.NET News & What's New for Kontent in .NET
It's May, and the means that many things in the US. People are looking forward to Memorial day, the opening of summer, the welcoming of warm weather, the end of the stay at home orders (unless you are...
View Article#032 - What's New in .Net, Azure Static Web Apps, and Kontent
In this episode of Kentico Rocks, Brian McKeiver discusses what's new in the .Net world post Microsoft Build 2020. He covers a bit about the Build announcements and how to watch them if you missed it,...
View ArticleThe Latest on Kentico 13 Beta 3 or Should I Say Kentico Xperience
This past Friday, I had a chance to sit down and chat with Kentico Xperience Product Director, Michal Kadák and Product Owner, David Komárek. Our goal was to discus the Kentico EMS to Kentico Xperience...
View Article#033 - The .NET Core Future is Now For Kentico Xperience 13
In this episode of Kentico Rocks, our host Brian McKeiver is joined by Sean G. Wright, Kentico MVP at WiredViews. Brian and Sean discuss the recently released beta 3 of Kentico Xperience, the digital...
View Article#034 - How Easy Is It for a Beginner to Build a GatsbyJS / Kentico Kontent Site?
In this episode of Kentico Rocks, Adam Amran, Product Designer at Kentico Kontent, joins host Brian McKeiver. They talk about Adam's experience with creating a GatsbyJS site backed by the Kentico...
View ArticleIntroducing The Kentico Xperience SQL Utility Scripts Open Source Repo
Over the years of working with Kentico CMS, Kentico EMS, and now Kentico Xperience I have either written, or been a part of team that has written, various TSQL scripts to support the SQL Database side...
View ArticleAzure Logic App URL Too Long for Webhook ?
Microsoft Azure Logic Apps is an Azure cloud service that helps you schedule, automate, and orchestrate tasks, business processes, and workflows when you need to integrate apps, data, systems, and...
View Article#035 - Examining Web Spotlight for Kentico Kontent
In this episode of Kentico Rocks, Brian McKeiver is joined by fellow Kentico Kontent MVP Andy Thompson. Andy and Brian discuss the newly released Web Spotlight feature for Kentico Kontent.
View ArticleKentico Xperience 13 is Here
In case you hadn't heard, or seen the press release, Kentico Software launched Kentico Xperience 13 a week ago to the public. However, that is not what I am talking about. I'm talking about that fact...
View ArticleHow to Add Azure App Configuration and Feature Flags into Blazor in .Net 5
In case you haven't heard, Azure App Configuration is a newer service out of Azure that is billed as a tool that provides a way to centrally manage application settings. Azure App Configuration is not...
View Article25 Reasons to Move to Kentico Xperience MVC
Even in 2021, I am still having multiple conversations with Kentico Xperience clients about moving from Portal Engine to MVC. Those who are not familiar with the situation are having difficulties with...
View Article25 Reasons to Move to Kentico Xperience MVC - Part 2
The next set of benefits of moving to Kentico Xperience MVC is focusing on the Marketing people in the conversation. The points in this post illustrate and identify the reasons why this again, is not...
View Article25 Reasons to Move to Kentico Xperience MVC - Part 3
The last set of benefits of moving to Kentico Xperience MVC is going to get technical. I'm finishing the list with the bigger picture technical reasons as to why MVC makes a ton of sense for Kentico...
View Article#036 - Why are Enterprises Moving Toward Headless and Kontent
In this episode of Kentico Rocks, Brian McKeiver is joined once again by fellow Kontent MVP Andy Thompson. Andy and Brian discuss the Trends that they are both seeing with enterprise organizations...
View Article#037 - How Enterprises Can Integrate Kentico Xperience along with...
In this episode of Kentico Rocks, Brian McKeiver is joined by fellow Kentico Xperience MVP Mike Wills. Brian and Mike discuss how enterprise organizations can best integrate Kentico Xperience into...
