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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

  • Baby Steps to SOA – Step Two: Measure It

    Baby Steps to SOA – Step Two: Measure It

    In the continuing Baby Steps to SOA series, we follow Doug and his IT team behind BuyMyWidget.com as they take steps to renovate their digital asset architecture. Previously, we introduced the problem and the team, started planning and analysis, and now we continue on our travel through the road map with measuring success! Read more

  • Sitecore 7: Available for download!

    It’s official, the new 7.0 is out there!  You can download it off of the Sitecore Developer Network at: http://sdn.sitecore.net/Products/Sitecore%20V5/Sitecore%20CMS%207.aspx Coinciding with the release have been a blast of emails, twitter posts, and blog posts, including the following series from my colleagues: Sitecore 7: Upgrade considerations Sitecore 7: What’s new for developers in Elbrus Sitecore 7:… Read more

  • Baby Steps to SOA – Step One: Analyze and Plan

    Baby Steps to SOA – Step One: Analyze and Plan

    In the continuing Baby Steps to SOA series, we follow Doug and his IT team behind BuyMyWidget.com as they take steps to renovate their digital asset architecture. Previously, we introduced the problem and the team, and now we start on our travel through the road map. Read more

  • Performance tuning your Sitecore installation

    I’ll be continuing the Baby Steps to SOA topic next week, but for this week I’m jumping back into the world of Sitecore.  I’ve just spent the past few weeks performance tuning another project, and there are so many rabbit-holes one has to jump down to find the culprit of a performance issue.  Networks, databases,… Read more

  • Baby Steps to SOA – An Introduction

    Baby Steps to SOA – An Introduction

    Around five years ago, I remember a lot of folks started getting into the hype around Service-Oriented Architecture. “This is the way of the future!” you would hear, or “All of our problems will be solved by moving to SaaS or SOA!” Take a moment now and consider your own workplace. How much of your… Read more

  • 5 things agile developers can learn from the hockey greats

    5 things agile developers can learn from the hockey greats

    Teams in organized sports experience scenarios not unlike those that a software development team see on a day-to-day basis: overcoming obstacles, working together as a team, training, strategizing, keeping score, resourcing, among others.  As a highly-unskilled goaltender and defenceman, I have been able to experience both sides of this equation, and have been wondering what… Read more