Larry Ellison - What The Hell Is Cloud Computing?
What it is
A short clip of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, speaking to financial analysts in September 2008, questioning what cloud computing even means. He calls it a fashion-driven buzzword.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN mostly cites it as an ironic bit of history, since Oracle later pivoted hard to the cloud.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2012, last 2023
What HN commenters said
“Larry Ellison, of all people, nails it”
Ellison skewering cloud as a buzzword
snowwrestler, 2013-02 · Recommendation · in “Why Amazon Hired a Car Mechanic to Run Its Cloud Empire”
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Topics: larry ellison, oracle, cloud, buzzwords, 2008
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