Sitecore Symposium Day 5 – A day of Sitecore Sessions. #SitecoreSYM

It has been a late night. I’ll post more when I get a chance. Here are some highlights from some of the sessions I saw today.

How to harness the power of data across Order Cloud, Content Hub, Discover, search and Microsoft fabric.

Mental health checks with 100% of time migrating mental wellness to XM cloud.

The new Sitecore marketplace.

Sitecore CDP: unlock your data with unified tracking.

Sitecore Symposium Day 4 – Sitecore Stream, Breakout Sessions and Katie Ledecky. #SitecoreSYM

Let me first say how excited I am about all the new stuff coming soon. Today was a great day.

Sitecore stream is really going to revolutionize the way things are done. Stretching AI across all Sitecore products is going to be amazing. Find out more here.

Breakout Sessions were Fantastic as always. Here are some of the highlights of the ones I attended.

Continuous improvement with Content Hub

Great session were I learned how a real world Content Hub implementation was done. Doing things right in the DAM from the start is essential. This approach will help you down the road. Especially with other parts of the Content Hub.

Content Hub Roadmap

I missed pat of this, but was able to capture a slide.

Developer Experience in XM Cloud

This one was exciting to hear. Lots of great features coming to XM Cloud development. Liz Nelson did a great job explaining it. The new offerings will help developers tremendously.

Last, but not least a fireside chat with Katy Ledecky. I found out that part of the medal is made with the Eiffel Tower.

Almost forgot I ran too.

Sitecore Symposium Day 3 – Partner Connect and RBA Co-Workers #SitecoreSYM

For the first time ever I attended a Partner Connect. It was awesome hearing what is on the horizon. I can’t share everything yet, but it will be worth the wait.

Had to get my buttons and meet my co-workers from RBA.

Sitecore Symposium Day 2 – Running and MVP Summit #SitecoreSYM

What better way to start the day then with run?. Wednesday I am organizing a run/walk, so I needed to test out some routes.

There are some restrictions on what I can share from the MVP Summit. However, I’m gonna share what I can.

The first thing I will share is that I’m excited about what next year has in store for Sitecore and the community.

I am a big fan of the Content Hub. Based on what I have heard, it’s gonna be a bigger powerhouse next year.

As XM cloud grows so do all of the ways to implement it. It keeps getting stronger every year. Some clients are not ready to get there yet. Sitecore is at least preparing for that when they do get there. I really like the idea of a hybrid model. Some clients can move their sites over to XM cloud. They keep their other ones in XM/XP until they’re ready.

it was interesting to learn how psych’s competitors have been attacking them in the market. Sitecore is not one to attack others. Their product will speak for itself. They will take the initiative to show that more, from what I understand.

Sitecore’s e-learning will offer new courses. These courses aim to help non-technical people grow their Sitecore knowledge.

Well, after all that serious business, it was time of the party at Dave & Buster’s.

#Sitecore Symposium Day 1 – Arrival and Food Tour #SitecoreSYM

Started out with the annual food tour. This was a great time to catch up with everyone and learn more about the history of Nashville. We made some great stops and the food was great. Hot chicken did not disappoint. Looking forward to the MVP summit tomorrow.

#Sitecore Symposium 2024 Preview: Looking Forward to Learning and Networking

I always feel very blessed when I get to the Sitecore Symposium. I especially enjoy it when it takes place in a city I have never been to (Nashville). Besides seeing my co-workers from RBA I get to see a lot of people from the Sitecore community. Plus there is the MVP Summit, events, cool swag, the walks/runs I am going to organize etc… Most of all there are the presentations. I love attending them and sharing what I got to see. Hopefully I will get to implement some new ideas too.

  1. MVP Summit – Well this is a mix of presentations. What I hope to get out of it is learn what is coming out in the future. The Q&A sessions is my favorite part as I get to ask questions to various Sitecore representatives.
  2. Welcome Reception -This always gets me excited. It is a great way to kick off the Symposium and gives attendees a peak into the future of Sitecore.
  3. Rocking your website searches with AI magic and GenAI for translation. Just like everyone else I am excited about AI. I have been using AI in Content Hub lately, in programming, social media and soon hopefully in my next iPhone.
  4. A fireside chat with Katie Ledecky – I always love the insight of someone who is driven to succeed. Can’t wait to hear about her accomplishments.
  5. Disrupting the experience with generative AI – I am already using copilot. Finding out about generative AI will be great. It will add more tools to my development environment.
  6. Is AI bias the new elephant in the room? – I know based on the presenters this will be a great presentation. I know I will come out with a different perspective after this one.
  7. Sitecore Content Hub R&D roadmap and Continuous improvement with Sitecore Content Hub: From DAM to CMP and beyond – I love the Content Hub. Anything I can do to learn more about it is an opportunity I will take.
  8. Next-gen frontend development with XM Cloud – I am mainly a back-end developer, but I always want to learn more of the front-end. This presentation sounds perfect to take the next step.
  9. Driving engagement: From 0-60 in just 3 months to implement Sitecore Search and Personalize – This one sounds interesting as most clients need something yesterday to stay ahead of the curve.
  10. How to make generative AI think like your design team – This one involves combining Content Hub and AI. Sounds good to me.
  11. Drive hyper-personalized engagement in the healthcare and life sciences industries – I feel this is an important topic. Shared health data is important these days and seems to be the trend.
  12. Sitecore CDP: Unlock your data with unified tracking – Recently I have been engaging with Sitecore on this. I can’t wait to learn more.
  13. Building resilient integrations with XM Cloud – I know this presenter well. I have no doubt I will come out of this one with lots of new information.
  14. Revive, renew, reimagine: Sitecore XP renaissance – I really love XP. It may not always be the new shiny jewel, but it is extremely powerful still. Can’t wait to hear what is next as many clients still use it and are happy to continue using it.
  15. Headless SXA vs. Component Builder: The rock-off of the year – Always enjoy a good fight between to great ways to do things.
  16. A fireside chat with Brendan Hunt – Last, but not least. I am a huge Ted Lasso fan. I loved Coach Beard and also like the actor that portrays him even more being a fellow Chicagoan. I can’t wait to watch.