Rewarding Great Payarans Published on 07 Nov 2023 by Julia MillidgeTopics: Fish FoodTagged Fish Food We reward our team members, called “Payarans”, for either modelling great core values or for their excellent performance going way beyond expectations of their role. This has become an annual tradition at Payara. So, what’s the rationale behind Rewarding Great Payarans?
Do You Want a Collaborative Workforce? Invest in Cross-Team Challenges Published on 14 Jun 2023 by Julia MillidgeTopics: Fish Food, Payara LifeTagged Fish Food In today’s remote working but interconnected business environment, effective teamworking is crucial for achieving organizational success. Team building activities play a vital role in fostering Initiative, Trust, and Community, some of our Core Company values, among team members. An innovative approach to team building is through cross-team challenges, where individuals from different teams come together Continue Reading
Launching Payara’s New Bonus Perks Scheme Published on 08 Jun 2023 by Julia MillidgeTopics: Fish FoodTagged Fish Food, People Team At Payara we aim to make working with us a great experience for everyone, but as a globally distributed SME this can be challenging. Culture, languages and time zone difference all need to be managed to make the experience beneficial for everyone.
Payara Retreat 2023: Payara in Prague! Published on 28 May 2023 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: Fish Food, NewsroomTagged Fish Food, newsroom, Payara Cloud, payara retreat Payara Retreat (formerly “Payara Week”) is our annual, on-location event to become closer to one another, to put our ideas for Payara’s future success on the table, and to have some fun across all teams. Last year, then-Payara Week was online, and we proved that we could connect well virtually. However, it meant a lot Continue Reading
Meet Our New Technical Writer Luqman! Published on 18 Nov 2022 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: Fish Food, Payara LifeTagged Community, Fish Food We have a new Payaran, Technical Writer Luqman! He is a Jakarta EE expert ready to bring his insight and skills to Payara. We asked him a few questions to get to know him better!
Meet Simon, new Senior Test Engineer (& Jessica & Casey The Cats!) Published on 06 Oct 2022 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: Fish FoodTagged Fish Food, HR, People Team Simon joins us as we grow our global, remote-first team! He is a Senior Test Engineer and is part of the team from his home in Edinburgh, Scotland. Here, we get to know him bettter:
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 Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
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?
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 Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
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, Continue Reading
