Innovative Solutions Could Help Meet Growing Data Storage Demands
We are living in a time when grocery shopping lists automatically load to phones. Parents get alerts each time their children enter and leave the house. Business leaders get real-time updates about their companies' productivity numbers.
As technology continues to evolve — making work and home life more convenient — data storage needs mount.
The more devices people use, the more data storage is needed. All that data will need to be saved somewhere, Microsoft Chief Technical Advisor Dave Crowley said.
“There are billions of devices that are transmitting data,” he said.
“Driverless cars. Where…
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Seattle Trails Toronto For Most Cranes, S.F. Has Highest Increase
Seattle's crane count fell below 50 for the first time since 2015, though it still remains the highest in the nation.
As of January, the city had 45 cranes, according to the Crane Index released by the international property and…
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Tech Giants Like Facebook, Google Are Building Homes To Assuage Housing Concerns. Will Amazon Do The Same?
Residents across the country are grappling with a lack of housing stock and spikes in costs of living spurred by high-paying tech giants like Amazon and Facebook dominating their markets.
To help assuage concerns regarding a lack of affordable and workforce housing, major tech players like Facebook, Google and LinkedIn are venturing into real estate to provide their talent with an affordable place to live.
As Seattle continues to watch its housing market surge with the Amazon effect, questions abound about what may happen to the housing market in its future HQ2 location and what steps — if any — Amazon may take to accommodate its 50,000…
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7 Trends Set To Influence The Future Of The Retail Sector
The effects of e-commerce on retail are well known — but now retailers are needing to pay much closer attention to ethics, the commoditization of time and big data to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to consumer behavior.
New research from JLL shows how seven key trends are affecting the retail industry worldwide, which the broker said could be helpful to the future of the retail sector.
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Washington Holdings Purchases Henry Apartments
Washington Holdings purchased the 100-unit Henry Apartments in North Queen Anne from Daly Partners on Feb. 1 for $42.1M. The five-story building at 24 Etruria St. was built in 2016.
The property offers 22 different unit layouts that range from studios…
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Coming Soon: Amazon's Own Delivery Service
Continuing its push for faster and more efficient delivery, Amazon will soon launch “Shipping with Amazon,” a delivery service that will work with Amazon's third-party merchants to pick up goods from their warehouses and businesses and deliver them to the doors of its consumers.
The service, which Amazon has been working on since 2016, will be introduced in the Los Angeles market first, but could enter markets across the U.S. within the year, the Wall Street Journal reports.
SWA will compete directly with United Parcel Service and FedEx by offering cheaper prices…
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Smartcap Acquires Everett Office Space
Smartcap, a commercial real estate investment company, recently purchased Quadrant I-5 Corporate Park, Building A, for $14.4M from Shelby Co. LLC.
The 75K SF building is at 738 134th St. SW in Everett. The two-story Class-A building sold at a…
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4 North American Cities Whose Olympic Bids Flamed Out
Far too often for cities that successfully bid on hosting the Olympic Games, the risks outweigh the rewards. The host cities are responsible for building the sites where the games will be held, in addition to the feasibility studies, planning, hiring consultants and travel required to sell the International Olympic Committee on a bid.
Even the costs of a failed or pulled Olympic Games bid can have long-term ramifications on the cities that organized the bids. Here are four cities in North America that have either failed to secure an Olympic Games, or relinquished the opportunity.
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8 Things You Need To Know About The Real Estate Retreat Redefining Dealmaking
Once a year, a carefully curated group of commercial real estate's best and brightest converge to build bonds, share experiences and explore conversations beyond the industry.
Welcome to Escape.
What began as an answer to the lack of networking platforms…
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