Tag: Sitecore
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An introduction to Sitecore on Azure Web Apps
Sitecore recently came with very exciting news regarding their Cloud proposition: from version 8.2 Update 1 Sitecore will support Azure App Service Web Apps! The current estimation is that this update will come available early November. In this first blog post on Azure Web Apps I will discuss the differences compared to earlier Cloud options…
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Configuring server roles
I have invested a lot of time lately in configuring different server roles and trying to see structure in the Sitecore documentation concerning server role configuration, which can be found here (…)/xdb_configuration/configuring_servers. Mind that the documentation behind this link constantly changes, so I cannot guarantee that my blog will stay consistent with it, but at least for…
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One-click deploy Sitecore
Recently I got the opportunity to set up a clean Sitecore environment for a new project. I love greenfield solutions. Not because I’m not able to build maintainable code, but because I can innovate quicker: I try to make significant steps pn each new project, improving the baseline of our development process. A re-invented mascot…
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SUGNL Colours 2015
Last month we’ve hosted another SUGNL meetup at Colours. This year we had both a developer track and a marketing track, with over 70 visitors in total. It was a very cool gathering of Sitecore enthusiastics, and as I tweeted: Cool to see our sessions of this editions’ #SUGNL sparkle some interesting discussions! Getting…
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Sitecore Azure
Sitecore hosting and deployments in Azure PaaS As promised I have made a webinar-like recording of my SUGCON talk about Sitecore Azure. It may not be the same experience as it was at the conference (I’m better at presenting to a live audience), and I do not have a fancy recording booth, so the quality isn’t…
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Power Publish for Sitecore XP 8
I have updated my Sitecore Power Publish module, now simply called “Power Publish”. The module is now tested up to Sitecore XP 8.0 Update 1 and I have also tested the compatibility of the module towards workflows. The module still works great up to Sitecore version 8 and it respects workflow states in the same…
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Setting up content staging
Some time ago Sitecore offered the staging module, but since 6.3 it isn’t available anymore. Recently, one of our clients asked for such functionality and I thought we could easily provide this by simply adding a publishing target. In general, this proved to be true and the solution works great, but there are some things you should know…
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Predicting visitor behavior
A deep dive into predicting the behavior of users in general and your site’s visitors This January, Sitecore held the Benelux Winter Camp 2015 with a series of twelve webinars about digital marketing. A kick-start for the new year with a lot of interesting sessions about online customer experiences and online trends to help you…
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Colours Hackathon
Last week we had our first Hackathon at Colours, and it was a blast! There were a lot of great ideas, ranging from better time-tracking apps and a mobile poker app for Scrum poker sessions, to multiple content management add-ons and even an iBeacon utility that you can easily administer online. My submission came in…
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Content delivery with Sitecore
Just a quick blog post to share my latests findings on the content delivery topic. I recently presented this mechanism at one of the SUGNL meetings and received positive feedback from fellow developers, so I thought it would be nice to get into detail some more with this blog post. When you are not using…