Leadership That Inspires People! Published on 29 Apr 2022 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: Fish FoodTagged Community, Developer, Success Stories, Virtual Payara Day Today is the birthday of Steve Millidge, Payara’s CEO and Founder, Eclipse Foundation key committer, and the brains behind providing a supported replacement for GlassFish in 2014: the birth of Payara Platform! However, being a leader means a lot more than just bright ideas, and his leadership style also sets the tone for Payara’s culture and values. To celebrate his big day, we quizzed some Payara team members on Steve as a boss. Here are some of the answers – take note aspiring tech leaders! Continue reading “Leadership That Inspires People!”
Meet Rebekah – Our new People Team Assistant Published on 01 Apr 2022 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: Fish Food, Payara LifeTagged Community, Fish Food, Payara Community, People Team At Payara, we pride ourselves on being a global employer of choice. We have employees in 13 countries, speaking 14 languages and operating across multiple time zones. We work to ensure everyone feels part of a united team, living our values Community, Growth, Openness, Initiative, Trust, Excellence and Passion, across continents. Of course, this takes hard work and carefully planned initiatives. We’re expanding our People team to make sure we can keep up our high levels of employee satisfaction – and continue to make being a “Payaran” special. So without further ado: meet Rebekah, or ‘Bekah’, our new People Team Assistant. Continue reading “Meet Rebekah – Our new People Team Assistant”
Virtual Connection at Our Company Conference Published on 23 Mar 2022 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: Fish Food, Giving BackTagged Community, culture, event, events, Payara Community, People Team, Virtual Payara Day A few weeks ago, we held our first Virtual Payara Day of 2022. This is our quarterly online conference, and has evolved from business updates to a way of forging connections in a remote, global team. Continue reading “Virtual Connection at Our Company Conference”
If It Ain’t Broke, Fix It Anyway: The Evolution of Virtual Payara Day Published on 02 Mar 2022 by Mycah BanksTopics: Fish FoodTagged event, events, HR, news and events, People Team, Virtual Payara Day This Friday is Virtual Payara Day – a quarterly event that looks quite different from our first-ever Virtual Payara Day (VPD) in 2018, despite the consistent success of VPD since then. Once we kick off a recurring event like this that receives glowing results, isn’t it easy to publish our template and rest on our laurels? However, because the needs and culture of a business are always developing, no template should be rid of that “edit” button. At Payara, the evolution of VPD is a useful example of how an already successful event can be improved by remaining alive and responsive. Continue reading “If It Ain’t Broke, Fix It Anyway: The Evolution of Virtual Payara Day”
Meet Hadar: Our New Engineering Manager Published on 09 Feb 2022 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: Fish FoodTagged Community, Developer, Giving back, HR, marketing, news & events, Payara Community Hadar, our new Payara Engineering Manager, joined the team at the same time as Arie, Cheryl and Luis (read their previous Q+As). We onboarded 4 team members across 3 different countries/time zones in the space of one week. Continue reading “Meet Hadar: Our New Engineering Manager”
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”
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!”
Payara Cloud: Logo Creation and Brand Continuity Published on 29 Jul 2021 by Denisa ZettlovaTopics: Fish FoodTagged Fish Food, Payara Cloud Payara Services provides stable, supported open source software. Bringing our solutions to a global audience entails a wider skillset in the team than can be confined to Java developers and engineers, however. Our Marketing, Sales and HR departments have vital roles to play, with our Fish Food blogs providing a peek behind the curtain (or under the hood!) of running an award-winning, fast-growing, values-driven tech business. In this blog, Marketing team member Denisa Zettlova, one of our Graphic Designers, provides insight into how she created the logo for our new product: next generation application server Payara Cloud. It’s an example of where those in job roles that are not explicitly Java-related become uniquely specialised – the cross-over between non-tech skills and the programming world! Cloud is a crowded market, so Denisa needed to be able to identify and assess the branding of specific competitor products. This allowed her to design a logo that referenced classic cloud imagery – so people could instantly tell what it was meant to be – whilst also having its own unique “Payaran” identity. Feel like you’ve got what it takes to combine expertise in your chosen field and niche industry insight? Make sure to keep an eye on our ‘Join Us’ LinkedIn page for opportunities. Continue reading “Payara Cloud: Logo Creation and Brand Continuity”
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!”
