John Foley
John Foley’s Biography
A tech journalist with 25+ years of experience, I launched the Cloud Database Report on Substack in 2021, providing insights on modern data management. I strive to make complex technologies accessible to a wide audience of business and tech professionals. My background spans databases, AI, enterprise software, open systems, cloud, developer, and data centers. My articles have been published by Acceleration Economy, Cloud Wars, Forbes, InformationWeek, Open Systems Today, CommunicationsWeek, The Christian Science Monitor, Seattle Business Magazine, and other media.
I've had the privilege of interviewing and/or working with a Who's Who of the tech industry, including Larry Ellison, Mark Hurd, Safra Catz, Bill Gates, Satya Nadella, Thomas Kurian, Andy Jassy, Werner Vogels, Jim Whitehurst, Marc Benioff, Aneel Bhusri, Bill McDermott, Scott McNealy, John Chambers, Carly Fiorina, Rob Carter, Randy Mott, Paul Otellini, Linus Torvalds, Ray Ozzie, and the late, great Microsoft researcher Jim Gray.