At Opticon 2022, I was able to get a sneak preview of what was known as the “Product Switcher.” As a contractor, we do new implementations, as well as ongoing development updates, for numerous clients at one time. Instead of…
As an Optimizely MVP, we are sometimes given the first look at new features! In this case, we were told about a re-released DXP feature (which used to be the bane of my existence), called an ADE (Additional Development Environment)…
I have recently moved to a new company, and naturally I am working on new projects and opportunities. The first thing that I ended up working on is a CMS 12/.NET 5 project, which is brand new to me. This…
Yesterday (December 8th 2021), Optimizely sneakily released their very first major update for the EpiCloud Powershell Module; Version 1.0.0. This is great timing, as I was also about to release an update that would provide a fix for Azure.Storage (no…
The second I created a NET 5 project, the first anxiety-filled thought that ran through my head was something along the lines of… “How the heck am I going to build/deploy this to anywhere useful?!” As I mentioned in my…
I recently was able to start using one of the new Linux (.NET5.0/CMS12) DXP instances to do some testing/development in, and I came across an interesting error that threw me for a loop. I, for one, am not very versed…
In the beginning of this month (August 2021), I saw a blog post by EpiNova that absolutely blew my mind. There is a query string that will allow you to view your Optimizely DXP Slot with your live slot domain…
The Optimizely Deployment API (Episerver.PaaS.EpiCloud) has helped immensely as I’ve been working on new projects, but there has always been something that has plagued me; COPYING DOWN CONTENT/ASSETS INTO MY LOCAL ENVIRONMENT. When I say “Copying down Content,” I mean…
As I continue to use the Deployment API, I always am looking for new and exciting ways to use the commands. In this case, being able to provision a brand new set of DXP Environments for a client. In this…
In my previous posts, we went over the deployment process in the Optimizely/EpiServer DXP environment. The first and the second post of the Deployment API series went through the original methods that allow for deployment into the DXP environment. Smooth…
