment of time, resources and money. Delay or even failure can be very expensive and can adversely impact the business growth strategy….
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