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The cloud services companies of all sizes the cloud is for everyone. The cloud is a democracy.

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Marc Benioff
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: September 25
Businessman
Businessperson
Chief Executive Officer
San Francisco County
California
Marc Russell Benioff
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Democracy
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Everyone
Computing
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Companies

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