It’s been 17 years since Microsoft Dynamics was first introduced and many people, me included, missed the launch of Microsoft CRM (as it was then called) v1.0 because it singularly failed to grab anyone’s attention. Fast forward to Microsoft CRM v3.0, which was the first version people started to take seriously. This version was also…
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A day in the life of… Hyperoptic
I wake up in ‘the project,’ which is the pet name for my flat in Notting Hill, currently being subjected to extension and refurbishment. The first priority is a strong black coffee and I am quickly on my regular walking commute to my company headquarters, which are close to Hammersmith station. Hyperoptic is the UK’s…
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A day in the life… Procurement for Housing
I’m more of an early morning person, so my day starts around 6am when I make a quick coffee and leave my home in Lancashire. Depending on my schedule, I’ll either turn left and drive to our office in Manchester where our software development team is based – they are the ‘techies’ working on the…
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An asset manager’s perspective on the VfM standard
The regulator’s updated Value for Money (VfM) standard came into effect from April 2018. The standard aims to drive improvements in value-for-money in the sector and, more importantly, be incorporated into the strategic objectives which are measured in your business. The regulator’s Sector Risk Profile 2018 (published in October 2018) has also reinforced the importance…
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Aareon’s view of housing trends
In the lead up to Housing Technology’s 2019 conference and executive forum, Aareon’s head of business development, Ian Lockwood, discussed some of the conference’s main themes and how they affect housing providers’ technology plans. Going back to basics, how should housing providers use their ‘traditional’ IT applications and infrastructure better and more innovatively? IT systems…
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Loving your data
It’s estimated that the total amount of data in the world doubles every two years and that by 2020, the amount of information in existence will be 45 zettabytes – that’s 45 trillion gigabytes. To put that another way, if all of that information was stored on 128Gb iPads, you would need to build a…
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