Apple iMacs are Baaaaaccckkkk!
Wanna talk Flash storage vs hard disk? The future price of technology vs pricing today? Windows 7 (or is it 8 coming soon as usual) vs Lion? Microsoft vs Apple… again? Or will the Cloud put them both out of business?
And just when you thought it was safe to go out and buy a new PC, Steve Jobs comes along and raises the bar for everyone. Integrated Flash storage means better and faster, but not cheaper. What an incredible visionary he is. Still, it is what’s coming and will make everyone’s life better… I think. Hmmm, before all we had to do was replace a hard disk to get more storage, now we have to replace the whole PC? Apple of course likes this a lot.
And Windows 8 may still be 2 years away. Ugh, stuck with Win7 for awhile. Still, we got pads and more pads coming to play with for Christmas.
Next we talk the technology talk for real estate… and see who can really walk the walk. I think some will be very surprised as to how astute some of our real estate clients are and what they are demanding. Not just blogs and Twitter, but performance, security, customization, integration, and reports. And did I say more reports?
More next time.
-Warren Bailey
Warren Bailey is Vice President of Corporate Technology at NAI Global.
About the author
Scope of Service Experience 20+ years in the technology service side of corporate services. Expertise in initial client engagements and management of technology implementations with multiple types of software applications. Focus on working with clients in understanding technology needs, processes, costs, scope of work (both startup and long term). Education BS in Architecture - University of Oklahoma. BS in Environmental Design - University of Oklahoma. Previously a licensed architect and general contractor. On-going course work with Oracle and other database and web applications. Background & Experience 1. Strategic Alliance Manager for Archibus Inc. Led the effort for the alliance with NAI Global, as well as other major international corporations including Johnson Controls, CBRE, Sequentra Solutions & USI Realestate, Cisco, and other international design and construction companies. 2. Former Vice President with technology group for Cushman & Wakefield. 3. Owned own company in California for 10 years, providing over 300 million sq. ft. of technology projects to Fortune 1000 companies and institutions throughout the US. Worked with most major market segments. Developed early web based real estate applications for several international companies for real estate and call center operations. 4. Previously a licensed dealer for Archibus; Peregrine; Autodesk. 5. Previously a licensed Architect and general contractor. Significant Transactions Technology Implementations: 1. Largest Archibus implementation in the world at the time for Kaiser Permanente. 2. First facility mgmt application development for Autodesk (makers of AutoCAD). 3. Other clients included Bank of America; Lucent Technologies; Intuit; Kaiser Permanente; Charles Schwab; Stanford University; Stanford Medical Center; Mills College; Silicon Graphics; Roche BioScience; Grubb & Ellis; Genentech; UC San Francisco Medical Center; ABD Insurance; Contra Costa County, CA; Levis; Novell; Sun Microsystems; Marriott Corporation; SBC Pac Bell; Pacific Gas & Electric; and others.
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