Automate Sitecore dev env setup with Sitecore.HabitatHome.Utilities

Having worked with Sitecore for more than 10 years, I always embraced automation in QA/Production deployments as well as development environments. Most of the projects had a nice little README that started with:

1. Make sure you have Sitecore X.Y Update Z installed
2. Install module X version Z and module Y on top of it
3. Run ".\deployDevevelopmentEnvironment.ps1"

Work less, do more with Sitecore and Microsoft Flow

As a developer who works a lot on integrating different systems with each other I was extremely happy when Microsoft Flow got announced. I've started using it since the early preview and found a ton of ways it could help me automate some tedious tasks with no (or little) coding and be more productive with my daily job.

As a Sitecore developer, I also spend my time building websites on Sitecore platform and integrating them with different systems. It often starts with Save Actions in WFFM module - integrating it with online meetings platform, payment providers, CRM systems.

So what if we could integrate Sitecore with Microsoft Flow and make it the only integration provider you'll ever need? And let the service providers take care of updating their connectors in the cloud, integrating new systems with Sitecore without developers help at all?

Sitecore Courier - Effortless Packaging

The first question many Sitecore developers ask when they start thinking about deploying changes with Sitecore is – “How to track item changes?” The deal is - you cannot simply deploy the updated site from version control system (VCS), because production site also holds content items, being constantly edited by content editors, and you need to merge it.