CDW has completed the implementation of a completely new IT infrastructure, storage and DR platform for newly-created Vivid Housing. The formation of Vivid involved bringing together two Hampshire-based housing providers, First Wessex Housing and Sentinel Housing, each with similar aims but different systems and processes. First Wessex and Sentinel both had IT infrastructures that were…
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CNT’s ‘zero touch’ Fujitsu storage at Ongo
Ongo has deployed a Fujitsu all-flash storage solution from Central Networks and Technologies to support 70 applications, 450 users and 15,000 tenants, leading to a 20-fold increase in performance. Ongo Homes was previously using a combination of three storage platforms to support its business operations and Citrix desktops. However, the lack of capacity across these…
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Scottish RSLs invest in RentSense
Six Scottish housing providers and local authorities have signed up for Mobysoft’s predictive analytics Rentsense software within the first three months of 2018, primarily to mitigate the effects of the introduction of full-service universal credit. Gregor Booth, operations director, Waverley Housing Association, said, “We wanted to plan for the full-service roll out of universal credit…
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McDougall’s BigChange productivity gains
As part of its provision of reactive repair services to social housing providers, McDougall Group has boosted the productivity of its mobile workforce with the introduction of mobile working software from BigChange. McDougall’s entire mobile operations in central Scotland are managed using BigChange, with the cloud-based system handling all work planning, CRM, scheduling and reporting…
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Riverside chooses Capita’s One HMS
Riverside has selected Capita’s One housing management system to support its house-building programme. Capita One will enable a 360-degree view of Riverside tenants and properties and support the automation of many of the housing provider’s day-to-day processes. The new housing management system also includes full asset management capabilities for Riverside’s property development strategy. Carol Matthews,…
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Orchard welcomes new CEO
Housing software provider Orchard has appointed Pat Clarke as its new CEO following the retirement of Ian Shard earlier this year. Clarke has over 20 years’ experience in senior technology leadership roles, including CEO of Tandberg Data and VP of EMEA and Asia at Arcserve. Pat Clarke, CEO, Orchard, said, “I am proud to join…
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