Architecture

Introduction: Apache Kafka is a distributed streaming platform that enables businesses to build real-time streaming applications. First developed at LinkedIn in 2010, it has become one of the most widely used messaging systems for big data and real-time analytics. Kafka can process and transmit massive amounts of data in real-time, and its design ensures fault […]

In the first blog of this series (here), I laid the foundation of why I chose this POC and my investigation into potential tools such as MiniKube and Kind, and why these did not work for me. I eventually settled on AKS Edge Essentials from Microsoft. Now I will take a slightly deeper dive into how […]

By now, a lot of us have already participated in one or more Optimizely CMS 12 upgrade projects. The others are still evaluating whether they should do it now or wait some more. Regardless of when you do it, there will definitely be some unique upgrade challenges you will come across, as I and many […]

Time spent on mobile apps has increased exponentially in the past few years. The development team must safeguard with the tools and technology available at their disposal. We will review techniques for mobile app security. You may also reference Give Your React Native Apps a Titanium Shield Against Vulnerabilities and OWASP Mobile Top 10 for […]

Identity management is HARD! But third parties are making it easy for us. We wanted to configure Content Hub for Single Sign-on authentication with Okta through SAML to match with Sitecore so the DAM popup would be seamless. This way the responsibility of manual user management will move away from content hub admins to the […]

Have you ever wondered about having a local Sitecore instance on a local deployment of k8s? I was curious and decided to dive headfirst into the unknown world of k8s virtualization on a local setup. In this blog series I will be sharing the details my journey, my findings the mistakes/successes, and the final state […]

As IT leaders and VPs of IT, navigating the challenges of digital transformation can be a daunting task. Balancing the need for innovation and growth with the need for stability and cost-effectiveness is a constant struggle. However, cloud technology offers a way to achieve both goals through the implementation of a comprehensive Cloud Transformation strategy. […]

Previously I presented a common situation where an engineering team might push for Headless AEM and covered why, in my opinion, a Hybrid solution is a better approach.  I discussed how Content Fragments, Experience Fragments, and Sling Model Exporters are used in combination to deliver the Headless side of the AEM experience.  In case you […]

It’s not uncommon when facing a new problem, to fall back on a tried-and-true solution.  Then, suddenly remember why the team moved off of that solution in the first place.  Recently, I’ve seen this trend with engineering teams and a desire for multichannel content. A Common Case for Headless Content on AEM Let’s set the […]

The Guided Reporting solution is used to provide business users with an intuitive and easy-to-use report viewing experience. This solution provides a framework for integrating customer data content into a report viewer workspace that is organized around the hierarchical Entity structure of an organization. In addition, reports are tailored to the data available for the […]

Boomi Introduction Boomi is a cloud-based integration platform that allows businesses to easily and quickly connect their various applications, data, and systems. It offers a wide range of scalable and flexible integration capabilities, such as data integration, application integration, and API management, to integrate on-premises and cloud-based applications. Boomi is used for creating and deploying […]

Introduction One of the big drivers of adopting containers to deploy microservices is the elasticity provided by platforms like Kubernetes. The ability to quickly scale applications up and down according to current demand can cut your spending by more than half, and add a few 9s to your SLAs. Because it’s so easy to setup […]