View ArticleMy Global Azure 2021 Session
Details on my Real World Azure Static Web Apps session at Global Azure 2021 virtual conference on April 15th, 2021.
View ArticleHow to Use Collections in Kontent
Kentico Kontent includes a fantastic feature for organizing and producing a content model / content inventory. This feature is called Collections in Kontent. It allows departments and teams to manage...
View ArticleMaking Azure Cognitive Search Work Better with Kentico Xperience
Almost nothing is more frustrating than when a developer or marketer receives feedback that their website search experience is broken. Hearing the words “When I search for this term, the wrong results...
View ArticleHow I Pitch Headless CMS to My Clients
Throughout the years I have spent a lot of time conversing with CTOs, CIOs, CMOs, and Directors, helping them understand the choices that they have with implementing their next major web initiative or...
View ArticleHow to Migrate from .NET MVC 5 to .NET Core for Kentico Xperience
.NET Core and .NET 5 have been available for some time now and .NET 6 will be released any month now, but the majority of existing Kentico MVC sites previous to version 13 were created in .NET MVC 5.
View ArticleIntroducing the Kontent Rocks Podcast
It's the end of an era for my old Kentico Rocks podcast and the beginning of a new era for my podcast going forward. That's right, I have decided to rename, rebrand, and re-focus my podcasting topics...
View Article#01 - Why Should You Attend Kontent Horizons 2021
In the inaugural episode of Kontent Rocks, Brian McKeiver is joined by Vojtech Boril, VP Growth & Marketing at Kontent by Kentico. Brian and Vojtech join forces to discuss Kontent Horizons, a...
View Article#02 - The Value of Headless Commerce
In this episode of Kontent Rocks, Brian McKeiver is joined by Brad and Jon of Slatwall Commerce. The three experts join forces to show off an integration between Kontent and Slatwall that showcases how...
View Article#03 - Recommendations and Content Personalization with Recombee
In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver is joined by Pavel Kordik and Gabriela Takacova of Recombee. Brian, Pavel, and Gabriela discuss why automated recommendations and ultimately...
View Article#04 - Uniform's Composable DXP and Kontent
In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver talks with Tim Benniks, Principal Developer Advocate at Uniform. Brian and Tim quickly discuss the concept of a Composable DXP and how it...
View Article2021 Year in Review
Another year has passed us all by as we sit here on New Year’s Eve. Since today is technically a holiday day off for us, and I’m dead tired from the crazy workout this morning, I found a little...
View ArticleI'm a Microsoft Azure MVP
I'm proud to announce that I have been awarded being a Microsoft Azure Most Valuable Professional (MVP). Thank you so much to all those who inspired, supported, and nominated me.
View Article#05 - What Makes a Composable DXP
In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver talks with Andy Thompson, CTO and Kontent MVP at Luminary. Brian and Andy answer a multitude of questions around what a Composable DXP is,...
View Article#06 - Kontent by Kentico Personalization with Uniform
In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver is once again joined by Tim Benniks, Principal Developer Advocate at Uniform. Brian and Tim quickly discuss the why you should take a...
View Article#07 - Kontent by Kentico Workflows in Action
In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver is once again joined by Ondrej Polesny, Developer Evangelist at Kontent. Brian and Ondrej walk through what workflows are in Kontent, why...
View Article#08 - Kontent by Kentico Integrations First Steps
In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver is joined by Rosta Striz, Technology Partner Manager and Product Management Integrations Lead at Kontent. Rosta and Brian review what...
View ArticleWin a Kontent Rocks T-Shirt
I have a new goal to reach 100+ YouTube subscribers for my #KontentRocks podcast (the show where I talk about all things Kontent by Kentico). For that reason I'm giving away some newly branded shirts...
View Article#09 - Is Client Side Rendering in JAMStack Good for SEO
In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver brings back Andy Thompson, CTO and Kontent MVP at Luminary. Brian and Andy answer the question of is CSR, or Client Side Rendering, on a...
