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Awaab’s Law is Coming to Scotland — Are You Ready from a Data & Process Perspective?
With Scottish draft regulations mirroring the intent of Awaab’s Law, housing associations can’t afford to wait until reporting deadlines arrive to think about data. Early decisions on how damp and mould information is captured, structured and flowed through Civica Housing Cx will determine whether future reporting is meaningful or misleading. This piece explores why early thinking matters, how Scottish and English approaches differ, and five practical, data-first steps Cx tea

Jim Walker
Jan 295 min read


Are Your Database Sizes Growing Out of Control?
Databases have a habit of growing quietly in the background until, one day, they’re suddenly everyone’s problem. Storage might feel cheap, but the ripple effects of an oversized database are anything but. Longer nightly ETL runs, sluggish reporting, bloated backups, and clogged networks all trace back to unchecked growth. The result? Your business loses precious time and flexibility, especially when jobs that should finish in an hour creep into the early morning.
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Jim Walker
Aug 27, 20254 min read


Don't Stick a Plaster Over Poor User Data: Why Transparent Reporting Matters
In the world of Business Intelligence (BI), it can be tempting to tidy up, or hide bad data so that it "looks right". When you're...

Jim Walker
May 30, 20255 min read


The Post Office Scandal...What do we take from it?
The Post Office Scandal: What Do We Take from It? The Post Office scandal, one of the most significant miscarriages of justice in recent...

Jim Walker
Mar 28, 20253 min read

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