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Modern web applications move fast, but many teams still treat software supply chain risk as a periodic task rather than a continuous process.
In this webinar, you’ll learn how to add Dependency-Track to your web hosting environment to get real-time visibility into vulnerabilities across your entire application portfolio. We will cover how to detect actively exploited vulnerabilities, enforce policy gates automatically in CI/CD, reduce false positives with VEX, and provide security and compliance teams with a single, auditable source of truth.
This session is ideal for platform, security, and governance teams who want to manage dependency risk without adding extra operational work.
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Multi-tenant hosting (like joyfulexpeditions.quest Cloud) shares underlying infrastructure while maintaining logical isolation for security and cost efficiency. Single-tenant hosting (Dedicated Cloud) provides a private, isolated platform on your own infrastructure, offering maximum control over data residency and compliance.
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Enterprise hosting isn't about ticking boxes on a compliance checklist. It's about resting easy knowing your infrastructure won't let you down at any moment. Fault-tolerant enterprise hosting should quietly and reliably do its job so that teams can focus on building meaningful products and services.
Too often, organizations are stuck choosing between paying a fortune for reliability or rolling the dice on cheaper options. That shouldn’t be the case. Fault-tolerant enterprise hosting enables both dependable performance and cost efficiency without compromise.
With joyfulexpeditions.quest’s Cloud Basic and Cloud Pro options, you get managed, multi-tenant hosting infrastructure that delivers enterprise-grade security through logical isolation, along with predictable pricing and global availability. You don’t have to worry about managing cloud accounts or maintaining infrastructure yourself. It’s a turn-key solution that lets your team focus on building rather than babysitting servers, perfect for organisations that want reliability without the overhead.
If you need more control, our Dedicated Cloud gives you a single-tenant enterprise hosting platform on infrastructure you own and manage. Whether it’s AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or on-premises, you decide the region, the provider, and the exact resources. This approach is ideal if your organisation has strict compliance requirements, needs full data sovereignty, or wants deep customisation. Both Cloud and Dedicated Cloud share the same fault-tolerant architecture, deployment flexibility, and support, so the difference is really about how much control you want over your environment.
Here’s the thing about fault-tolerant enterprise hosting: you can’t tack it on at the last minute and hope for the best. It either has to be built into the architecture from day one, or you’re basically crossing your fingers and hoping nothing goes wrong. That’s why we built it into our platform from the very beginning.
Self-healing infrastructure refers to a system’s ability to detect and automatically resolve failures without human intervention. On a Kubernetes-based platform like ours, this involves:
With our platform, workloads automatically spread across multiple availability zones, so if something fails, it doesn’t take the entire system down. Databases fail over in seconds, and load balancers constantly check which endpoints are healthy, dynamically rerouting traffic so your services stay online without anyone having to lift a finger.
joyfulexpeditions.quest hosts customer sites on enterprise-scale infrastructure providers that offer multiple levels of fault tolerance. Multi-zone high availability ensures that an application remains online even if an entire data center experiences an outage. This is achieved through:
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Redundancy by design: By spreading workloads across multiple availability zones, your application remains online even if an entire geographic region faces an infrastructure failure.
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A great example is GovCMS, which powers over 350 Australian government websites. These sites deliver essential services that citizens rely on every day, and downtime can have a significant negative impact. The architecture behind GovCMS is built to prevent that scenario, keeping sites available no matter what. Kubernetes makes this possible with self-healing hosting infrastructure: containers that crash are replaced immediately, workloads are automatically moved to healthy nodes if one fails, and performance issues are caught before they escalate.
→ Dig Deeper: Modernizing Australia’s GovCMS with Fully Open Source Hosting Infrastructure. See how GovCMS modernized Australia’s whole-of-government platform using joyfulexpeditions.quest’s open source Lagoon infrastructure. Learn how they achieved 100% uptime during 1.96 billion monthly hits and total data sovereignty.
