Housing Technology interviewed asset management software specialists from Esri UK, MIS Active Management Systems, Northgate Public Services, Orchard and PIMSS Data Systems about how housing providers should be choosing and using the latest generation of housing asset management software. Do you really need a dedicated asset management system? With many housing providers, particularly smaller ones,…
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Feature Articles
Goliath vs. Lots of Davids…
Making the most of best-of-breed applications and ERP in housing Housing Technology interviewed ERP, application and integration specialists from DtL Creative (David Loudon, founder), Hitachi Solutions Europe (Ciara McMillan, industry director for housing), Mobysoft (Glenn Phillips, CTO) and Manifest Software Solutions (Dave Carr, director) on the merits of housing providers using a single ERP-style platform…
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Digital transformation – Sticking plaster or in-depth surgery?
With digital transformation projects of all sizes, complexity and ambition being considered or undertaken by housing providers at the moment (see elsewhere in this issue), Housing Technology interviewed senior executives from Appello, Community Fibre, Comparex and Northgate Public Services around the theme of ‘digital transformation – sticking plaster or in-depth surgery?’. Does digital transformation require…
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Technology & processes for GDPR in housing
As part of our focus on GDPR in this issue, Housing Technology interviewed seven GDPR experts from Aareon, BT, Clearview, Data Protection People, Hitachi Solutions and Impact Reporting on how housing providers should approach the impending legislation. Urgent GDPR issues Regarding which aspects of GDPR housing providers should address most urgently (i.e. the ‘quick wins’),…
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Cloud services vs. on-premise IT
With cloud-based services now being widely used among UK social housing providers alongside or even supplanting traditional on-premise IT services, Housing Technology asked senior executives from Civica, IT Lab, Kykloud and Riverlite for their views on the merits of these two technology models. Advantages and disadvantages of on-premise IT Civica’s executive director of outsourcing, Gary…
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Orchard & Civica on the future of finance management systems
Housing Technology interviewed Civica’s managing director for housing and asset management, Jeff Hewitt, and Orchard’s marketing officer, Craig Tither, about recent changes to housing providers’ financial management systems, ERP systems vs. dedicated housing applications, and the move towards web- and app-based systems. How do today’s financial management systems (FMS) differ to those from five years’…
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