Posted by Akshay Sura on Apr 15, 2010
At WebDatamation, we made the decision several years ago to partner with the Sitecore web content management (WCM) system to provide web services.
We find that Sitecore offers flexibility, power, ease of use and constant innovation that serves our clients well.
In the fast-changing and evolving world of web content, it can be difficult to know if a particular WCM product is keeping up with the changes and spearheading innovative ...
Posted by Akshay Sura on Oct 13, 2009
For businesses that use websites as a key strategic component of their business, a Content Management System or CMS is a vital. We at Webdatamation have long pointed to the power and flexibility of Sitecore as an outstanding solution in the CMS arena.
We've been using Sitecore for our own website and for client's websites because of its incredible power and functionality. Now Sitecore has also been recognized by independent research firm ...
Posted by Akshay Sura on Oct 06, 2009
Here is the solution I found to integrate external SQL data into Sitecore. Although the data loads into Sitecore, it is extremely slow. I ended up organizing the data alphabetically, which helped.
Follow the steps below:
Download the NorthwindDataProvider source from HERE.
Create a template for the external SQL data you are trying to use.
Modify the NortwindDataProvider, by commenting ModifyBase(); in the constructor as shown ...
Posted by Akshay Sura on Jul 20, 2009
How much should you pay for web services? There are so many providers that market their services in different ways that it is difficult to know.
Generally speaking, you may pay slightly more for extra quality service and particularly good care, but you shouldn’t pay a premium price for any service, because you are likely not getting anything more than you would for a moderate price.
If a web company tries to tell you that their service ...
Posted by Akshay Sura on Mar 16, 2009
The current explosion in eCommerce has highlighted the advantages of and excellent Content Management System (CMS) like Sitecore.
For businesses that consider their website and their customers who contact them online to be an integral part of their business, using a content management system is only logical. It will allow those businesses to provide a seamless, high quality online experience that open source or low-end solutions simply can't ...
Posted by Akshay Sura on Mar 02, 2009
One of the many reasons we choose to partner with Sitecore for our content management system is that they keep ahead of business trends, and are ready for the future.
Sitecore recently identified the three key web content management trends for 2009 – do any of these sound like goals for your company this year? If so, let us help you implement them using the seamless integration tools Sitecore provides.
The first trend is the growth of ...
Posted by Akshay Sura on Feb 16, 2009
Here are a few things Sitecore can improve on:
Sitecore Admin needs to load faster
Need an easier way to assign renderings to place holders
Need an easier way to Assign roles & users to folders and content items
Right now it is a pain to get it setup on Windows 2008 with SQL Server 2008, it would be nice to get an installer which does this for you (Sitecore posted a note saying that this is in the works).
I don't know if I say it ...
