There’s a difference between what we might call contemporary or trendy workplaces (perhaps the sorts with casual, open-plan offices, games rooms and nap pods) and what we mean when we refer to the modern workplace, although, of course, the two aren’t mutually exclusive. The term ‘modern workplace’ refers more to a set of technological, physical…
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Cyber-security challenges in housing
Housing providers have suffered a spate of cyber-attacks in recent years, some of which have been high-profile, headline-making cases. Cyber criminals target our sector attempting to pillage the vast amounts of personal data held by housing providers and, in some cases, have held the housing provider to ransom. The most common cyber attacks Since June…
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Outsourcing and ‘the great resignation’
In the wake of the pandemic, a new phenomenon has manifested as people reassess their work/life balance, dubbed by the media as ‘the great resignation’. With many employees choosing to resign from their jobs, the great resignation means that businesses are experiencing a significant skills shortage. A recent survey suggested that almost a third of…
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IT service desks & operational efficiency
From PCs and laptops to cloud computing and smart devices in everyone’s pocket, it’s impossible to imagine any successful organisation running smoothly without technology. Unfortunately, without a strong, reliable IT service desk, you’re likely to consume a lot of vital resources just to maintain your IT operations at their current level (let alone improve efficiency…
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At home in the cloud
You read it everywhere – these days, cloud computing is the future! And it’s true, there are many good reasons to move to a cloud-first technology strategy – faster data recovery, flexibility for remote working, practically limitless scalability and, of course, potential cost-savings, but it’s important to remember that the cloud isn’t an all-purpose, all-powerful…
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The top five cyber security challenges in housing for 2022
Cyber crime continues to be a pervasive problem for all businesses in the UK, including housing providers whose push to adopt digital services accounts for an increasingly large digital footprint. The estimated cost of cyber crime across the UK is £27bn each year. Housing providers face unique cyber-security challenges in 2022, owing to several factors….
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