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Mike Stonebraker’s Formula for Making a Difference While Taming Big Data

Posted on August 17, 2015 by GilPress

If Michael Stonebraker had a coat of arms, it would have “Make it Happen” as a motto and “Make a Difference” as a slogan (or battle cry), arranged above and below a three-dimensional web of ones and zeros. For more … Continue reading →

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Michael Stonebraker: Turing Lecture, June 13, 2015

Posted on August 4, 2015 by GilPress

I’m clearly wired towards make it happen opportunities and then go do them. For startups—have a good idea and then make it happen for 10 years. Where to get good ideas: talk to users; talk to more users; hang around … Continue reading →

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