Meet Luis – New Payara Starter Published on 03 Feb 2022 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: Fish Food, Giving BackTagged Community, Fish Food, news & events Welcome to another of our new starters: Luis, Java Software Engineer, based in Brazil! We found out a bit more about Luis in this quick Q+A – from his favourite piece of music for productivity, to the fact he takes advantage of his location by watching the famous Brazilian football team in action. Just make sure you don’t assume he creates spreadsheets all day… Continue reading “Meet Luis – New Payara Starter”
Leaving Jakarta, Place for Jakarta EE, Programming – a Remote-First Success Story Published on 28 Jan 2022 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: Fish Food, Payara LifeTagged Community, Jakarta EE, Payara Community Being a remote-first company means our employees can make living decisions based on their needs, rather than their commute. Our brand-new Software Engineer Arie is feeling this benefit. He lived for the last four years in Jakarta, the largest city of Indonesia, and namesake of the programming specifications for Java, used with our product, Payara Platform: Jakarta EE. He was able to move back to his hometown Banjarmasin, South Borneo, because of Payara’s remote-first policy, hiring all employees as purely remote workers. Continue reading “Leaving Jakarta, Place for Jakarta EE, Programming – a Remote-First Success Story “
Permissionless Co-Marketing: When One of Us Shines, We All Shine! Published on 21 Jan 2022 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: Fish FoodTagged Community, marketing It’s likely you haven’t heard of Permissionless Co-Marketing. It’s Marketing’s kindest secret weapon – and it’s everywhere! Amanda Natividad, VP of Marketing for SparkToro, sums it up in her excellent Twitter thread: “Permissionless Co-Marketing is aligning yourself with other brands by promoting them in your work. The payoff? Earning goodwill and setting the foundation for potential collaboration.” Continue reading “Permissionless Co-Marketing: When One of Us Shines, We All Shine!”
5 Benefits of Remote-First Companies Published on 22 Dec 2021 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: Fish Food, Giving Back, Payara LifeTagged Community, culture The COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses around the world to reconsider their working models. Companies that had never offered employees to work from home were suddenly moving to remote-friendly working arrangements just to stay afloat. The continuing concerns over the pandemic have accelerated the growth of remote work, and it’s predicted that 32% of all employees worldwide will be remote by the end of the year (up from 17% of remote employees in 2019). The pandemic has reshaped the work world, potentially for good. Continue reading “5 Benefits of Remote-First Companies”
How To Reinvent Your Office Party For Remote Working Published on 17 Dec 2021 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: Fish Food For the past two years, Christmas, Hanukkah, Diwali, Thanksgiving and more have all looked different. In-person celebrations are often not possible, due to lockdown restrictions coming into place in many different countries. Company parties, often held before businesses close for a winter break, are likely to take place online rather than in a shared physical space. Continue reading “How To Reinvent Your Office Party For Remote Working”
Payara Unaffected by Log4j Vulnerability Published on 14 Dec 2021 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: News & EventsTagged Community, Payara Community To determine Log4j vulnerability, Payara has investigated its products: Payara Server Community Payara Micro Community Payara Server Enterprise Payara Micro Enterprise Payara Cloud and concluded that all remained unaffected. Continue reading “Payara Unaffected by Log4j Vulnerability”
Marketing and PR: Making Sense of Complexity! Published on 17 Nov 2021 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: Fish FoodTagged Community, Fish Food, marketing In this blog, Marketing Assistant Priya Khaira-Hanks looks at two separate aspects of how a tech company is likely to promote itself: PR & Marketing. What do they mean? What’s the difference? And how do they differ in the specific context of the Payara Platform? Continue reading “Marketing and PR: Making Sense of Complexity!”
Video: Payara Services Wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise Published on 28 Oct 2021 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: NewsroomTagged Community, event, events, HR, Jakarta EE, news & events, news and events, newsroom Earlier this year, Payara Services was honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise – International Trade. This is the UK’s most prestigious business award, often called the “Knighthood for Businesses”. Continue reading “Video: Payara Services Wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise”
Payara Week 2021: Of-FISH-ally Just as Good Online! Published on 06 Jul 2021 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: Fish Food, NewsroomTagged events, HR, newsroom, Payara Week Long-time followers of Team Payara will know that Payara Week is our annual company-wide event. It’s our opportunity for team bonding, to discuss and develop ideas for Payara’s future success, and, most importantly, have lots of fun. Last year, our fourth Payara Week took place at our Portugal office, located in Funchal on the island of Madeira. The fantastic event energised the team, and as the time for the fifth of these exciting company summits rolled round, we were faced with the question – what would Payara Week look like when pandemic-related restrictions meant it had to be virtual? The answer? Thanks to the invention, imagination and innovation of our HR and Engagement team – and the fantastic attitude of “Payarans” all over the globe – Payara Week was just as creative, inspiring and relationship-building than in previous years! Payara Cloud lead developer Patrik Duditš invites you to find out more… Continue reading “Payara Week 2021: Of-FISH-ally Just as Good Online!”
We Are Hereford and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Awards Finalists! Published on 18 Jun 2021 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: News & EventsTagged Giving back, HR, Success Stories Payara Services have been shortlisted in a total of 4 Hereford and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Awards ! These awards, organised by the prestigious local branch of the UK wide British Chambers of Commerce business network, aim to raise profile and celebrate excellence in a range of businesses across the two counties local to our Malvern office. We are shortlisted for the below categories: Employer of the Year Small Business of the Year Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace Exporter of the Year Continue reading “We Are Hereford and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Awards Finalists!”
