When I first hopped on Zoom with Deanna Ballew, Senior Vice President of Product at Acquia, we bantered casually about her home near Madison, Wisconsin – and the dark beauty of Midwestern thunderstorms. At the time, we were both being treated to unstable spring weather, mine of the Southeastern U.S. variety but equally temperamental. It was an apropos reflection of what’s happening in the... Read More →
The holidays are right around the corner, and if the newest version of Drupal is on your wish list, you’re in for a treat. December will usher in the highly anticipated launch of Drupal 10, the open source CMS platform’s first release since 2020. Many industry experts have been preparing for months, and at CMS Critic, we had an opportunity to hear from Pantheon and several digital agencies... Read More →
Acquia's putting the pedal to the metal in the headless race. Recently, the digital experience platform provider released an open source headless starter kit within the company’s content management system, Acquia CMS. The kit expands existing Acquia CMS offerings, which empower organizations to accelerate the building of traditional Drupal-based applications. Dubbed the "Acquia CMS... Read More →
"Composable" is becoming the operative word across the DXP marketplace. And rightly so: a composable platform has huge benefits, enabling users to build dynamic web and app experiences more efficiently by reusing content and other components that can be personalized at scale. Composable systems also allow for more iterative testing across multiple variants, enabling marketers to optimize... Read More →
The concept of a "composable enterprise" is becoming more popular as digital transformation enters its next wave. And it makes sense: leading up to Covid, digital stacks were already becoming decoupled and less monolithic, all driven by the rise of the open API. Add a global pandemic, and the hyper-accelerated pace of transformation resulted in more systems "talking" to each other – and... Read More →