Summary of Larry Ellison Interview at D10 - All Things Digital Conference 2012 (Full Video)

00:00:00 - 00:50:00

In this video, Larry Ellison discusses the state of Silicon Valley, the importance of being number one in a particular industry, and the challenges and opportunities facing Oracle. He also gives advice to President Obama on how to spur greater economic development in the United States.

• 00:00:00 Larry Ellison is the CEO of Oracle Corporation, which he has been since 1977. He has seen Silicon Valley grow and change over the years, and he has had the opportunity to lead one of the most successful technology companies in Silicon Valley's history. He discusses the current state of Silicon Valley and his thoughts on the future of the industry.
• 00:05:00 Larry Ellison discusses the state of innovation, how it has changed over the years, and where he think it is going. He also refers to the "network computer" concept, which he started developing 20 years ago.
• 00:10:00 Larry Ellison discusses how Silicon Valley is continuing to evolve with the advent of cloud computing and how Oracle is leading the charge. He also discusses how the cycle of innovation works and how consumers have become more instrumented through the use of social media.
• 00:15:00 In this interview, Larry Ellison discusses the importance of technology and how it has changed over time. He also mentions how Facebook and Google have revolutionized modern marketing.
• 00:20:00 Larry Ellison discusses the importance of being number one in a particular industry, and how his engineering team at Oracle is focused on developing hardware products. He also discusses his role at Oracle and how he spends his days working on product plans and meeting with engineers.
• 00:25:00 Oracle announced their new platform as a service, database service, and applications suite called "Oracle Fusion". The suite is based on Oracle's "Oxidated Exa Logic" machines, which are more secure and modern than virtualization technology and easier to upgrade than multi-tenancy setups.
• 00:30:00 The video discusses the lawsuit HP filed when Oracle refused to port new versions of its software to HP's new hardware platform, the Titanium. The jury found that Google had violated Oracle's copyrights and the CEO, Meg Whitman, has since expressed her regret over the decision. In a separate interview, Ellison discusses his thoughts on the relationship between Apple and AP. He praises HP for its history, but says that he wishes the company had fired Mark Hurd and hired Leo Apotheker instead.
• 00:35:00 Larry Ellison discusses the challenges and opportunities facing Oracle, including the need to compete with IBM in the services sector. He also discusses his passion for sailing and his belief that he can still compete against IBM in the database, middleware, and servers markets.
• 00:40:00 Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle, discusses the company's competitive environment, including the threat posed by Salesforce. He also notes that Oracle has a long history of success and is currently the number one company in the world in ERP. He doesn't believe that Workday, a smaller competitor, has a chance of competing against Oracle in the long term.
• 00:45:00 Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle Corporation, discusses his company's successes and failures in the digital age. He also gives advice to President Obama on how to spur greater economic development in the United States.
• 00:50:00 Larry Ellison, the CEO of Oracle, discusses the difficulties of bringing technology companies back to the United States due to a lack of skilled manufacturing engineers. He recommends a more balanced immigration policy that invites skilled immigrants to stay in the United States and contribute to the economy.