Leadership means making tough decisions today that will benefit future generations.

Don’t let fear stop you from chasing your dreams.

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.

The more you dwell in the past, the less you prepare for the future.

Leadership is about making tough decisions with courage and empathy, even when they’re unpopular.