Sitecore on Kubernetes Tips and Tricks

If you're reading this blog, it is likely that you've already tried our Sitecore 10 on Docker locally and now wondering "how do I push this stuff to production?". As some would expect, this is not as straightforward and you can't just run docker-compose in production. This is why I've created this video: Sitecore on Kubernetes Tips and Tricks. I'm not going over setting up a cluster in Azure but I'll give some intro on how to connect and get started, some common issues and advices.

Let me know if you like this format in the comments below. If this video gets fair amount of views - I will share some tips on creating Helm charts for Sitecore deployments in another video.

Translating Sitecore with Smartling

Few years ago, I wrote a blog post about Sitecore Language Translator module, which worked using Google / Bing translations API. It was probably one of the first Sitecore modules which allowed automated website translation (even though it could be used only for testing). Since then, I've tried out a lot of translation modules, as website translation is required in at least 90% (just my rough guesstimate) of the projects where Sitecore is used.

That's why I was really excited when a friend of mine, who works at New York-based startup called Smartling, has sent me the latest version of their Sitecore Connector which I'll briefly (just showing off the most interesting features) review in this blog post.

Let's build Sitecore Open Source with TeamCity

Over the past few years I've been focusing on applications life cycle as one of the key areas of my daily job. I've also spent some nights creating Sitecore PowerCore, Sitecore Courier, and many other build/deploy/test related tools. But one of the projects has always been postponed for different reasons. The project I'd like to share is a build playground which you can touch & feel, and it is built using my favorite tools:

• TeamCity
• Sitecore PowerCore 
• Sitecore Courier
• and some more

Combine and minify JavaScript / CSS in Sitecore CMS

For a long time I tried to find a solid JavaScript / CSS combining and minifying solution, which is  easy to use, extensible and works with Sitecore without need to change sources, etc.
It’s not that hard to create own custom tool, but for many reasons it makes more sense to use actively developed and well-tested project.

Globe Dashboard Experiment

While browsing through the Web, I've recently found interesting collection of experimental web apps from Google, built using HTML5, WebGl, and other technologies.  I was amazed by the WebGl Globe application - an open platform for geographic data visualization.

Nearly at the same time, Sitecore announced Digital Marketing System 2.0 with optimized analytics API, new dashboards and reports.

Today we'll create a delicious cocktail from newest technologies and tools. Let's take some WebGl and mix it with jQuery, put it into Sitecore DMS and add some DatePickers from jQuery UI. Add a few pieces of WCF Service and transfer into the Shared Source.

Mobile Device Detector - Performance

The last blog post about Mobile Device Detector was so popular, that I've decided to post updates and some results of performance profiling without delays.