Configuring server roles
I have invested a lot of time lately in configuring different server roles and trying to see structure in the Sitecore documentation concerning server role configuration, which can be found here (…)/xdb_configuration/configuring_servers. Mind that the documentation behind this link constantly changes, so I cannot guarantee that my blog will stay consistent with it, but at least for …
One-click deploy Sitecore
Recently I got the opportunity to set up a clean Sitecore environment for a new project. I love greenfield solutions. Not because I’m not able to build maintainable code, but because I can innovate quicker: I try to make significant steps pn each new project, improving the baseline of our development process. A re-invented mascot …
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I’ve won the Sitecore Technology MVP award 2016!
I’m very proud and happy to announce that I have been awarded the Sitecore Technology MVP award 2016 by Sitecore. Being one of only 177 people worldwide, among over 10,000 certified developers in Sitecore’s network globally, is exciting to say the least. It inspires me to continue, and extend, my contributions to this wonderful community. …
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SUGNL Colours 2015
Last month we’ve hosted another SUGNL meetup at Colours. This year we had both a developer track and a marketing track, with over 70 visitors in total. It was a very cool gathering of Sitecore enthusiastics, and as I tweeted: Cool to see our sessions of this editions’ #SUGNL sparkle some interesting discussions! Getting …
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Sitecore Azure
Sitecore hosting and deployments in Azure PaaS As promised I have made a webinar-like recording of my SUGCON talk about Sitecore Azure. It may not be the same experience as it was at the conference (I’m better at presenting to a live audience), and I do not have a fancy recording booth, so the quality isn’t …
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SUGCON Europe 2015
This year, the conference of SUGNL (Sitecore User Group Nederland), was aimed at a larger audience than last year, going from a national event to an international event. And despite the fact that it was named SUGCON Europe, people attended from all over the world! I was looking forward to this event for some time …
Power Publish for Sitecore XP 8
I have updated my Sitecore Power Publish module, now simply called “Power Publish”. The module is now tested up to Sitecore XP 8.0 Update 1 and I have also tested the compatibility of the module towards workflows. The module still works great up to Sitecore version 8 and it respects workflow states in the same …
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Setting up content staging
Some time ago Sitecore offered the staging module, but since 6.3 it isn’t available anymore. Recently, one of our clients asked for such functionality and I thought we could easily provide this by simply adding a publishing target. In general, this proved to be true and the solution works great, but there are some things you should know …
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Predicting visitor behavior
A deep dive into predicting the behavior of users in general and your site’s visitors This January, Sitecore held the Benelux Winter Camp 2015 with a series of twelve webinars about digital marketing. A kick-start for the new year with a lot of interesting sessions about online customer experiences and online trends to help you …
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Colours Hackathon
Last week we had our first Hackathon at Colours, and it was a blast! There were a lot of great ideas, ranging from better time-tracking apps and a mobile poker app for Scrum poker sessions, to multiple content management add-ons and even an iBeacon utility that you can easily administer online. My submission came in …
Rob Habraken
Software Engineer, Technology Director, Senior Consultant, Sitecore MVP and overall technology addict. Specialized in web development, Microsoft technology and, of course, Sitecore.
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