Using 100% free tools to watch your Sitecore logging using Visual Studio Code and a single extension
Save time spend on your logfiles while debugging Sitecore on your local development environments.
Create your own performance counters for Sitecore 9 on Azure (Application Insights) or on-premise (Performance Monitor)
Everybody likes performance counters, don't you? They give a lot more information on what actually happens on your platform. Do you like using custom caches in your Sitecore solution? Do...
New achievement unlocked: Azure Bootcamp
Two weeks ago I went to an Azure Bootcamp with just over 20 colleagues from the company I work for to. In the weeks before and during that week I...
Why you definitely should upgrade to Sitecore 9.2? Because of…?
Azure Redis Cache and the RedisSessionStateProvider, and especially the SessionExpirationThreadCount setting. It all has to do with a better thread management for SessionExpiration that is configurable starting from 9.2 off...
Fixing the Sitecore Content Testing Index, Experience Optimization, Active Tests and Historical Tests for real
When you are working with Sitecore 9.0.1 (9.0.171219) in Azure with Azure Search you might be familiar with or experience the following symptoms. In your Content Editor you might have...
Sitecore and Microsoft Bot Framework – Part 7 – Working with XDB Data and Application Insights
How cool would it be if you could get XDB data out of Sitecore just using a simple instruction to your bot? Getting XDB data out of Sitecore using a...
Sitecore and Microsoft Bot Framework – Part 6 – Publishing and publish notifications
Publishing specific items or just the entire database? Just ask a Bot and it will be done. Publishing your website with the Microsoft Bot Framework I’ve implemented several intents for...
Sitecore and Microsoft Bot Framework – Part 5 – User Management
Managing Sitecore users normally requires you to log into Sitecore, navigate to the User Manager and lookup the specific user. This could also be done with the bot. Sitecore User...
Sitecore and Microsoft Bot Framework – Part 4 – Rebuilding Sitecore indexes
Rebuilding indexes, who doesn’t do this on almost a daily base? Logging into Sitecore, navigate to the control panel, opening the indexing manager and check that index you would like to rebuild. From that moment it is just waiting for it to finish.
Sitecore and Microsoft Bot Framework – Part 3 – LUIS model and FormFlow
"We have created a Bot for you!" doesn't mean "We have created 300 if-statements for you!". Microsoft Cognitive Services gives you LUIS and you must use this Language Understanding Intelligent...