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Zhou Feng was quite happy, because the truth here is far more complicated than what Ni Qiang said.However, the most important thing is to make Boss Zhou understand in a simple way of expression.

Next is the point.

Zhou Feng said in a deep voice: "Based on the open source framework of MySQL, the native database of Ziwei Cloud developed by us has been launched in internal testing in October last year, but there are many problems. Far more than Feitian database."

Dr. Ni Qiang explained this, "It's not that our team can't do it, it's that we have higher requirements for cloud databases and challenged many larger and broader technical problems."

Zhou Buqi nodded, expressing his understanding, "The application scale is larger."

Ni Qiang smiled, "Almost."

"What?" Zhou Buqi saw their solemnity, and was a little puzzled, "What's the matter, the problem is difficult to solve?"

Ni Qiang said: "It is difficult to solve, but it is not impossible to solve. The key is that there is now a contradiction in choice, which comes from Kurian who has more say."

"Kurian?"

Zhou Buqi was a little surprised.

I didn't expect this to be related to him.

However, it is absolutely convincing to say that Kurian has a greater right to speak.

Kurian previously served as Oracle's technical director, product director, vice president of technology, vice president of engineering, and then senior vice president in charge of engineering and technology. He is the chief scientist of Oracle database and is in charge of Oracle's global data base. million developers.

Although Dr. Ni Qiang is already an excellent scientist in the database industry, he is still several levels behind Kurian, who is enough to rank among the top five in the global database field.

Zhou Feng sighed, "Kurian also has a team in Silicon Valley, and he is also developing cloud databases. However, his actions are relatively slow, and he just completed the internal launch in May this year."

Zhou Buqi twitched the corner of his mouth, "Curian also set up a cloud database?"

"Correct."

"Why didn't you use yours?"

"This one……"

Zhou Feng was a little embarrassed.

Ni Qiang was also a little embarrassed and scratched his head, "Maybe he has too high a vision to look down on. I went to Silicon Valley to meet him, but he scolded me all the time, saying that the product I developed was just a lump..."

Zhou Buqi snorted, not wanting to spoil his prestige with other people's aspirations, and said coldly: "That kid Kurian has too many thoughts, he just wants to do it alone and take the credit in his own hands, instead of supporting your development. The database, let the greatest credit to you."

"what?"

Ni Qiang was shocked.

Zhou Feng also looked incredible, "No way?"

Zhou Buqi said: "This kind of thing is not once or twice. This Indian guy is good at everything, but he is greedy for credit, and he just wants to take all the credit for himself."

"This……"

Ni Qiang and Zhou Feng looked at each other in disbelief.

Zhou Buqi then found a reason for Kurian, and sighed: "However, this is also human nature. Ziweixing is a company run by us Chinese. As an Indian, he will inevitably feel like an outsider in his mentality. Whatever he lacks, he will try his best to prove himself and show the value of the company's high salary in hiring him."

Ni Qiang finds it difficult to empathize with this, "Well, I do too, so to speak... When I used to work in Silicon Valley, I also had this kind of mentality. I was afraid of being looked down upon by those foreigners, and I just wanted to continue to prove my strength."

Zhou Buqi encouraged them with a smile: "So, if Kurian has some excessive criticism, don't take it too seriously. Ziweixing and Ziweixing International are two companies. Do your own thing and be confident. "

Ni Qiang said embarrassingly: "However, there is a cost problem here. According to Kurian's meaning, organizing two large teams at the same time to develop two cloud-native databases is too much investment. It is best to put technology Resources are concentrated."

"Ok?"

Zhou Buqi was slightly taken aback.

Sitting on the sofa smoking a cigarette, Dr. Wang Jian, who hadn't spoken for a long time, said, "It actually makes sense. It's not too difficult to develop a database for your own use. The Feitian database is very good. However, the future of cloud computing, in addition to providing In addition to server leasing services, we must also provide many platform-based and software-based services, and a public-facing cloud database is essential.”

Zhou Buqi vaguely remembered, "Well, you said it a few years ago."

Wang Jian was very happy that the big boss still remembered his suggestion a few years ago, and said with a smile: "However, it is a big project to develop a mature cloud database that can be open to the public. I heard that Facebook also The plan to remove IOE was launched, and a database was developed relying on the open source framework of MySQL. However, it was only for their internal use and was not commercially available. There are huge challenges for self-use and commercial use.”

