As the web becomes more ubiquitous in our daily lives, it is essential that we make it accessible for everyone. Web accessibility refers to the practice of designing websites and applications to be usable by people of all abilities, including those with disabilities. One of the most fundamental tools for achieving web accessibility is native […]
Architecture
Mastering Cloud Transformation for Business: Portfolio Transformation
In this blog series, we’re exploring the four pillars of a successful Cloud Transformation: Program Model, Cloud Foundations, Portfolio Transformation, and Enterprise App Migration. The first in the series focused on designing a successful cloud Program Model, and our second blog provided an overview of Cloud Foundations to start your cloud transformation journey on the […]
Case Study: Lift and Shift from Drupal to Sitecore SXA: Part 2
Welcome back to this case study on doing a lift and shift from Drupal to Sitecore 10.2 and SXA. In the previous article we setup a theme, a custom grid and a base component. This removed all the extra divs and containers normally injected by SXA. In this article, we’ll use the html from drupal […]
Understanding Group Types, Characteristics, and Capabilities in Azure AD and Microsoft 365
Planning and Managing group-based identities and lifecycle can be very complex in an Azure AD environment due to the different types of groups available and the various group sources available in a tenant that is connected to on-premises identity infrastructure or even Exchange Online. Understanding the use cases for each group type and where its […]
Introduction to Boomi Master Data Hub
Importance of a Quality Data: Many organizations, whether they recognize it or not, experience the effects of disparate data. High-quality data is the cornerstone on which success is built when a decision must be taken, or a plan needs to be put into action. The Master Data Hub steps in at this point. No matter […]
Cloud Takes Center Stage at 2023 Bank Automation Summit
Recently, I attended the 2023 Bank Automation Summit, where one of the significant topics of discussion was how banks navigate their transition to the cloud. The “cloud” refers to a global network of servers, each with a unique function, that works in tandem to enable users to access files stored within from any approved device. […]
Mastering Cloud Transformation for Business: Cloud Foundations
In this blog series, we’re exploring the four pillars of a successful Cloud Transformation: Program Model, Cloud Foundations, Portfolio Transformation, and Enterprise App Migration. In our first blog, we discussed the importance of a Program Model and the key elements that should be considered for successful implementation. If you haven’t already, I highly encourage you […]
Case Study: Lift and Shift from Drupal to Sitecore SXA: Part 1
Welcome back to this case study on doing a lift and shift from Drupal to Sitecore 10.2 and SXA. In this article, we’ll show the theme setup, the grid setup and the base sxa component. Theme Since we are using SXA, we used the sxa cli to create our theme and upload into Sitecore. I […]
Case Study: Lift and Shift from Drupal to Sitecore SXA
Drupal to Sitecore SXA One of my recent projects was a full site lift and shift from Drupal to Sitecore 10.2 and SXA. The goal was to make the new frontend Sitecore site look exactly like the old Drupal site. We did fix a few accessibility issues on the existing site as we went, but […]
XM Cloud Deployments: Static site deployment using Vercel CLI
For the scenario of independent deployment of your NextJs static site, say in an automated deployment, one missing piece is a way to push the SSG site into Vercel. Here I provided a simple deployment script using the Vercel CLI of the static site in the XM Cloud project. Code: # Set up variables with […]
Openshift Essentials and Modern App Dev on Kubernetes
Introduction Whether you have already adopted Openshift or are considering it, this article will help you increase your ROI and productivity by listing the 12 essential features including with any Openshift subscription. This is where Openshift shines as a platform when compared to pure Kubernetes engine distributions like EKS, AKS, etc. which are more barebones […]
Monolith vs. Microservices: Which is Right for You?
It’s only been about 25 years or so since Jeff Bezos was selling books out of his garage for a small company known as Amazon.com. Over the next two decades, Amazon and other retailers have gone through many shifts in business, and the most recent is a shift to a more microservice-based architecture. Monolith Architecture […]