How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world's fastest growing software company in less than a decade? For the first time, Marc Benioff, the visionary founder, chairman and CEO of salesforce.com, tells how he and his team created and used new business, technology, and philanthropic models tailored to this time of extraordinary change. Showing how salesforce.com not only survived the dotcom implosion of 2001, but went on to define itself as the leader of the cloud computing revolution and spark a $46-billion dollar industry, Benioff's story will help business leaders and entrepreneurs stand out, innovate better, and grow faster in any economic climate. In "Behind the Cloud," Benioff shares the strategies that have inspired employees, turned customers into evangelists, leveraged an ecosystem of partners, and allowed innovation to flourish.

软件终结者：马克·贝尼奥夫

云计算教父

互联网产业变革大师

Salesforce.com 创始人、董事长兼CEO

■ 《商业周刊》“ebiz 25”

■ 2003《财富》评选的“10 大新晋企业骄子”

■ 2005 世界经济论坛评选的“明日全球领袖”

■ 2005 DEMO 世界级改革家奖

■ 2006 网络世界 50 位最具影响力人物

■ 2006 NEA 杰出企业家

■ 2007 安永年度企业家

■ 2008 VNU 年度10 佳 IT 首席执行官

■ 2008 CRO 年度 CEO

1999 年，马克创办的Salesforce.com 在短短10年内，已经从一个革命性的创意蜕变成云计算产业的市场与技术领导者、一家世界最具竞争力的市值百亿美元的上市公司。

2000 年，马克成立了Salesforce.com 基金会。该机构今天已发展成市值数百万美元的全球性慈善组织。他也是《商业改变世界》和《悲悯的资本主义》作者。马克·贝尼奥夫目前居住在旧金山。

卡莱尔·阿德勒（Carlye Adler）

卡莱尔是一名记者，其文章见诸于《商业周刊》《财富》《时代》等各类媒体。她曾两次被TJFR 集团（The Journalist & Financial Reporting Group）提名为“30 岁以下最具影响力的商业记者”。