We didn't set out to build a better data warehouse. We set out to build data warehousing the way it should have been built if the cloud existed first.
AWS charges you to move your own data out of their cloud. We charge zero egress fees. Let the customer decide where to put their data without being punished for moving it.
I mocked cloud computing. Then I built a 50 billion dollar cloud business. I am allowed to change my mind.
Cloud is not the future. Cloud is the present. We had to move fast or be left behind.
The best way to predict the future is to invent it. That's what we did with cloud computing.
The Bessemer Cloud Index wasn’t just an index. It was a statement: cloud is a real category, and here’s the data to prove it.
The cloud isn't less secure than on-premise. It's usually more secure. But the legal industry's perception hasn't caught up.
I don't even think we mentioned the word cloud networking when I joined Arista.