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The Company we Keep
February 28, 2008
My grandmother used to tell me that regardless of what we do, we are often judged - fairly or unfairly - by the company we keep (she would also follow that advice with a stern, "so don't be a fool!"). Growing up, that advice didn't resonate all that much with me (no doubt due to youthful folly), but as I got older and realized that "life ain't always fair," I realized that her words were in fact more an unassailable truism than an aphorism.
Fast forward to today and, as the CEO of a small company with very big dreams and maybe even outsized amibtions, I can assure you that truer words were never spoken. By that I mean that when building a business, it is of the utmost importance to find trustworthy partners on whom you can rely and with whom you can grow to achieve your vision. Parterning with another - an outsider, essentially,whether an investor, a contractor or another company - should always result in a mutually beneficial relationship, but at the end of the day all partnerships are premised on a leap of faith, the wisdom of which will be determined over time.
We took such a leap a few months ago when we decided to partner with Sun Microsystems and, in so doing, switch our operating system from Linux to Solaris (Desktoptwo thus being deployed from a "SAMP" stack rather than a "LAMP" stack). We did this for many reasons (some of which are mentioned in an earlier post), but suffice it to say that the decision has turned out to be a very good one. Not only have we seen a dramatic increase in the availability of our service (Desktoptwo achieved a 99.999% uptime in the months of December and January... and it looks like February as well - fingers crossed), but we have also benefitted from Sun's generosity and willingness to share good news with us as they pursue their own brilliant future (no pun intended... ok, well, maybe intended a little bit).
The most recent example of this generosity came this week when Sun announced the completion of its MySQL acquisition (rather than elucidate the merits of that deal, just know that we think there are many!). Prior to the announcement, Sun asked some its partners, even new and relatively small ones like Sapotek, what they thought of the deal. We expressed our overwhelmingly positive views and, much to our pleasant surprise, my words were included within the official press release from Sun about the deal closing. Indeed, as you can see by clicking either of the links below (one from Sun.com and the other from MySQL's site), the only two individuals quoted in the release are Jonathan Schwartz, CEO/President of Sun, and, well, yours truly.
Official Sun Press Release re. MySQL Acquisition
Same PR from MySQL
In the end, I guess you could say that we're pretty proud of, and very happy with, our new friend and that this leap of faith wasn't such a gamble after all. Or, as my grandmother also liked to say, "How do you like 'dem apples!"
JDR
Fast forward to today and, as the CEO of a small company with very big dreams and maybe even outsized amibtions, I can assure you that truer words were never spoken. By that I mean that when building a business, it is of the utmost importance to find trustworthy partners on whom you can rely and with whom you can grow to achieve your vision. Parterning with another - an outsider, essentially,whether an investor, a contractor or another company - should always result in a mutually beneficial relationship, but at the end of the day all partnerships are premised on a leap of faith, the wisdom of which will be determined over time.
We took such a leap a few months ago when we decided to partner with Sun Microsystems and, in so doing, switch our operating system from Linux to Solaris (Desktoptwo thus being deployed from a "SAMP" stack rather than a "LAMP" stack). We did this for many reasons (some of which are mentioned in an earlier post), but suffice it to say that the decision has turned out to be a very good one. Not only have we seen a dramatic increase in the availability of our service (Desktoptwo achieved a 99.999% uptime in the months of December and January... and it looks like February as well - fingers crossed), but we have also benefitted from Sun's generosity and willingness to share good news with us as they pursue their own brilliant future (no pun intended... ok, well, maybe intended a little bit).
The most recent example of this generosity came this week when Sun announced the completion of its MySQL acquisition (rather than elucidate the merits of that deal, just know that we think there are many!). Prior to the announcement, Sun asked some its partners, even new and relatively small ones like Sapotek, what they thought of the deal. We expressed our overwhelmingly positive views and, much to our pleasant surprise, my words were included within the official press release from Sun about the deal closing. Indeed, as you can see by clicking either of the links below (one from Sun.com and the other from MySQL's site), the only two individuals quoted in the release are Jonathan Schwartz, CEO/President of Sun, and, well, yours truly.
Official Sun Press Release re. MySQL Acquisition
Same PR from MySQL
In the end, I guess you could say that we're pretty proud of, and very happy with, our new friend and that this leap of faith wasn't such a gamble after all. Or, as my grandmother also liked to say, "How do you like 'dem apples!"
JDR
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