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November 30th, 2011

Technology, Web Content Management, Web Development

One of the challenges when developing a Drupal site is coordinating development tasks between multiple developers. Frequently, a single developer is responsible for building a site from concept to completion, including both front-end and back-end code. This model is great for smaller, simpler sites; in many cases a good Drupal developer can finish a site in a few days. However, it fails miserably when multiple developers are required to work on a site. In one way or another, this can be traced back to a common problem: improper database management. Understanding the role of the database is critical to creating a successful development, staging, and file versioning process.

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RJ Townsend

November 21st, 2011

Application Development, Internet Strategy, Marketing, User Experience Design

Every few weeks, I like to take a step back and look at what’s going on with mobile from a macro level. Below are some of the most interesting pieces I’ve come across that offer food for thought as I make my mobile, tablet, and mcommerce predictions for 2012.

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Douglas Brashear

November 17th, 2011

Application Development, Technology, Web Development

Earlier this week Adobe hosted the DC Area CQ5 Users Group. The keynote of the evening was from Day Software founder and current CQ5 brand manager Cedric Heusler, previewing some upcoming functionality in CQ5.5.

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Ross Raphael

November 3rd, 2011

Application Development, Marketing, Technology, Web Content Management, Web Development

I recently finished working on an engagement for a large enterprise client that needed multiple third party software back-end integrations.  The main tool they were using was Salesforce, and they needed a robust analytics software that could effectively integrate into their current system. Migrating all the information to another system – let alone getting employees and customers to adopt it – was out of the question from both a monetary and tactical standpoint.

We ended up integrating Salesforce (their legacy system) with Sitecore OMS – and the result has been terrific. I learned a few tricks along the way (like why and when I should use LINQ), and I thought I’d share my insights with other developers running into similar integrations.

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Raghu Kadali