Drone surveying is the latest technology to empower stock condition assessments and support both surveyors and asset managers in their day-to-day work. Scaffolding, ladders, cherry pickers – these are all bits of kit which instil fear into the minds of health and safety managers. But they’re necessary pieces of equipment for completing full maintenance and…
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Business intelligence is not predictive analytics…
Business intelligence (BI) and predictive analytics are common phrases you hear thrown around the office. People often think that predictive analytics are part of BI, but this isn’t the case. Sometimes you might hear BI and predictive analytics used interchangeably when in reality they are very different tools. Most organisations are very data-driven these days,…
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Chatbots – AI hype vs. reality
We’ve all seen the alarmist robot headlines and hyped supplier claims about how the fourth industrial revolution will change the nature of employment for humans and the way our communities are organised. But most of the AI that we currently see has been in passive technology in retail-driven areas where there is a wealth of…
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Dynamics and third-party integration
Omfax Systems and Touch-Base have been working together to provide housing customers with repairs and enquiries diagnostics software for over 20 years. The two companies became one this summer, and the first thing we did was to address a slight change in the market that we’ve been noticing over the past two years. Keyfax as…
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Housing Plus – Unleashing IT for service transformation
Housing Plus has been working with Rainmaker Solutions, Littlefish and Incline-IT to transform its delivery of IT services. The delivery of IT change and operational performance to meet business objectives has been a challenge for Housing Plus throughout our post-merger integration and wider business transformation projects. This hasn’t been due to the lack of an…
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Why you need a digital system of record
The Hackitt report and recent Grenfell Inquiry report have given some clarity and direction to the housing sector regarding fire and life safety. However, the findings of these reports, while perhaps revelatory to non-housing sector readers, will be a reflection of business-as-usual for most people reading this article. It is my strong belief that technology…
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