Housing Technology interviewed a group of women involved in housing IT from Adra, Civica, Community Housing, Northgate Public Services, PIMSS Data Systems, Prodo Digital and Rochdale Boroughwide Housing about their various roles in IT, any challenges they’ve faced as women in a traditionally fairly male-dominated sector and how more women can be encouraged to consider…
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Feature Articles
Technology procurement – Cheaper isn’t always better
Housing Technology asked a panel of finance and procurement experts from Aareon, Ark Consultancy, CJC Procurement and Itica for their views around the idea that ‘cheaper isn’t always best’ when it comes to IT procurement and the subtleties of balancing quality versus price. The risks of low cost Commenting on the key risk factors associated…
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The internet of things in housing
Housing Technology interviewed experts on the internet of things (IoT) from BT Enterprise, Comms365, iOpt, Northgate Public Services and Shaw Consulting on the ways in which IoT could help housing providers and their tenants, how to go about introducing an IoT programme and deriving useful data from it, and dealing with a plethora of different…
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GIS and spatial analytics in housing
Housing Technology interviewed experts in GIS and spatial analytics on why housing providers should be considering these technologies, how to use them and what to look out for… How to start Cross Keys Homes’ GIS analyst, David Beswick said, “GIS software, spatially-enabled data and the appropriate technical skills are all vital, but the most important…
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The future of housing management systems
Housing Technology asked experts in housing management systems (HMS) from Civica, Northgate Public Services and Shaw Consulting about the role of HMS in today’s IT and business operations and what to look for when selecting and implementing a new HMS. The latest HMS Commenting on the difference between today’s latest HMS compared with many housing…
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Housing mergers and acquisitions – where does IT fit in?
Housing Technology interviewed senior housing experts from Clearview Systems, Itica, Northgate Public Services, Torus Group and Vantage Business Solutions on the role and impact of technology on housing providers’ mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Existing technologies as M&A drivers Although technology is now widely recognised as being fundamental to housing providers’ operations, for any two or…
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