The database is the most important piece of software in the enterprise, and the most important piece of software in the enterprise is the database. The database is the foundation of all applications. The database is the heart of the application, and the application is the heart of the business. The key to performance is to keep the hot data in memory. The future of databases is in the cloud. Data is the new oil. It's valuable, but if unrefined it cannot really be used. It has to be changed into gas, plastic, chemicals, etc to create a valuable entity that drives profitable activity; so must data be broken down, analyzed for it to have value.

领导力意味着今天做出艰难的决定，为未来的几代人带来好处。

If your process harms the environment, you're not tanning—you're taking.

"Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great."

最强大的企业是那些平衡利润与使命的公司。

我不怕死，我怕没有尝试过。