Welcome back to my series on DevOps Best Practices related to Sitecore Headless implementations. In Part 2 we are going to create the build pipelines for our Sitecore and Next.js solutions and see how they can be included in the PR process. If you haven’t checked-out Part 1 yet, I recommend doing so before continuing […]
Using Docker to Simplify DevOps
Docker is an open-source project that has changed how we think about deploying applications to servers. By leveraging some amazing resource isolation features of the Linux kernel, Docker makes it possible to easily isolate server applications into containers, control resource allocation, and design simpler deployment pipelines. Moreover, Docker enables all of this without the additional […]
Sitecore Headless DevOps Best Practices – Part 1
Welcome to my series on DevOps Best Practices related to Sitecore Headless implementations. In Part 1 we will do a review of Git DMZ Flow and see how to implement the principals in Azure DevOps. What is Sitecore Headless? Before we dive into the technical details, let’s align on what Sitecore Headless is. Sitecore […]
Sitecore Headless DevOps Best Practices Blog Series
Sitecore Headless (formerly JSS) has been around for several years now but with its recent promotion in the Sitecore 10 releases, it is generating more buzz than ever. So as customers begin to evaluate this “new” model and more choose to adopt it, we need to begin defining standards for implementation. This series will outline […]
Understanding CRUD Operations Using PnP PowerShell
Create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) is an acronym used in database-related functions. James Martin probably coined the term (CRUD) in his 1983 book Managing the Database Environment. We can use the following models to execute basic CRUD operations in SharePoint: REST-API Object Model. JavaScript Object Model Client-Side Object Model Server-Side Object Model We must […]
How to Create a Test Plan Using Azure DevOps
Azure Test Plans, a service launched with Azure DevOps, provides a browser-based test management solution for exploratory, planned manual, and user acceptance testing. Azure Test Plans also provides a browser extension for exploratory testing and gathering feedback from stakeholders An Azure DevOps test plan is divided into three sections: Test Plan – The container to group […]
How to Set Up Optimizely Spire on a Developer Environment
Optimizely B2B Commerce has recently introduced Spire CMS to achieve user experience (UX) and performance benefit for its content management system (CMS). Spire makes use of React/Redux technologies, which results in a faster page load time than the Classic CMS. The existing CMS, which is based on an older version of AngularJS, will now be […]
Where Quality Analysis (QA) fits in the World of DevOps
Development and Operations (DevOps) is the agile software development approach that allows for simultaneous software development and testing. A successful DevOps practice requires quality assurance and testing (QAT). DevOps developed from the need for businesses to respond faster to market changes to acquire a competitive advantage and accelerate their growth. DevOps is assisting firms with […]
DevOps & CICD
DevOps & CICD This story is set out not too far, year 2015 in Santa Clara, California. A well-established IT provider was submitting a response to multi-million-dollar RFP. This company was in business for years and had well established waterfall model execution process. There typical delivery model looked very similar to the diagram shown below. […]
DevOps Trends in Healthcare: Digital Transformation (Part 1 of 5)
For organizations in the healthcare industry, digital transformation is the entry point to scaling and building a modern digital interface to enhance user experiences. Modern consumers have become accustomed to seamless user experiences powered by technology. Healthcare companies that are able to leverage their digital assets to provide positive user experiences differentiate themselves within the […]
Setting Up the Release Pipeline for Optimizely B2B Commerce Cloud
Once we’ve completed the build pipeline setup and it’s running successfully, it’s time for the final step in your process: setting up the release pipeline. The release pipeline is used to deploy the artifact generated by the build pipeline to a server. Follow the steps below to set up the release pipeline: Set up the […]
MuleSoft Build and Deploy: GitHub Actions for CI/CD Setup
In this blog, I will take you through a step-by-step process to set up CI/CD workflows using GitHub actions for MuleSoft Anypoint Platform integration projects with GitHub as the project repository. First, you need to create a sample MuleSoft 4 application in Anypoint Studio. Run and test the application in Anypoint Studio. Check the project […]