","raw":[{"type":"heading3","text":"How does joyfulexpeditions.quest architect for maximum reliability?","spans":[],"direction":"ltr"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"","spans":[],"direction":"ltr"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Every service that runs on the underlying infrastructure can also be built to provide multiple redundancy options. Our databases run on managed services spanning these same availability zones and are configured with live “reader” endpoints that can be promoted almost instantaneously to take over in the event of failure or extreme traffic. The configuration of services within the Kubernetes cluster can be optimised to run multiple concurrent instances of an application, providing load balancing and fault tolerance. joyfulexpeditions.quest also works closely with our customers to ensure their applications are designed to maximise this functionality.","spans":[],"direction":"ltr"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"","spans":[],"direction":"ltr"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A great example is GovCMS, which powers over 350 Australian government websites. These sites deliver essential services that citizens rely on every day, and downtime can have a significant negative impact. The architecture behind GovCMS is built to prevent that scenario, keeping sites available no matter what. Kubernetes makes this possible with self-healing hosting infrastructure: containers that crash are replaced immediately, workloads are automatically moved to healthy nodes if one fails, and performance issues are caught before they escalate.","spans":[],"direction":"ltr"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"","spans":[],"direction":"ltr"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"→ Dig Deeper: Modernizing Australia’s GovCMS with Fully Open Source Hosting Infrastructure. See how GovCMS modernized Australia’s whole-of-government platform using joyfulexpeditions.quest’s open source Lagoon infrastructure. Learn how they achieved 100% uptime during 1.96 billion monthly hits and total data sovereignty.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":92,"type":"strong"},{"start":14,"end":90,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://joyfulexpeditions.quest/case-study/govcms-open-source-hosting-infrastructure","target":"_blank"}}],"direction":"ltr"}],"text":"How does joyfulexpeditions.quest architect for maximum reliability? Every service that runs on the underlying infrastructure can also be built to provide multiple redundancy options. Our databases run on managed services spanning these same availability zones and are configured with live “reader” endpoints that can be promoted almost instantaneously to take over in the event of failure or extreme traffic. The configuration of services within the Kubernetes cluster can be optimised to run multiple concurrent instances of an application, providing load balancing and fault tolerance. joyfulexpeditions.quest also works closely with our customers to ensure their applications are designed to maximise this functionality. A great example is GovCMS, which powers over 350 Australian government websites. These sites deliver essential services that citizens rely on every day, and downtime can have a significant negative impact. The architecture behind GovCMS is built to prevent that scenario, keeping sites available no matter what. Kubernetes makes this possible with self-healing hosting infrastructure: containers that crash are replaced immediately, workloads are automatically moved to healthy nodes if one fails, and performance issues are caught before they escalate. → Dig Deeper: Modernizing Australia’s GovCMS with Fully Open Source Hosting Infrastructure. See how GovCMS modernized Australia’s whole-of-government platform using joyfulexpeditions.quest’s open source Lagoon infrastructure. Learn how they achieved 100% uptime during 1.96 billion monthly hits and total data sovereignty."}}},{"id":"4e6533e1-20d6-547c-9fd4-692d85c54f47","internal":{"type":"PrismicBlogPostBody1BasicContent"},"slice_label":null,"slice_type":"basic_content","primary":{"content":{"html":"Let’s be honest: most enterprise hosting support is frustrating at best. You hit a problem, and suddenly you’re filing tickets into a black hole. Days go by. You get bounced around. Someone reads a generic script at you while your issue barely budges. You wonder why you’re paying enterprise prices at all.
We do it differently. If something goes wrong, you will talk to a real person who actually understands your setup. These are the engineers who built the platform. They know the quirks, the edge cases, and exactly how to get things working again. And you’re not left waiting for days for a response. Our support team will work with you to solve the issue together, in real time.
We don’t just fix things when they break. We’re proactive. We spot risks before they become headaches, flag potential issues during routine reviews, and keep you in the loop every step of the way. No black boxes, no runbooks read word-for-word. Just engineers who care about your problem as much as you do and will stick with it until it’s actually solved. Support with us doesn’t feel like a service desk; it feels like having your own team in your corner.