Payara at Japan JUG CCC: Jakarta REST In Depth (Japanese translation) Published on 13 May 2021 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: News & EventsTagged Community, Conferences, Developer, event, events, Jakarta EE, japanes, japanese, Java EE 今年、5月23日に開催される Japan JUG CCC Spring にPayaraの Kenji Hasunuma (蓮沼賢志)が参加します。このイベントは、Japan Java User Group (JJUG)が主催する最大級のJavaコミュニティ・イベントで、年に2回、春と秋に開催されます。Java関連の技術やプラクティスの素晴らしいセッションが行われ、様々な分野のJavaエンジニアが集まり、今年はオンラインで開催されます。 Kenjiは昨年11月に開催されたJapan JUG CCCにも参加し、 Jakarta EEの短いチュートリアルを行いました。今年は、さらに深く、Jakarta REST APIのディープダイブを行います。 Continue reading “Payara at Japan JUG CCC: Jakarta REST In Depth (Japanese translation)”
Payara at Japan Jug CCC: Jakarta REST In Depth Published on 12 May 2021 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: News & EventsTagged Conferences, Developer, event, events, Jakarta EE, Java EE, kenji hasunuma, Microprofile This year, Payara’s Kenji Hasunuma will be participating in Japan JUG CCC Spring on May 23rd. This event is the largest Java community event organized by Japan Java User Group (JJUG), held twice a year in spring and autumn. It provides great sessions of Java-related technologies and practices and brings together Java engineers from different disciplines, and this year is being held online. Kenji also participated in Japan JUG CCC last November, where he delivered a short Jakarta EE tutorial. This year, he goes more in depth, with a deep dive into Jakarta REST API. Continue reading “Payara at Japan Jug CCC: Jakarta REST In Depth”
Payara Services Wins Queen’s Award! Published on 29 Apr 2021 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: NewsroomTagged Community, Developer, Eclipse Foundation, Jakarta EE, Java EE, Microprofile, news & events, news and events, newsroom, Payara Community, Success Stories We are overjoyed to announce that Payara has been honoured with the most prestigious UK business award: the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Often called the “Knighthood for Businesses”, the Queen’s Award is also renowned worldwide, with Payara’s award particularly recognising our international success. Continue reading “Payara Services Wins Queen’s Award!”
Payara Services at the Eclipse Foundation Jakarta EE Virtual Booth! Published on 21 Apr 2021 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: News & EventsTagged cloud, CloudNative, Community, Conferences, Developer, Eclipse Foundation, event, events, Jakarta EE, Java EE, Microprofile, microservices Payaran Rudy De Busscher can be found at the Eclipse Foundation Jakarta EE virtual booth at KubeCon EU 2021 this year, on May 5. KubeCon is the Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s flagship conference, also aligned with CloudNativeCon, and gathers adopters and technologists from leading open source and cloud native communities virtually from May 4 – 7, 2021 – with the ultimate aim of furthering the education and advancement of cloud native computing. The Eclipse Foundation have a virtual booth at the event where, in their role as stewards of Jakarta EE, they have invited experts to staff the booth chat, answering any questions from attendees on Jakarta EE technology and how this relates to cloud and Kubernetes. Continue reading “Payara Services at the Eclipse Foundation Jakarta EE Virtual Booth!”
Team Payara Chooses the Bumblebee Conservation Trust as its Charity of the Year Published on 08 Apr 2021 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: Giving BackTagged Community, Giving back Payara Services are proud to announce that we’ve chosen the Bumblebee Conservation Trust as our Payara Charity of the Year! About the Bumblebee Conservation Trust The Bumblebee Conservation Trust was established because of serious concerns over declining numbers of bumblebees. These insects are not only well-loved but also valued for the way they pollinate crops and wildflowers. The charity aims to enhance understanding of the work these industrious insects do, why they are declining in numbers and how a diverse range of people can help. They also work to increase the quality and quantity of bumblebee habitats. Continue reading “Team Payara Chooses the Bumblebee Conservation Trust as its Charity of the Year”
Payara Services Seen from the Sky for Red Nose Day Published on 24 Mar 2021 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: Giving BackTagged Community, event, events, Giving back Comic Relief is a major charity based in the UK, working towards the vision of a just world, free from poverty. Red Nose Day – a day of activities and events to raise money – is its most famous fundraising effort. In aid of Red Nose Day 2021, Team Payara contributed to a fundraising project where the iconic ‘Red Nose’ logo was painted onto the rugby pitch local to our UK office. Continue reading “Payara Services Seen from the Sky for Red Nose Day”
Digitisation Expert OBJECT is Payara Platform Partner Published on 11 Mar 2021 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: News & EventsTagged Payara Community, Success Stories OBJECT, an IT services business leading in digitisation for German speaking markets, is at the highest level in our Partner Program. This program offers global organisations an opportunity to generate recurring revenue streams by introducing their customers to the stability, support, and security of Payara Platform Enterprise. Our current list of Payara Partners consists of some of the world’s most esteemed companies offering high-performance bespoke IT solutions, and OBJECT is no exception! Continue reading “Digitisation Expert OBJECT is Payara Platform Partner”
Deploy Friday: Move Your Java Microservices to the Cloud with Payara Services Published on 11 Feb 2021 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: News & EventsTagged Community, Conferences, Microprofile, Payara Community, Rudy De Busscher Platform.SH is an end-to-end web platform for agile teams: a PaaS that aims to manage the application and the services that the application needs, such as a database. Developing close to MicroProfile and Jakarta EE, like Payara Platform, it supports both specifications. We’re honoured to be guests for the company’s weekly live discussion, hosted on YouTube with live chat. Our engineers Rudy De Busscher and Fabio Turizo will discuss moving your microservices to the cloud with Chad Carlson and Otávio Santana from Platform.SH. Continue reading “Deploy Friday: Move Your Java Microservices to the Cloud with Payara Services”
