CRM - Earnings call transcript Q3 2017

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Operator

Good afternoon. My name is Doris, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Salesforce Q3 Fiscal 2018 Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers' remarks there will be a question-and-answer session. you. Thank Instructions] [Operator turn over now Mr. our the will to call host I Cummings, Relations. of John Investor SVP go please Sir, ahead.

John Cummings

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Marc Benioff

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Keith Block

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Mark Hawkins

Great. Thanks Keith.

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Operator

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Heather Bellini

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Marc Benioff

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Bret Taylor

truly mentioned our directly or the sell being not Marc just trend and traditional capabilities started view are seeing directly it's not bought that's CRM and sometimes whether that both the whether powerful partners you platform now, it's because BXC or sell that area company And what one company both I mean with of whether cloud our I that customers we're distributors the is, customer platform doing advantage provide like they or so they or line to a you for customers a sure. BXB indirectly. customers in we're are think product with hybrid something investing choosing in is future. about strategic so we really are through think many platform us Ducati its that as Yes, is is reason the our Salesforce and our both can or a really in company, or company primarily. do the BXB single vendors our and the but the product we is really also company you BXC can -- the them a which we're connecting where do unique I marketing offer marketing that grow reason their the And these vendor

Mark Hawkins

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Operator

JPMorgan. with Our Mark next question of is from Murphy line the

Mark Murphy

is your Yes. a CRM competitors most quarter. of technologies and very strong still Thank technologies. the on-premise question or Benioff, are hybrid much on My relying Marc older on you for congratulations

AI if AI is scalable to had that bit to tap so those in a they data those into reservoir the wanted you compute way handle in government said also closing Homeland one kind think on-premise ask point public deals And the suffer future, think finally to do of mentioned Salesforce you your you to is the its that the if could Salesforce of Security, algorithms inability largest reaching can't from to capacity adoption going can? where be power tipping faster? cloud of has you of going And I you the technologies recently sector and the just federal the do begin to move

Marc Benioff

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Bret Taylor

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Keith Block

Mark this is Keith.

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Operator

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Keith Weiss

Hawkins, got are this really question Question you for you in the pipeline, a QX. a taking and for Hawkins. Mr. seasonality how in this kind follow-up the then of a that and QX, board deals normal the was going Thank that you Keith its, seeing prior a terms ahead suite? you back-half one And what big the across sort business or how wall-to-wall your of for that in deals, these of congratulations more the more and QX? sort the more related been on of we've for a of going have deal perhaps and today seen signed are often all phrase a years are in and seasonality Mark what's used describing quarter guys guys Keith, strong and in selling has strong we get entire in sort of not for was overall business pushing QX become of guys into just really prevalent quarter, that

Keith Block

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Mark Hawkins

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Operator

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Kash Rangan

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Marc Benioff

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Keith Block

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Mark Hawkins

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Operator

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Michael Nemeroff

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Keith Block

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Operator

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Terry Tillman

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Keith Block

Yes.

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Operator

is question next Our line of from MoffettNathanson. the with Adam Holt

Adam Holt

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Keith Block

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Marc Benioff

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Bret Taylor

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Operator

Lamba Abhey Mizuho line Our next with the question Securities. is of from

Abhey Lamba

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Operator

Our is Citi. from next line the with question Walter Pritchard of

Walter Pritchard

Thanks. Hi.

I think question for Marc Benioff.

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Marc Benioff

for that thanks Well, question.

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and our center. Amazon Salesforce a is alliance have we Australia mentioned which You Canada turned for on and strategic data

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Bret Taylor

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Walter Pritchard

Great. Thank you.

Operator

from next with is question Our Jennifer Lowe UBS. the line of

Jennifer Lowe

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Marc Benioff

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Operator

question with the Wood next Cowen & line from Derrick of Company. Our is

Derrick Wood

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Marc Benioff

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Keith Block

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Operator

last Deutsche question our Bank. Karl the Keirstead And line comes with from of

Karl Keirstead

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Mark Hawkins

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Operator

questions the the like Marc over in turn all the we to to queue. Mr. I'd back That's have Benioff. call

Marc Benioff

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Operator

gentlemen, Thank for participation. this conclude Ladies does you today's your call. and conference

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Salesforce (CRM) 21 Nov 172017 Q3 Earnings call transcript