Recently, in one of the blog posts, Kashyap @realstorygroup quoted: ” Content may be king but Context will be emperor ” and its truely the case with the changing nature of how we access information. Typically, there are three ways in which a user arraive at a site: Through direct URL Search engine Through reference …
Jan
06
CQ – Tips and Tricks
I have recently started a sub-domain to cover Adobe Day CQ specific information, pertaining from design options, to components to various tips and tricks I came across during my CQ experience. CQ Tips and Tricks I hope it will be useful for Adobe CQ world !
Nov
14
Oracle/Fatwire CSDT (Content Server Developer Tools) : Part 2
Content Server Developer Tools are the latest and the first ever supported tools from Oracle (Fatwire) which provides plugin to eclipse and command line utility to help manage Fatwire artefacts in a file system. Once the artefacts are in file system, it opens a whole new doors to managing them. I covered about CSDT in …
Nov
10
Oracle Web Centre (Fatwire) : Is it an old generation CMS?
Recently Oracle acquired Fatwire, which has been one of the leaders in the WCM/WEM space. I have been tracking its progress through various releases and recently got a chance to work with Content Server 761. I had great expectation and always wanted it to do well ( may be because it was the first cms …
Sep
27
Choosing a CMS: Have you considered upgrade process?
There are lots of sites/advisory papers which talk about how to choose a right WCM for your needs. And I am not going to re-invent the wheel here. But there is one aspect which is always given less importance and usually neglected during CMS selection and that is the upgrade process. Usually upgrades shouldn’t be …
Aug
10
WCM solution for financial institutes
WCM is a software system which helps organisations to create, manage and publish web content to their websites. WCM opens door for organisations to effectively manage their online presence. There are large number of pure WCM vendors in java and .net domain which provides number of attractive sales features though, in reality, most of them …
Jul
15
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In the recent move by Oracle to acquire Fatwire has kept people guessing around Fatwire’s future. It is interesting to see how some people favour the deal while others thinks an end of another product . Some of the interesting readings are: Customer perspective on Oracle acquiring FatWire from Apoorv Oracle Buys FatWire, Now What? …
Jun
13
Fatwire’s CS 7.6: Content Server Developer Tools (CSDT): review
Fatwire recently released 7.6 version of the product with one of the interesting addition is CSDT (Content Server Developers Tool). Accoridng to Fatwire, CSDT enables developers to work in a distributed environment using tools such as the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and version control system (VCS) integration. CSDT does not interfere or integrate with …
Jun
10
WCM & Configuration Management
As highlighted recently by @irina_guseva from Real Story Group, C stands for complexity in WCM, one other reason to add for this complexity is around availability of development tools and the whole process of configuration management and continuous integration. Lots of CM systems are repository based and they love to manage content, content types and …
May
26
Adobe’s Day CQ 5.3 – My view of the product
Day CQ has been in news ever since Adobe decided to acquire the company. Firstly, it was around providing a WEM platform along with Adobe’s online marketing suite and than as highlighted by @irina_guseva from RSG, CQ5 WCM development skills are hot — and scarce. I recently had some hands-on experience in exploring the porduct …
