Intuit is getting out of the data center business. The company is selling its largest data center in Quincy, Wash., to H5 Data Centers. The latter is described as one of the largest privately-owned data center operators in this country.

An executive of Automatic Data Processing recently said the economy is moving toward real-time, on-demand payment of workers. Stuart Sackman, corporate VP of global product & technology, noted during ADP’s recent Investors’ Day webcast the trend among ride-share companies and some major retailers.

Intuit CEO Brad Smith expects the already growing do-it-yourself tax preparation market will get a big boost in the next tax season from the new tax law. Smith said this week the law’s making the standard deduction available to more taxpayers will steer many to products such as TurboTax.