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Famous DB Nerds #7 (cont)

Larry Ellison

 
  • 1963-64 UIllinois-UC, 1965 UChicago
  • CEO of Oracle Corporation
    • Founded in 1977
      (as Software Dev Labs)
    • First product 1979
      (as Relational Software)
    • Renamed Oracle in 1982
    • Now, world's #1 DB supplier
      (also: Java, Peoplesoft, MySQL)
  • Currently worth ~$60 billion
  • Eccentric, opinionated, flamboyant


Old Silicon Valley Joke:

Q: What's the difference between God and Larry Ellison?

A: God doesn't think he's Larry Ellison.