Zhou Feng added: "If it is for commercial use, the product must be mature and stable enough, otherwise, once the database fails, it will bring losses to customers. Not to mention smashing the signboard, we have to pay a large sum of money."

The conclusions of the three doctors gave Zhou Buqi a deeper understanding of commercial databases.

If you want to be a commercial database, let alone purely self-developed, even if you rely on foreign open source frameworks to develop, it is still a difficult road to the blue sky.

It's like brewing your own wine and drinking it yourself, it's easy.

It is another matter if you want to sell wine in the market after brewing, especially if you want to build a brand to compete with Moutai and Wuliangye, you can imagine how difficult it is.

Zhou Buqi sat on the sofa, picked up a cup of coffee, and thought about it: "So what Kurian means is to concentrate on big things and only develop a cloud database."

"Correct."

Ni Qiang was somewhat unwilling.

Zhou Buqi understood at a glance, "He wants you to give up the cloud database A that you have worked so hard to develop, and then join his team to work on his cloud database B together."

"Correct."

Ni Qiang sighed.

This kind of thing is not reconciled to anyone.After finally developing the product, and then not being liked by others, it will be discarded.

It was as if fate had played a trick.

After Ni Qiang joined Ziweixing, he replaced Yang Zhenkun as the chief database scientist, and then downgraded the importance of the Feitian database.

Unexpectedly, a similar thing might happen to me too.It might even be worse, not downgraded, but scrapped.

Zhou Feng's position is more fair, and he said calmly: "It is already extremely difficult to develop a commercial cloud database. It is too unrealistic to develop two at the same time. This is not only due to cost considerations, but also Talent utilization and risk assessment considerations.”

Zhou Buqi then asked a very crucial question, "Johnny, is it better to develop the database developed by Kurian, or the database developed by your team?"

"This one……"

Ni Qiang blushed suddenly, wanting to scold the big boss.

Isn't this nonsense?
Kuriana is a figure at the top of the pyramid in the database field. His R&D center is still in Silicon Valley, and he can recruit a large number of world-class database talents.

Dr. Wang Jian is now the chief technology officer of Ziwei Star, and his perspective will be clearer. He said indifferently: "Although the foreign version of the database was launched half a year later than Johnny's version, after internal application, all indicators are far away. Leading, generally leading by 40%-80%. Even many business executives have contacted me in private, saying that they are willing to support the company's internal product development, and are willing to be a guinea pig for experiments. However, they want to get overseas That version of the database for testing."

Ni Qiang was so depressed that he couldn't speak.

This is really the biggest flaw.

Kurian's team has more scientists, stronger technical attributes, and better product trial results. Even domestic business teams are willing to support Kurian's version.

How can we fight?
If you want to give up, you must give up this version of Ni Qiang's cloud database, and then merge Ni Qiang's team into Kurian's team to help him.

Zhou Buqi asked, "Which business team?"

This is actually a secret in the workplace. Wang Jian hesitated for a moment, but thought that this is the big boss, so he didn't hesitate, "Many, mainly Guo Pengfei and Zhang Xuhao."

Hearing the words "Guo Pengfei", Ni Qiang almost fainted, and even Boss Guo didn't support him.

Zhou Buqi knew what was in his mind, acted calmly, and nodded, "Is Kurian's version of the database good?"

"Very good." Dr. Wang Jian gave a very fair evaluation, "It is much better than the version developed by us. However, there is still a long way to go before commercial use, and there are too many technical issues that need to be solved." solved."

Zhou Feng added: "So what Kurian means, let us stop researching here, not to mention wasting resources and money, but also wasting talents. There are still many problems to be solved in his version of the cloud database. He wants our team to help them with some technical glitches."

It's like building a house.

It is too wasteful to build two houses at the same time, with limited manpower and great difficulty.It's better to let Kurian be the chief designer to build the house, and further increase, improve, reinforce, and strengthen it. Ni Qiang can lead the team to do some internal bricklayer work.

Both parties work together to build this house.

Zhou Buqi then asked: "Where is the technical committee? Have you given any opinions?"

Ni Qiang seemed to see hope, "The domestic technical committee hopes to be retained. The cultivation of talents is mainly to provide opportunities. If my team is merged into Kurian's team, the importance will be downgraded, which is very It is difficult to participate in the development of the core level, and you can only do some corner work, and the growth of talents will be limited. I think we should cultivate excellent talents in China and give them opportunities.”

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Well, this is the truth. Everyone's growth comes from experience. Without experience, it is difficult to grow."