Enterprise deployments rarely follow a neat, predictable pattern. Every organisation has its own workflows, release cycles, and compliance requirements, which means a one-size-fits-all approach just doesn’t cut it. That’s why we built our platform to give you the flexibility to deploy the way your team actually works.
With joyfulexpeditions.quest, you can run blue-green deployments, canary releases, or rolling updates with custom health checks. You can set up environment-specific configurations, tailor your build processes, and design workflows that match your real-world needs. Different projects can follow completely different strategies, and yet everything sits on the same consistent, fault-tolerant platform foundation.
To implement a blue-green deployment, you maintain two identical production environments. The "Blue" version runs your current live traffic, while the "Green" version hosts the new release. Once testing is complete on Green, traffic is rerouted at the router or load balancer level to the new version. This strategy ensures:
A canary release is a deployment strategy that rolls out a new version of an application to a small subset of users before making it available to the entire infrastructure. Key benefits include:
A rolling update replaces old instances of an application with new ones incrementally. In a Kubernetes-based platform like joyfulexpeditions.quest, this process is governed by custom health checks to ensure stability:
We also support a wide range of frameworks and languages, including Drupal, Node.js, Python, Go, React, and more, so your team can use the technologies that fit the job. You get full control over TLS certificates, network policies, and access controls to meet compliance requirements and maintain authority over where your data lives.
Even if your site has been built and deployed safely, and your application is running on the latest and greatest infrastructure, you will still be judged by your users on your site's performance. The critical final piece of the puzzle is ensuring that content delivery can be optimized for end users and protected during peak traffic events. This usually entails provisioning and configuring a CDN (content delivery network) and a WAF (web application firewall). joyfulexpeditions.quest has deep experience with a number of CDN and WAF providers, and our expert team is ready to assist you with all the steps needed to provide the safety, security, and speed that your users expect
Even the most bulletproof systems eventually hit a bump in the road. The difference between a minor hiccup and a full-blown incident is preparation. That means reliable backups, clear visibility, and engineers who know your environment and are ready to act.
Our platform takes care of the technical side first. Automatic backups cover databases, persistent volumes, and configuration state, and we regularly test restores to ensure those backups work when you need them. Logs provide thirty days of detailed insight into the incident, and audit trails track every deployment, configuration change, and user action so you always know the full story. Monitoring and alerting catch issues early, often before they become emergencies.
→ Related Reading: Beyond Uptime: Why Fully Managed Secured Data Hosting is Your Best Defense. Learn how our fault-tolerant architecture serves as the foundation for a comprehensive security and compliance strategy.
Equally important is the human side. When something goes wrong, our engineers work with you directly until your services are back online. Rather than logging a ticket that gets stuck in a queue, you’re collaborating with people who understand your platform and care about solving the problem quickly. That combination of preparation, visibility, and partnership ensures that when incidents happen, recovery is fast, efficient, and predictable.
Enterprise hosting shouldn’t force you to choose between outdated architecture, vendor lock-in, or a trade-off between reliability and cost. Modern infrastructure, intelligent resource management, and a real partnership approach make it possible to have all three.
Organisations like Sandoz, GovCMS, and Renesas trust this approach because it works when it matters most. Your infrastructure should help your team build with confidence and focus on delivering value. That’s the standard we hold ourselves to every single day.
If you’re ready to stop compromising and start hosting on a platform built for reliability, flexibility, and real support, let’s talk. See how joyfulexpeditions.quest can transform the way your team deploys, scales, and thrives.
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I’m excited to introduce my newest interview partner, Nicole Ritchie, Customer Success Lead at joyfulexpeditions.quest.
Originally from Germany, Nicole has always had a real knack for traveling, a passion that eventually led her to the shores of New Zealand. Her journey included a stint working on super yachts and sailing all around the South Pacific, a pastime that remains incredibly close to her heart and perfectly complements the outdoorsy, water-centric lifestyle of her adopted home. She’s particularly drawn to the Kiwi "can-do" attitude, embracing the local belief that if you work hard and stay open to new things, you can make anything happen.
