Sometimes the best way to dispel a myth is to start with a concrete example. Here’s a great example from a client we worked with: QAD Inc. provides enterprise resource planning software and related enterprise software to manufacturing companies. By…

When working with clients on database migration, there are a range of options we help them assess and evaluate. These include: Bare Metal Solution (BMS) PostgreSQL On Cloud SQL On GCE (Google Compute Engine) Cloud Spanner Some organizations choose BMS…

In these challenging and ever-changing times, most organizations would welcome the opportunity to reduce overhead, drive innovation and become more agile. While all these benefits are possible with a move to the cloud, many organizations are overwhelmed at the thought…

Here at Pythian we love being helpful, and that desire to help extends to the holidays. It’s become a tradition for us to offer a round-up of gifts for lovers of all things techie, and this year is no exception….

The 2020 edition of Black Friday and Cyber Monday is now behind us. But smart organizations are still studying it closely. That’s because, for better or worse, Black Friday and Cyber Monday have a lot to say about how well…

“Companies that change may survive, but companies that transform thrive.” — The 4 Dos of Change Management, Nick Candito, Forbes.com For many people and companies, the first part of the COVID-19 pandemic was all about holding on. Survival alone was…

In the first post of our “New Normal” series, we outlined our predictions for the future of remote work. Here’s a brief recap of what we, at Pythian, see coming: Remote work will become the norm. Businesses will reconsider the need…

“The only thing that is constant is change.” – Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher, 535 BCE to 475 BCE While change might be a hot topic of discussion since the arrival of the novel coronavirus, the above quote is a reminder that…

Work has been transforming as long as we’ve been doing work. Companies have always needed to adapt to new societal, technological, and global developments. The current pace of transformation, however, is something entirely new. It’s not an exaggeration to say…

In January 1915, polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship became trapped in ice near Antarctica. For the next two years, he kept his crew of 27 men alive on a drifting ice cap, before leading them to safety. In this article…