View Article#10 - Azure Static Web Apps and Headless CMS
In this episode of Kontent Rocks, Brian McKeiver talks about Azure Static Web Apps and how they can be made dynamic. Brian shows that when you add in the power of Headless CMS, namely Kontent by...
View Article#11 - Azure Logic Apps with Bryan Soltis
In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver brings back Bryan Soltis, Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft. Brian and Bryan talk about Azure Logic Apps and how they can be useful in...
View Article#12 - Kontent.ai Big News with CEO Bart Omlo
In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver interviews Bart Omlo, CEO of Kontent.ai. Brian and Bart discuss the big news that has happened at Kontent.ai and deep dive into Bart's...
View Article#13 - Kontent.ai Custom Element Tester
In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver interviews Mike Webb, Senior Developer at BizStream. Brian and Mike demo a very cool tool for developing Custom Elements for Kontent.ai. The...
View Article#14 - Kontent.ai MVP Summit 2022
In this episode of Kontent Rocks, Brian McKeiver talks with the entire global Kontent.ai MVP community all in the same room. The group was able to record the episode while participating in the MVP...
View ArticleI'm Speaking at Microsoft Ignite 2022
I'm happy to announce that I have been selected to speak at Microsoft Ignite 2022. I'll be traveling to Seattle in person to give my session for the conference. The session title is:Â "State-of-the-art...
View ArticleKontent ai Horizons 2022 Presentation
I'm thrilled to be a part of Kontent.ai Horizons 2022. Thanks for attending my talk on "Delivering on the promise of AI for content editors".
View Article#15 - Kontent.ai Horizons 22 Recap
In this episode of Kontent Rocks, Brian McKeiver talks about his experience at Kontent Horizons 2022 in New York. Brian also recaps his own session and demos a very cool custom element for Kontent that...
View Article#16 - Talking about Content Migration
In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver interviews Michael Andrews, Content Strategy Evangelist at Kontent.ai. Brian and Michael discuss the ever popular topic of content...
View ArticleXperience by Kentico at 20,023 feet
Imagine flying in a jet at 20,000 feet. Now imagine it flying 23 feet higher, because hey why not, it's almost 2023. You look out the window and see the landscape below from a wide perspective. Let's...
View ArticleXperience by Kentico at 20,023 feet - Part 2
Imagine flying in a jet at 20,023 feet as a Digital Marketer. Visualize yourself flying over a new landscape that looks completely different than the last you saw. Now substitute that landscape for a...
View Article#17 - Exploring the Digital Experience Community
In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver interviews Akshay Sura, Partner and fellow Kontent.ai MVP at Konabos. Brian and Akshay discuss a brand new community that Akshay is behind,...
View Article#18 - Connecting Kontent.ai and Figma with the RealContent plugin
In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver interviews Cruce Sanders and Alaa Alweish from Schematica.io. The trio discuss a new Figma plugin that Schematica is behind. The plugin,...
View Article#19 - The State of Frontend Frameworks for Headless CMS in 2023
In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver is back with Andy Thompson, CTO and Kontent.ai MVP at Luminary. This time the duo discuss the state of frontend frameworks for building...
View ArticleKentico Multisite vs Multiple Single sites: Pros and Cons
Lately, I've been approached by several CTOs and CMOs seeking advice on managing their organization's hosting and architecture requirements for multiple websites. Often, they're curious about handling...
View Article#20 - Content Governance, Workflow, and Publishing Oh My
In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver is joined by Wes McChristian, Global Kentico Practice Director at Americaneagle.com. Wes and Brian discuss their experience with working...
View Article#21 - Kontent.ai Environments, Collections, and Spaces
In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver is joined by Matt Nield, Kontent.ai MVP and consultant. Brian and Matt walk through what Environments, Collections, and Spaces are in...
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