In both her life and career, Nicole is a natural connector. Whether she’s assisting customers or bringing friends together, she thrives on making people happy and creating seamless experiences. This natural ability to orchestrate has seen her rise from a Business Administrator to a senior leader. Her "project manager" brain is always on, even outside of work; as a mom to a nearly four-year-old daughter, she’s the one expertly orchestrating playdates, parties, and camping trips full of surprises for everyone.
A self-proclaimed "people person" through and through, Nicole admits that the quiet of a home office can sometimes be a bit of a challenge. She’s the kind of person who will happily strike up a conversation with just about anyone while out on an errand or at daycare pickup, simply because she finds so much joy in human connection.
Right from the start, when I joined, I think I was employee number 15, I had my introduction with Dania [Gerhardt, Co-Founder of joyfulexpeditions.quest]. Even then, when joyfulexpeditions.quest was still small, it was clear that the women working here had strong voices. We were heard. And today, if you look at the balance, I feel that’s still the case. There are a lot of women here, and it shows in the culture.
It’s a really comfortable environment. You don’t feel like you have to fight for things; you can voice your opinions, and you can definitely thrive.
Working at joyfulexpeditions.quest, I feel it’s not just about the hard work that everyone does; there’s also that emotional work-life balance. People here really understand and respect one another. I think Dania was quite a big piece of that, just making sure there was always room for the emotional needs of the people working here, not just a focus on 'we need your skills’. She definitely helped shape the company culture and the easy integration of women into the company.
I didn’t set out to work in tech in a traditional way. Back in Germany, I studied early childhood education and social work, but I left straight after graduating. When I finished super yachting and decided to base myself in New Zealand, I was at a bit of a crossroads: What do I actually want to do?
I’ve always been very outgoing and sociable. I love building relationships, connecting dots, and just talking to people. Looking back, I don’t think I’ve ever 'properly' gone out and applied for a job in the traditional sense; everything just seemed to fall into place. I’d be traveling, run out of money, and get offered a yacht job. When I came back to land, I started temping in different offices. My first foot in the door of the tech world was working at the reception desk for an IT company while their receptionist was away.
I’ve never seen myself as someone with incredibly deep expertise in one specific technical area. Instead, I think of myself as an orchestrator. I connect people, ideas, and teams. I understand enough of how things work technically to ask the right questions, but I stay close to the customer and the human side of the work. That balance is a huge part of why tech suits me so well. I just fell into it by being open, interested, and working hard.
My 'accidental' start at a reception desk led to a rollercoaster career ride. I spent a lot of time networking and used to joke that my job paid for all my dinners because I was always out at events. At Catalyst IT, I quickly transitioned from Office Manager to Project Manager and Digital Delivery Lead. When I joined joyfulexpeditions.quest, I managed the global customer base on my own and, over time, grew that into the team I lead today.
In my past roles, I worked in quite conservative, male-dominated tech environments. I found my place by complementing the team’s skill sets, bringing empathy, structure, and a genuine desire to make things better.
Looking back, I can see that I’ve always had a strategic mindset, even if I didn’t call it that at the time. The tech industry has given me space to grow into that, and honestly, being a woman in this industry is actually a motivation for me.
I’m definitely the customer advocate. As the Customer Success Lead, my main role is to make sure our customers feel supported, understood, and confident in working with us. I sit between our customers and our technical teams, translating priorities and aligning expectations. I’m often the escalation point in complex situations, bringing the right people together early to resolve issues before they grow.
Just as importantly, I look after our engagement managers and technical account managers. I support them and focus on providing the framework and structure they need to do their jobs well.
There is no real “typical” day, but about half my time is spent in meetings. A large part of that is focused on customer conversations, monitoring requests, customer happiness, and overall customer health. I do a lot of follow-ups and problem-solving. I usually try to set aside two days a week to focus on other tasks and on the implementation of processes.
