Whether we like it or not, data is everywhere. When you fill in a form, that’s data. When asked in job interviews, “how would your friends describe you?”, that’s data. When you buy something online, that’s data. In fact, it’s this digital data that can prove invaluable to housing providers. Every online transaction creates a…
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Go digital or go home
By 2025, all housing providers will need to be fully digital, according to recent research from Altair & 3C Consultants. That’s a bold statement to make, but one that makes you sit up and think. Imagine the clock has turned back a few years; not long ago, losing a laptop meant losing your data. In…
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IT risk management – Tracking, monitoring and mitigating
Housing Technology interviewed IT risk experts from Incline-IT, Northgate Public Services, Riskhub and Waterstons on what IT risks housing providers should be keeping a close eye on and how they can plan for and mitigate those risks. What are the IT risks specific to social housing? Trevor Hampton, director of housing solutions, Northgate Public Services,…
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Waterstons Academy Lite – free training and development
Author: James Alderson, Waterstons In response to the current pandemic, we’ve turned our internal corporate university – external! We’ve always looked to share knowledge at Waterstons and we thought it would be especially useful to anyone furloughed. Through Waterstons Academy Lite we’ll be sharing courses on a wide range of topics, from risk management through to…
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Mobile working 2.0
Housing Technology interviewed mobile working experts from 1st Touch, Incom Business Systems, Intercity Telecom and Waterstons on the new wave of mobile working practices, their predictions for the future and merits of the different technology platforms. It is safe to say that the use of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, is now well…
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IT infrastructure trends in housing
Housing Technology interviewed experts from Castle Computer Services, JMC IT and Waterstons on their views of how housing providers’ IT infrastructures are likely to change over the next few years and also to predict the ‘next big thing’ for new technologies. Key IT infrastructure trends Enabling seamless mobile working and, as a closely-related area, the…
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