Please, please, please, my dear competition. We can beat each other and fight each other as much as we want and argue, but do not predict how a system really works when you really don't know and don't want to know. Either be better informed, or don't do it. Hasso Plattner arguebeatcompetition share on social
New applications will have to deal with big data. We have to analyze it on the fly, so we have to have a system that is transactional and analytical at the same time. We cannot have a multi-stage system. This is too slow for modern applications. Hasso Plattner analyticanalyzeapplication share on social
This is where the world is going: direct access from anywhere to any type of data, whether it's a small piece of data or a small answer but a long algorithm to create that answer. The user doesn't care about this. Hasso Plattner accessalgorithmanswer share on social
Fans don't like owners. They know they are somewhere - actually, in Germany, some owners are anonymous. Fans don't sympathize with owners, so ownership stays in the back. Hasso Plattner anonymousbackfan Change image and share on social
Africa touches me. At night, there's this thought in your brain that a million years ago we started here. Hasso Plattner africaagobrain Change image and share on social
Americans are not afraid of the future. Hasso Plattner afraidamericanfuture Change image and share on social
In the '80s, when Gretzky came to the World Championships in the second or third game, you'd see this guy skating circles around the other ones. Unbelievable. Hasso Plattner 80schampionshipcircle Change image and share on social
The Y2K problem is not caused by technical limitations. We simply forgot to think of the problem. Hasso Plattner causeforgetlimitation Change image and share on social
It's not good if owners of sports teams are talking to sports journalists, bypassing the manager. That goes in the wrong direction wherever it happens. Therefore, I'll refrain from doing this at all. Hasso Plattner bypassdirectiongood Change image and share on social
