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TTRPG and Writing

After a (very) long hiatus from gaming I recently got back into Table Top Role Playing Games (TTRPGs) and it has reignited some of my creative writing as well. Tips, tricks, and stories abound! Come along for the adventure!

Perforce Puppet

Dig into this new section about Perforce Puppet with news and FAQs and tutorials on one of the leading Enterprise infrastructure automation tools on the market.

DevRel and Technical Product Marketing

As a professional creator in DevRel and product marketing, I like to share my thoughts on what I’ve been learning about, how to improve your DevRel craft, and how to connect and help your community. Being in DevRel is honestly one of the most satisfying career tracks I’ve had!

Sitecore

I lived/breathed/wrote about Sitecore for over a decade, even if I have now moved on to another community. Over that time, I have covered quite a few topics. Jump into this section if you want to see my collection of news, guides, and community content from over the years!

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Latest articles

  • Who should I put on my project team?

    Who should I put on my project team?

    Every now and then, somebody has asked me “what should my team look like”? Is there a formula for how you can structure a technical team to be ready for a Sitecore implementation project and then the maintenance afterwards? I’m sorry to say: there is no such formula. Every single project is different, and how… Read more

  • Azure Functions – Access has been blocked by CORS policy

    Azure Functions – Access has been blocked by CORS policy

    It all started by trying to over-engineer things with an Azure Function. And then it wouldn’t work! This blog post is mostly for me so that I can find this stuff later when I inevitably hit the same CORS issue. I had gone through the whole Microsoft tutorial for JavaScript Azure Functions, and then tested… Read more

  • Becoming a Leader – Facing the Unknown

    Becoming a Leader – Facing the Unknown

    In this series I’ll be writing about some of the challenges of transitioning to being a leader within the team you are in. In this article, I’ll discuss some of the difficulty in changing how you make decisions. When you first transition to go from member of the team to leading that same team, usually… Read more

  • Sitecore Architect’s Guide to SaaS Migration – XP Global Brand scenario

    Sitecore Architect’s Guide to SaaS Migration – XP Global Brand scenario

    In this part of the migration series, I am going to look at migrating an existing Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) “Global Brand” solution, with many sites and deep personalization usage, over to Sitecore XM Cloud and Sitecore Personalize. The scenario breakdown: Follow the series to look at different Sitecore XM and XP scenarios and how you… Read more

  • Becoming a Leader – Letting it go

    Becoming a Leader – Letting it go

    In this series I’ll be writing about some of the challenges of transitioning to being a leader within the team you are in. In this article, I’ll cover delegation and letting go of your previous responsibilities. When you first transition to go from member of the team to leading that same team, usually it is… Read more

  • Sitecore Architect’s Guide to SaaS Migration – XM Jamstack scenario

    Sitecore Architect’s Guide to SaaS Migration – XM Jamstack scenario

    In this part of the migration series, I am going to look at migrating an existing Sitecore XM “Jamstack” solution over to XM Cloud. Follow the series to look at different Sitecore XM and XP scenarios and how you can gradually migrate your Sitecore platform solution over to a composable DXP architecture. The goal is to… Read more