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How to Package Your Local Sitecore Instance for Microsoft Azure App Service

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Jun 20 2019

For modern businesses, it’s extremely important to be flexible in order to satisfy the constantly changing customer needs. That’s why more and more companies turn to the evolving cloud computing services, which provide scalability, optimize connectivity and improve performance.

Sitecore is not an exception, as it allows you to deploy solutions on the Azure Platform as a Service (PaaS). For a new Sitecore environment, you can use out-of-the-box web deploy packages (WDP). But to deploy your existing (local) solution, you need to initially package it into a WDP.

In this article, I will tell you how you can package your local Sitecore Habitat into web deploy package (WDP). You will also see what issues you might run into during the process.

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Jun 14 2019

Every company, no matter what services or goods it produces, has to deal with three most important values: time, price and quality. These are three pillars for clients when they choose something to buy. They want either a quick delivery, or a reasonable price, or excellent quality. Obviously, there’s no technology to provide these values in one product simultaneously; clients can expect two of them at best.

For most customers, when asked about the importance of these values, it usually comes down to quality. In this article, we would like to focus on the software quality and the way it is achieved and supported during the development process.

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May 30 2019

An increasing number of companies across various industries have their hardware and software components — such as servers, storage, frameworks, tools, ready-made app — delivered over the internet. This has become possible due to the development of cloud computing services.

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May 22 2019

Digital transformation is touching upon various physical objects, making them smart and powerful. The engine for such devices is embedded software that is an integral part of the rapidly developing IoT ecosystem.

This article is dedicated to the tools for embedded software development. We will explain what an embedded system is and what types of tools are needed to build one. You will also learn about the most popular embedded system software development tools currently available on the IT market.

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May 16 2019

Modern search engines let us find the answer to practically any question in the ever-growing ocean of internet data within a couple of seconds. How is it possible? What stands behind such a lightning-fast search process?

In this article, we will talk about artificial intelligence search technologies that quickly help satisfy the user’s informational needs and provide the most relevant recommendations.

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Apr 30 2019

Learning of possible software aberrations as soon as possible, so that you can resolve them before you find yourself buried under a mountain of complaints, or even worse — to discover that users have switched to robust competitor solutions, is a must in your business.

In this article, we will provide an overview of a Microsoft solution that allows engineers and developers to stay up-to-date on software performance — Azure Application Insights. Our .NET development experts got to know the ins and outs of this service and are ready to share its features and capabilities.

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Apr 25 2019

Online shopping is among the top activities of Internet users worldwide, and its popularity is still growing. This trend inevitably impacts the extension of the global retail eCommerce market and has resulted in the increased demand for powerful tools and solutions needed to develop and support the digital marketplace. Sitecore eCommerce platform is one of the leading products in the space of digital commerce management.

Apr 12 2019

The SUGCON Europe 2019 I attended in London on April 4-5 was an exciting and informative event that gave me a chance to network with the best representatives of the Sitecore community and to upgrade my skills. Today, I’m happy to share the latest news from the conference about Sitecore CMS version 9.2, which is expected to be released in the coming months.

Apr 09 2019

Decision-making should be based on facts, regardless of industry. The importance of data collection and its analysis leveraging Big Data technologies has demonstrated that the more accurate the information gathered, the sounder the decisions made, and the better the results that can be achieved.

Apr 03 2019

On March 2, the SaM Solutions team got their first Sitecore Hackathon experience, and we’re off to a great start! The team of “Brave Sitecorians” — Raman Khalupau, Andrei Shynkarenka and me, Vadzim Papko, — has successfully met the challenge, which resulted in the creation of an efficient module that enhances content management.

How to Package Your Local Sitecore Instance for Microsoft Azure App Service

Quality Control vs. Quality Assurance [Difference and Comparison]

Advantages and Disadvantages of PaaS: Practical Overview

Top Ten Embedded Software Development Tools

AI-Powered Search and Recommendation Technologies

Meet Azure Application Insights: A Feature Overview

Six Benefits of the Sitecore Experience Commerce Platform

Ten Reasons to Look Forward to Sitecore 9.2 [Detailed Update Overview]

The Importance of Data Collection in Healthcare

Brave Sitecorians Will Keep You up to Date (On Content Changes)