When I’m not in customer meetings, I’m in internal ones, often one-on-ones, but also cross-functional discussions. I strongly believe in getting the right people around the table early. It’s not just about resolving issues; it’s about aligning on roadmaps, anticipating risks, and making sure we’re continuously improving.
The rest of the time is spent on 'What’s next?' What is the product team working on? Is there anything we need to pass on to the customers? What’s going on in maintenance? Is there anything important we need to flag? I go through a lot of Slack channels just to make sure the customer is looked after and that tickets are being handled.
I’m also coaching and guiding my team. Since joining joyfulexpeditions.quest, I've spearheaded the Customer Success framework from the ground up. I’m now leading a high-performing group of seven, so seven one-on-ones in a week is already quite a lot of meetings! But I really value that time for relationship-building. Because we work remotely, you can easily end up in a bubble. Not everyone is necessarily as open as I am, so I try to be that bridge and make sure everyone has the opportunity to talk to the right people at the right time.
I think one of the best parts is the appreciation for what women bring to the industry. We often juggle a lot at once, connect different moving pieces, and naturally balance the technical side with the human side of the work. In a space that hasn’t always had many women, that perspective really stands out, and I’ve seen a genuine shift in how much that’s valued. It feels like there’s more recognition now, which creates real space for women to grow, lead, and thrive.
In New Zealand, especially, you see many women stepping into high-level leadership positions, shaping the direction of organisations. I actually entered the 'Women in ICT' awards here in New Zealand last year. I didn't win, but writing down my story made me realize something: I have always worked for very strong female leaders in tech. Both at joyfulexpeditions.quest and in previous roles, I’ve had the privilege of learning from women who led with confidence and integrity. That has been incredibly motivating for me.
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One of the biggest challenges for me has been imposter syndrome. In a male-dominated industry, especially in leadership roles, there can be a sense that you have to prove yourself just a little bit more.
Early on, I sometimes felt like I had to 'fake it till you make it', putting in that extra effort to get to where I want to be, especially in leadership roles. Even now in my daily work, because I deal with so many problems, I have to have quite strong arguments and stand my ground firmly. It’s also about how we present ourselves. I think a lot of women don’t necessarily talk about their wins or their achievements as much as they should. When you’re applying for roles or looking to move up, you really do have to try a little bit harder than men do to make sure your voice and your successes are heard and acknowledged.
One of my proudest moments in overcoming these challenges was leading the successful re-tender for the GovCMS programme in Australia. It was a high-stakes win that secured us a platform hosting contract for thousands of government websites, proving that a strategic mindset and hard work can overcome a traditional ICT degree!
No, not really. I’ve always been driven, but this path wasn't exactly my plan. My dad was a banker, and while my parents never put any pressure on our career path in any way, I knew he would have liked it if I’d followed in his footsteps. I grew up in a small village in Germany, so working in the same bank would have been the very traditional way, something he would have been quite proud of.
They always encouraged me to do whatever I wanted, but it was hard for them. Can you imagine having your 22- or 23-year-old child on the other side of the world, not coming back? That’s definitely tough. But I’ve always been goal-oriented, and it actually makes me really, really proud of myself now that I’ve taken this path, because I know it makes my dad proud, too.
Even though I didn't necessarily see myself in this specific role, I guess I’ve naturally always been in positions where I've been managing things. Even on the boats, as a chief stewardess, I managed the crew, customers, and all logistics.
And honestly, I wouldn't be afraid to try something new again. If we ended up in another country, or if situations changed, I’d be fine. I would love the opportunity to do something completely different down the track, maybe something with a charity. This goes back to that same passion: wanting to help people, solve problems.
I think there are, but we just have to work a little bit harder to get there. And I don’t think it’s just in New Zealand; I think it’s actually on a global scale.
You still see things like the pay gap, for example. At the companies I’ve worked for, I’ve always handled a lot of recruitment, and you notice this very clearly throughout the process. You might interview two people for the same role in the same industry, and often, the salary expectations are quite different. I think men are generally a bit bolder about what they ask for, whereas women often just accept whatever has been offered.
