This article on eweek.com (Oracle CEO Larry Ellison Spits on Cloud Computing Hype) has Larry Ellison blasting the hype around cloud computing. He has been quoted in the article:
The interesting thing about cloud computing is that we've redefined cloud computing to include everything that we already do. I can't think of anything that isn't cloud computing with all of these announcements. The computer industry is the only industry that is more fashion-driven than women's fashion. Maybe I'm an idiot, but I have no idea what anyone is talking about. What is it? It's complete gibberish. It's insane. When is this idiocy going to stop? We'll make cloud computing announcements. I'm not going to fight this thing. But I don't understand what we would do differently in the light of cloud computing other than change the wording of some of our ads. That's my view.
Considering Oracle itself has been riding on the cloud wave, with these comments Larry maintains his image of a straightforward maverick calling a spade what he thinks it is -- a spade.
Is this a case of the Emperor's new clothes? If Larry spoke his mind, surely he has come out in the open on something which everyone otherwise thinks is probably the next big thing in IT services.
The interesting thing about cloud computing is that we've redefined cloud computing to include everything that we already do. I can't think of anything that isn't cloud computing with all of these announcements. The computer industry is the only industry that is more fashion-driven than women's fashion. Maybe I'm an idiot, but I have no idea what anyone is talking about. What is it? It's complete gibberish. It's insane. When is this idiocy going to stop? We'll make cloud computing announcements. I'm not going to fight this thing. But I don't understand what we would do differently in the light of cloud computing other than change the wording of some of our ads. That's my view.
Considering Oracle itself has been riding on the cloud wave, with these comments Larry maintains his image of a straightforward maverick calling a spade what he thinks it is -- a spade.
Is this a case of the Emperor's new clothes? If Larry spoke his mind, surely he has come out in the open on something which everyone otherwise thinks is probably the next big thing in IT services.
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