Joseph Rowntree Foundation has moved its IT infrastructure to Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform with support from Phoenix. After Phoenix’s ‘Surveyor 360’ assessment to identify the right mixture of on-premise, hybrid and cloud services to replace JRF’s ageing infrastructure, Phoenix was chosen as JRF’s migration partner for its move to Microsoft Azure. Andy Veale, director for…
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Housing providers’ struggle with data, payments & mobility
According to research from Phoenix Software and VMware, UK housing providers are struggling with how they handle data, tenant payments and remote working. The software providers’ research found that 75 per cent of housing providers don’t think their organisation is effectively using the information it stores, with almost 50 per cent expecting to need to…
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Family Mosaic focuses on Microsoft licensing with Phoenix Software
Phoenix Software has helped Family Mosaic to reduce its Microsoft licensing costs by 20 per cent, despite significant changes to Microsoft’s licensing arrangements for housing providers. Like most housing providers, Family Mosaic is a heavy user of Microsoft software for the day-to-day running of its business, partly because housing providers used to qualify for discounts…
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Check your business continuity plans
Sir – Inspired by the Scottish referendum and motivated by the upcoming General Election, local authorities are seeking greater regional autonomy and regional devolution is becoming an increasingly higher priority on politicians’ agendas. However, with new opportunities on the horizon, local authorities must not forget their business continuity plans to minimise their exposure to new…
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Software asset management – It’s time for change
The cornerstone of any software asset management (SAM) programme is good quality and up-to-date data from both inventory and procurement perspectives; this forms the basis of your effective licence position (ELP), a key milestone in any SAM programme. However, the problem is that getting to this point can be extremely time-consuming and those responsible can…
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Phoenix backs up Castle Vale
Castle Vale Community Housing Association has replaced its tape-based backup and recovery infrastructure with a cloud-based, managed service from Phoenix. The new service is faster and more reliable than its previous infrastructure and offers ‘pay as you grow’ scalability. Mohammed Sarfraz, IT & network administrator, Castle Vale Community Housing Association, said, “We need to ensure…
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