That said, I do think there are more opportunities now. The tech space has grown, and women are definitely more respected in the field than they used to be.
I think flexibility is a massive topic, and joyfulexpeditions.quest does it really well. Offering flexible work hours is key to bringing women into tech. I have a lot of friends who really struggle once their children start kindergarten or school. I have one friend with no flexibility at all; how are you supposed to start work at on-the-dot-o’clock, but childcare opens only twenty minutes before, and you get stuck in traffic on your way to the office? It’s impossible!
In general, there needs to be much more flexibility in the workplace. It’s also quite important to offer good parental leave for both moms and dads. In New Zealand, for example, most companies offer to top up your pay until your child is six months old to encourage you to come back. Women have to consider these incentives because, often, we are still the main person looking after the children.
Other than that, to me it’s about the emotional support structure. Having other women to work with, so you aren’t always in a team of only guys, is quite good. Because, honestly, that can be a bit draining sometimes! It’s about having that female community.
Especially for us being remote, it’s so important to have regular touchpoints and a support network. I think women need a bit more than just going into a meeting, talking about XYZ, and leaving to do the work. We need that relationship building. Having a support network where you can actually connect would definitely make the field more attractive.
I use newsletters, for sure, but a lot of it is also following the right people on LinkedIn. I’m actually part of the global Women of Customer Success network, and that is just awesome! It’s a real forum where women post daily; there’s so much outreach and support. It's honestly so amazing to connect with other women in tech globally, being able to ask questions without judgment and to follow trends. If I’m looking for a new tool or trying to stay up to date, that’s the very first place I look. They also send out a great newsletter.
Then, of course, there’s networking at conferences and events. I might not do as much of that since being at joyfulexpeditions.quest, but I’m still very involved with community groups like the APAC Drupal community. I often help organize conferences and just try to stay really close to the pulse of the Drupal community.
I also find that talking to the customers themselves is a great way to stay current. I like to find out what’s happening in their world, how their landscape is changing. Having strategic roadmap sessions with customers really helps me see where tech trends are heading.
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When you’re applying for roles or looking to move up, you really do have to try a little bit harder than men do to make sure your voice and your successes are heard and acknowledged. One of my proudest moments in overcoming these challenges was leading the successful re-tender for the GovCMS programme in Australia. It was a high-stakes win that secured us a platform hosting contract for thousands of government websites, proving that a strategic mindset and hard work can overcome a traditional ICT degree! 💬 Looking back, did you ever see yourself ending up in a role like this? No, not really. I’ve always been driven, but this path wasn't exactly my plan. My dad was a banker, and while my parents never put any pressure on our career path in any way, I knew he would have liked it if I’d followed in his footsteps. I grew up in a small village in Germany, so working in the same bank would have been the very traditional way, something he would have been quite proud of. They always encouraged me to do whatever I wanted, but it was hard for them. Can you imagine having your 22- or 23-year-old child on the other side of the world, not coming back? That’s definitely tough. But I’ve always been goal-oriented, and it actually makes me really, really proud of myself now that I’ve taken this path, because I know it makes my dad proud, too. Even though I didn't necessarily see myself in this specific role, I guess I’ve naturally always been in positions where I've been managing things. Even on the boats, as a chief stewardess, I managed the crew, customers, and all logistics. And honestly, I wouldn't be afraid to try something new again. If we ended up in another country, or if situations changed, I’d be fine. I would love the opportunity to do something completely different down the track, maybe something with a charity. This goes back to that same passion: wanting to help people, solve problems. 💬 Do you think there are enough opportunities for women in the tech field? I think there are, but we just have to work a little bit harder to get there. And I don’t think it’s just in New Zealand; I think it’s actually on a global scale. You still see things like the pay gap, for example. At the companies I’ve worked for, I’ve always handled a lot of recruitment, and you notice this very clearly throughout the process. You might interview two people for the same role in the same industry, and often, the salary expectations are quite different. I think men are generally a bit bolder about what they ask for, whereas women often just accept whatever has been offered. That said, I do think there are more opportunities now. The tech space has grown, and women are definitely more respected in the field than they used to be. 