Autonomy was shopped to us. We looked at the price and thought it was absurdly high. Larry Ellison absurdlyautonomyhigh Change image and share on social
We think a modern cloud lets you decide when you want to upgrade. We don't decide for you. Larry Ellison clouddecidelet Change image and share on social
I started NetSuite. NetSuite was my idea. I called up Evan Goldberg and said, 'We're going to do ERP on the Internet, software-as-a-service.' Six months later Marc Benioff, finding out what NetSuite was doing, and kind of copied it. Larry Ellison benioffcallcopy share on social
Oracle's latest database, version 12c, was specifically designed for the cloud. Oracle 12c makes all your Oracle applications multitenant applications without you having to make any changes whatsoever to your applications. Larry Ellison 12capplicationcloud share on social
It's surreal to think that I own this beautiful island. It doesn't feel like anyone can own Lanai. What it feels like to me is this really cool 21st-century engineering project, where I get to work with the people of Lanai to create a prosperous and sustainable Eden in the Pacific. Larry Ellison 21stbeautifulcentury share on social
To model yourself after Steve Jobs is like, 'I'd like to paint like Picasso, what should I do? Should I use more red?' Larry Ellison jobmodelpaint Change image and share on social
Taking care of your employees is extremely important and very, very visible. Larry Ellison careemployeeextremely Change image and share on social
We have an ideal location for a couple of organic wineries on the island. But the reintroduction of commercial agriculture to Lanai is 100% dependent upon increasing the available water on the island. So we're going to use solar energy to convert seawater to fresh water. Larry Ellison agriculturecommercialconvert share on social
I'm in two modes when I'm on Lanai: In engineering mode, I'm trying to find the right place for the reservoir and the desalination plant, and looking at designs for new hotel rooms. The rest of the time, I'm in decompression mode. I'm on Hulopoe Beach, going for a swim, or on my paddleboard surrounded by 100 spinner dolphins. Larry Ellison beachdecompressiondesalination share on social
The social network is the paradigm of the modern service application. Larry Ellison applicationmodernnetwork Change image and share on social