Blyth's Blog: A Technical Architect's Musings
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Optimizely CMS Roadmap
Explore Optimizely CMS's latest roadmap, packed with developer-focused updates. From SaaS speed to Visual Builder enhancements, developer tooling upgrades, and Graph-first architecture in CMS 13, see how these innovations empower modern content delivery.
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Thu, 21st Nov 24
Optimizely SaaS CMS DAM Picker (Interim)
Simplify your Optimizely SaaS CMS workflow with the Interim DAM Picker Chrome extension. Seamlessly integrate your DAM system, streamlining asset selection and insertion. Enhance content creation efficiency and ensure brand consistency. Try it today!
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Thu, 21st Nov 24
Optimizely release SaaS CMS
Discover the future of content management with Optimizely SaaS CMS. Enjoy seamless updates, reduced costs, and enhanced flexibility for developers and business practitioners. Boost your digital strategy with enterprise-grade security and an improved...
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Wed, 17th Jul 24
Is Optimizely CMS PaaS the Preferred Choice?
As always, it depends. With it's comprehensive and proven support for complex business needs across various deployment scenarios, it fits very well to enterprise needs. And you should always choose based on your needs, not on hype or buzzwords. If you...
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Thu, 2nd May 24
Why C# Developers Should Embrace Node.js
Explore why C# developers should embrace Node.js especially with Optimizely's SaaS CMS on the horizon. Understand the shift towards agile web development and how mastering Node.js can open up new opportunities in the evolving digital landscape.
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Wed, 3rd Apr 24
Setting Up Optimizely on Aspire: A Developer's Walkthrough
Explore the step-by-step guide to setting up Optimizely with dotnet aspire and C# 8.0, tailored for developers seeking to enhance their digital projects. Dive into my comprehensive walkthrough on the Optimizely Aspire GitHub repository.
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Wed, 31st Jan 24
Running Optimizely 12 on a Mac
Now that Optimizely 12 runs on .NET 5 it can be run on a Mac, and with most front enders using Macs, I thought it might be useful to demonstrate the steps on how to get it up and running on a Mac.
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Wed, 13th Oct 21
Optimizely (Episerver) Content Cloud Exam - My Tips
After sitting the exam, I thought I would document some of the ways I prepared for the exam, and what I found most useful out of the material.
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Mon, 28th Jun 21
Optimizely (Episerver) Content Cloud Certification
This week I successfully passed my Optimizely (formerly Episerver) Content Cloud certifcation.
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Thu, 24th Jun 21
Mediator Design Pattern for CMS builds
My approach to dynamic CMS content using Mediatr (and Automapper)
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Fri, 19th Feb 21
Generating testable content in Episerver
A simple episerver project with a couple of basic page types to show how an Initializable Module can be used to generate pages that QA and UAT teams can use during their testing/sign off process. I have used Bogus and Waffle to generate realistic...
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Mon, 4th Jan 21
Episerver - Initial thoughts
After primarily working with SDL Tridion for the past 5 years (along with Contentful) and prior to that Umbraco. I have recently started working with Episerver, and I wanted to give my initial thoughts on it. After starting the training/certification I...
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Wed, 25th Nov 20