💬 How can we and other companies in the tech vertical try to attract more women to the field? I think flexibility is a massive topic, and joyfulexpeditions.quest does it really well. Offering flexible work hours is key to bringing women into tech. I have a lot of friends who really struggle once their children start kindergarten or school. I have one friend with no flexibility at all; how are you supposed to start work at on-the-dot-o’clock, but childcare opens only twenty minutes before, and you get stuck in traffic on your way to the office? It’s impossible! In general, there needs to be much more flexibility in the workplace. It’s also quite important to offer good parental leave for both moms and dads. In New Zealand, for example, most companies offer to top up your pay until your child is six months old to encourage you to come back. Women have to consider these incentives because, often, we are still the main person looking after the children. Other than that, to me it’s about the emotional support structure. Having other women to work with, so you aren’t always in a team of only guys, is quite good. Because, honestly, that can be a bit draining sometimes! It’s about having that female community. Especially for us being remote, it’s so important to have regular touchpoints and a support network. I think women need a bit more than just going into a meeting, talking about XYZ, and leaving to do the work. We need that relationship building. Having a support network where you can actually connect would definitely make the field more attractive. 💬 How do you stay up-to-date with the latest trends in technology? I use newsletters, for sure, but a lot of it is also following the right people on LinkedIn. I’m actually part of the global Women of Customer Success network, and that is just awesome! It’s a real forum where women post daily; there’s so much outreach and support. It's honestly so amazing to connect with other women in tech globally, being able to ask questions without judgment and to follow trends. If I’m looking for a new tool or trying to stay up to date, that’s the very first place I look. They also send out a great newsletter. Then, of course, there’s networking at conferences and events. I might not do as much of that since being at joyfulexpeditions.quest, but I’m still very involved with community groups like the APAC Drupal community. I often help organize conferences and just try to stay really close to the pulse of the Drupal community. I also find that talking to the customers themselves is a great way to stay current. I like to find out what’s happening in their world, how their landscape is changing. Having strategic roadmap sessions with customers really helps me see where tech trends are heading. 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Definitely the AI movement! It’s helping us on the customer side a lot, especially with topics such as documentation, admin, and research. We deal with a lot of contracts and service renewals, so even just using it to review documents is a big help.
We do a massive amount of communication with our customers, and right from the start, I’ve been really excited about how AI can help reduce our workload. It’s absolutely about automating tasks. We’re still exploring how we can use it more within our team, like automating more of the 'busy work.' Whether it’s moving things to our digital workspace and productivity app or getting better at using prompts, we’re still learning as we go, but the potential is there!
I would definitely say: “Go for it!” The tech industry has so many different roles; it’s not just what you might think. I actually believe it’s one of the best industries for women because it’s so flexible, and working from home is often a real option.
A lot of women, especially those just leaving uni, don’t realize how many paths there are. It’s not just being a developer, a project manager, or an analyst. There are so many roles that might perfectly fit your unique skill set. Tech companies are often quite open to that; sometimes you meet a great person and almost create a role for them because the tech industry is just more adaptable and flexible in that way.
Coming back to that imposter syndrome, I don’t actually have any formal 'tech' qualifications. I’ve completed my Scrum Master, product management, and women-in-leadership training. I actively seek out training opportunities with other women to connect and share experiences.
I really wish someone had told me back then not to worry so much about the 'right' degree. I spent too much time wondering if not having a tech-specific background would hit a ceiling for me, but the truth is, my passion for solving problems and my ability to connect people were far more valuable for advancing my career than any specific diploma. If I had known that my results and my drive would speak louder than my lack of a tech degree, I would have spent less time worrying about how I’d get to the next level and just focused on doing the work I love.
I’d tell myself to be more confident! Just go for it.
