Bill Maris

And they said, well, that's where our email and websites live.

And they said, well, that's where our email and websites live.

And as can happen to many of us, I had a moment where I felt like I was bathed in the light of inspiration.

And as can happen to many of us, I had a moment where I felt like I was bathed in the light of inspiration.

And I thought,

And I thought,

I think I've glimpsed the future.

I think I've glimpsed the future.

I think I can maybe make a business out of this, because if you can have our website and email in your closet, how many websites and emails could I put in my closet?

I think I can maybe make a business out of this, because if you can have our website and email in your closet, how many websites and emails could I put in my closet?

So I immediately quit my job, because I had kind of glimpsed through a keyhole, and through that keyhole, I thought I saw the internet, and I saw a data center, and it looked something like this.

So I immediately quit my job, because I had kind of glimpsed through a keyhole, and through that keyhole, I thought I saw the internet, and I saw a data center, and it looked something like this.

Or maybe when I say data center,

Or maybe when I say data center,

You think of something like this or something like this.

You think of something like this or something like this.

But in 1997, a state-of-the-art data center looked almost exactly like this.

But in 1997, a state-of-the-art data center looked almost exactly like this.

We had three servers, a small, medium, and large.

We had three servers, a small, medium, and large.