Customers get vested in certain paradigms of computing, and those large vendors will try to keep those customers in those paradigms of computing for as long as possible. That's where you basically get the term cash cow.

The elites - or managers in companies - no longer control the conversation. This is how insurrections start.

The CMO is expected to spend more on technology than the CIO by 2017.

The real joy in life comes from giving. It comes from service. It comes from doing things for other people. That is what is so powerful about this. Nothing will make you happier than giving.

There is no finish line when it comes to system reliability and availability, and our efforts to improve performance never cease.

Philanthropy can be integrated into business. I believe strongly that companies can be incredible agents of good in the world.

If you look at the top 10 enterprise software companies, a lot of them are important but irrelevant companies. It's really important to be relevant and important.