The 4 Most Useful GDPR Features in HubSpot Published on 14 Jun 2021 by Dominika Tasarz-SochackaTopics: Fish FoodTagged Community, Fish Food, Jakarta EE, Java EE Payara Services provides stable, supported open source software. Bringing our solutions to a global audience entails a wider skillset in the team than can be confined to Java developers and engineers, however. Our Marketing, Sales and HR departments have vital roles to play, with our Fish Food blogs providing a peek behind the curtain (or under the hood!) of running an award-winning, fast-growing, values-driven tech business. For this blog, our Marketing Manager Dominika Tasarz-Sochacka provides a closer look at how we have developed and evolved our watertight General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) strategy, using our Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software of choice, HubSpot. Continue reading “The 4 Most Useful GDPR Features in HubSpot”
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) Published on 08 Feb 2021 by Julia MillidgeTopics: Fish FoodTagged Fish Food … or Best Laid Plans! Writing this, I’m sitting in a country faring badly during the Covid-19 pandemic. Lockdowns, curfews, restrictions on personal freedoms, mask wearing and armed police on the streets … not to mention the strain on mental health and, of course, risk from the virus. However, one thing I am NOT worried about is our business. Why is that? Simple: we have a well-constructed, flexible, simple, tested Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plan. Continue reading “Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR)”
Seven Steps to Create a Business Plan Published on 15 Jan 2021 by Sarah RobertsTopics: Fish FoodTagged Community, finance, Fish Food, HR, Payara Community So, following on from my last blog about cashflow, I thought it useful to cover a business plan. There are always opportunities for new businesses. If nothing else, the coronavirus (COVID-19) disruption has given people the time and space they need to be creative and to think of new business ideas. Additionally, the unreliable employment situation is acting as inspiration for people to make the leap and go it alone. However, if you’re serious about creating a business, you’ll need a business plan – and lots of advice. Continue reading “Seven Steps to Create a Business Plan”
11 Quick SEO Wins for 2021 Published on 04 Jan 2021 by Jadon OrtleppTopics: Fish Food Growing a steady flow of website traffic can be challenging, but there are some quick and easy, fundamental core strategies that you can use to optimise and develop your website for more traffic. In the article below I have outlined some of the key Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) you should be using, divided into two simple categories, On-Page and Off-Page. Continue reading “11 Quick SEO Wins for 2021”
A Perfect Payara Candidate Published on 23 Dec 2020 by Mag DutkaTopics: Fish Food In reality, the “perfect” applicant doesn’t exist. Agree? Let me explain. Here at Payara we like to do things differently. That includes candidate selection. Not because we want to be noticed and branded with glory and fame and have our name up in lights on a grand stage at a gala award ceremony being lavished with trophies and gifts from high-level celebrities – but because it is often the right thing to do. Continue reading “A Perfect Payara Candidate”
Instagram for B2B Marketeers Published on 16 Dec 2020 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: Fish FoodTagged Fish Food In September, Instagram celebrated its 10-year anniversary. This makes it the youngest of the big social media giants (Twitter is 14, YouTube 15, and LinkedIn 18), but it also stands out for other reasons. Firstly, it focuses on images and visual content over and above the written word. Secondly, its user base is much younger, with 95% of users under 35 years old. Compare this to LinkedIn, where only 77% of the user base is under 35. This inevitably has huge repercussions for how we use the platform as marketeers. Continue reading “Instagram for B2B Marketeers”
Degree Apprenticeships in the Workplace Published on 02 Dec 2020 by Julia MillidgeTopics: Fish FoodTagged Apprenticeship Program, HR HURRAH! Our 2 new Digital and Technology Solution (DTS) Degree Apprentices have finally joined the Payara Engineering team ….and it’s been such a wait! Recruitment of UK (DTS) Degree Apprentices is an unusual challenge as the business must think and act like an academic institution. Instead of the usual short hiring cycle, hiring a Degree Apprentice often takes longer than a full academic year as initial advertising has to take place at the start of the school year (September) to fall in line with Year 13 options around University education. Candidates apply for Degree Apprenticeships at the same time as University places, and interviews/offers need to be timed to coincide with University offers during the following Spring. Once the successful applicant has accepted the offer, there is a long wait until November of the following Academic year before they start with Payara… so there is a lot of work done to keep in touch during that time. Continue reading “Degree Apprenticeships in the Workplace”
