byronsanderson, 10 months ago

@jerry We actually make heavy use of the Rapid7 software suite and I can say that their platforms are fantastic and well under acknowledged in the market. We did call and talk with them about the staff cuts; I would encourage anybody that uses their software to do the same to get the real story.

Nono, 10 months ago

@jerry
"Es-tu.." you mean ? (Are you...).
"Et tu" would mean "and your..."

jerry, 10 months ago

@Nono in Latin, it is “and you?” - from the famous line in Julia’s Caesar “Et Tu Brute?”

Nono, 10 months ago

@jerry
Oh, got it! Thanks

dr0037, 10 months ago

@jerry 😥

nathanjell, 10 months ago

@jerry so what's the general feeling across the industry - take care if looking to deploy Rapid7 products?

witch_of_winter, 10 months ago

@nathanjell @jerry as a rapid7 customer how can we expect them to continue supporting us after losing 18% of their staff

jerry, 10 months ago

@witch_of_winter @nathanjell very glass half empty. think about all the free cash flow they’ll be generating from your contract with them. Think about how much more they will be able to demand in a sale.

Anyhow, I think you are right to be concerned and I might be thinking about plan B now if I were a customer of theirs.

witch_of_winter, 10 months ago

@jerry @nathanjell you're right how selfish of me, it's probably because I'm not a filthy rich investor.

Strangely the VC firm that owns the company I work at told us we can't use them and need to switch to one of 3 other providers.

tommyboyhacking, 10 months ago

@jerry we didn't want jobs anyways

infobex, 10 months ago

@jerry you seen the Q2 results?!

jerry, 10 months ago

@infobex that has all the signs of a company about to sell itself

infobex, 10 months ago

@jerry yeah there are rumours about of a takeover bid from private equity firm

thebeehammer, 10 months ago

@infobex @jerry so it can go in the can! Gotta love the private equity-to-trash-pipeline

jerry, 10 months ago

@thebeehammer @infobex creative destruction… a established tree dies and makes room for new saplings to catch the sun

Mundon, 10 months ago

@jerry ?

chinetsec, 10 months ago

@Mundon @jerry probably referring to the layoffs

jerry, 10 months ago

@chinetsec @Mundon right. Rapid 7 is laying off 18% of its workforce despite beating earnings estimates. It, and my fever, put me into a Shakespearean mood

Mundon, 10 months ago

@jerry @chinetsec Got it. I hadn't heard about that yet...sucks for them.

sigi714, 10 months ago

@jerry @chinetsec @Mundon Isn't this roman empire mood?

Get well soon!