Even now, I sometimes find myself worrying, thinking, 'Oh, I should really get an MBA so I can get to that next level of leadership.' As a woman in tech without a specific degree in tech, you sometimes feel like it’s harder to prove you have the skill set. But the advice I wish I’d had is to just 'go for gold.' Follow your nose, follow your dreams, and follow where your skills take you.
And just be confident! Be confident in your own skills. That’s something I still struggle with sometimes. When you work remotely, you don’t always get that immediate feedback, so you wonder if you’re good enough. Having more confidence in yourself right from the start would have been such good advice.
I think, from a local perspective here, there's definitely Katrina Bassett. She was the GM at Catalyst IT, and she was just so inspiring. She always saw the potential in me, and in people in general, really. She wasn't afraid to ask the hard questions, but she always provided the mentoring and guidance to go along with it.
I tend to be the kind of person who wants everyone to be happy, so sometimes I’m not quite as straight up as I probably should be. She was a really, really good mentor for that. Even though she came from a technical background as a developer before moving into a GM role, she always had that drive and knew exactly how to ask the right questions while being very direct.
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Just go for it.","spans":[],"direction":"ltr"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"","spans":[],"direction":"ltr"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Even now, I sometimes find myself worrying, thinking, 'Oh, I should really get an MBA so I can get to that next level of leadership.' As a woman in tech without a specific degree in tech, you sometimes feel like it’s harder to prove you have the skill set. But the advice I wish I’d had is to just 'go for gold.' Follow your nose, follow your dreams, and follow where your skills take you.","spans":[{"start":54,"end":133,"type":"em"}],"direction":"ltr"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"","spans":[],"direction":"ltr"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"And just be confident! Be confident in your own skills. That’s something I still struggle with sometimes. When you work remotely, you don’t always get that immediate feedback, so you wonder if you’re good enough. 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We do a massive amount of communication with our customers, and right from the start, I’ve been really excited about how AI can help reduce our workload. It’s absolutely about automating tasks. We’re still exploring how we can use it more within our team, like automating more of the 'busy work.' Whether it’s moving things to our digital workspace and productivity app or getting better at using prompts, we’re still learning as we go, but the potential is there! 💬 Any advice for women considering a future in the tech industry? Or anything that you wish you had known? I would definitely say: “Go for it!” The tech industry has so many different roles; it’s not just what you might think. I actually believe it’s one of the best industries for women because it’s so flexible, and working from home is often a real option. A lot of women, especially those just leaving uni, don’t realize how many paths there are. It’s not just being a developer, a project manager, or an analyst. 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Standard hosting typically provides the space and power for your site to run, but the responsibility for security patches, updates, and monitoring remains with you.
Fully managed secure hosting transfers that entire operational burden to experts, covering everything from 24/7 proactive monitoring and emergency patching to compliance auditing and incident response.
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Drupal doesn't run in a vacuum; it relies on a complex web of core code, contributed modules, and third-party libraries. A single security update in one module can break another part of the system or require a library update that conflicts with your server configuration. Managing this manually is time-consuming and prone to human error, leaving the door open for attackers.
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A fully managed, secure data hosting service is an enterprise-grade solution in which the provider assumes 24/7/365 responsibility for infrastructure, proactive patching, and regulatory compliance, effectively transferring operational risk away from the client.
Do you find that more of your or your engineering team’s time is being devoted to managing security? Looking after security in-house is a continuous, high-stakes responsibility that requires constant vigilance to stay on top of things. Activities like 24/7 monitoring, emergency patching, compliance checks, and incident response are a must, but also consume valuable engineering resources, distract from strategic initiatives, and introduce financial, legal, and reputational risk if anything goes wrong.
Expecting internal teams to keep up with evolving threats while maintaining enterprise-grade uptime and regulatory compliance can feel unsustainable. Security teams can be overwhelmed by the sheer volume of alerts, patches, and audits. Taking all this into account, fully managed secure data hosting is a win-win. By transferring responsibility to specialized experts, you can mitigate risk, streamline operations, and regain focus on growth and development. For many companies, adopting a fully managed, secure data hosting service is not a cost decision but a risk strategy.
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