Kentico Rocks is a show about all things Kentico CMS, performed by Brian McKeiver and Bryan Soltis. Each episode we talk about tips, tricks, and best practices when using Kentico CMS, Kentico EMS, and Windows Azure. As Kentico MVPs, our goal is spread our Kentico knowledge and expertise to help shar…
In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, after a little break between the action, Brian McKeiver continues his interview with Nabil Orfali, CEO and Founder of Kajoo.ai. Nabil dives right into a full demo of the new integration between Kajoo.ai and Kontent.ai.
In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver interviews Nabil Orfali, CEO and Founder of Kajoo.ai. The two delve into how Kajoo.ai plans to revolutionize advancements in digital experience building. In this first portion of the interview, Nabil introduces himself, talks about why Kajoo.ai started, and offers an overview on how Kajoo.ai can be used to rapidly build digital experiences.
In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, we're diving behind the scenes of the Kontent.ai rebrand with none other than Vojtech Boril, the Global VP of Marketing at Kontent.ai. Join Brian and Vojtech, as they explore the intricate journey that resulted in a new brand for Kontent.ai. They'll discuss the whirlwind initial rebrand completed in just five weeks, leading up to the comprehensive rebrand undertaken last fall amidst multiple changes and market shifts. Vojtech and Brian unpack the tight timeframe, share real-life examples of challenges during the rebranding like color choices, and emphasize the importance of content modeling in transitioning to a headless CMS.
In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver interviews Andrew Kumar, Global VP at Uniform. Brian and Andrew discuss how Uniform has updated its platform over the past months and how Uniform now sees itself in the market. Brian asks Andrew to answer how Kontent.ai and Uniform can function together so well, even though some features may overlap. Listen on to find out how these two platforms can elevate digital experiences.
In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver interviews Rob Kristie, Director of web development and strategy at Machintel. They discuss Rob's transition from traditional monolithic web development to headless CMS architecture and development. They discuss the advantages of using Kontent.ai for building and managing websites. Rob shares insights into the challenges and learning curves involved in adopting headless CMS, the benefits of component-driven development, and the improvements in site performance and security.
In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver interviews Martin Michalik, VP of Product at Kontent.ai. We dive deep into the future of Artificial Intelligence in content management. Our conversation explores the cutting-edge integration of AI into Kontent.ai's platform, spotlighting how these advancements are revolutionizing content creation and management. Martin brings unique insights into how AI enhances user experiences, streamlines workflows, and propels innovation in the CMS industry. This discussion is a must-listen for those interested in the evolving dynamics of AI in content management, offering a glimpse into Kontent.ai's strategic approach and vision for transcending basic generative AI capabilities.
In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver interviews Mark Ruddock, the new CEO of Kontent.ai. Brian and Mark discuss Mark's background, his journey to become the new CEO of Kontent.ai, and his vision for Kontent.ai's product growth. They cover how Mark sees the headless market and how the AI story is coming into shape for Kontent.ai. Mark reveals a few new features that are coming soon as well.
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 Kontent.ai. They discuss why you would want to use them and recap their real world experience with using these parts of the Kontent.ai Headless CMS solution.
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 with marketing teams on approaches they can take with content governance within their CMS platforms. The two discuss the pros and cons of leveraging either a content workflow process or environment syncing strategy to create and publish content. Listen on to find out which approach for content governance may work the best for you.
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 websites with Headless CMS in 2023. With so many possibilities out there including Next.js, React, Gatsby, Vue, etc. the choices are not obvious. Andy and Brian discuss their agency's preferences for using frontend frameworks today, plus they give their predictions for what will be the leading frontend framework at the end of the year.
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 websites with Headless CMS in 2023. With so many possibilities out there including Next.js, React, Gatsby, Vue, etc. the choices are not obvious. Andy and Brian discuss their agency's preferences for using frontend frameworks today, plus they give their predictions for what will be the leading frontend framework at the end of the year.
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, named RealContent, acts as a bridge between content and design. It fully integrates Kontent.ai's Headless CMS platform into Figma. Listen on to hear how RealContent works, the reason why it began, and check out the live demo.
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, named RealContent, acts as a bridge between content and design. It fully integrates Kontent.ai's Headless CMS platform into Figma. Listen on to hear how RealContent works, the reason why it began, and check out the live demo.
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, the Digital Experience Community. Listen on to hear about a brand new group that is open for all to join.
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, the Digital Experience Community. Listen on to hear about a brand new group that is open for all to join.
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 migration. The duo compare how content migration in a digital project is like moving houses in real life. Listen on to see how they turn the analogy into lessons learned and tips and tricks for how to best handle migrated content into a Headless CMS like Kontent.ai.
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 migration. The duo compare how content migration in a digital project is like moving houses in real life. Listen on to see how they turn the analogy into lessons learned and tips and tricks for how to best handle migrated content into a Headless CMS like Kontent.ai.
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 uses AI to generate images based on text via the OpenAI API.
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 uses AI to generate images based on text via the OpenAI API.
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 Summit, an annual event where the Kontent.ai team and MVPs meet in person for a week of intense learning and knowledge sharing. Listen to the episode to hear the behind the scenes scoop on the Summit.
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 Summit, an annual event where the Kontent.ai team and MVPs meet in person for a week of intense learning and knowledge sharing. Listen to the episode to hear the behind the scenes scoop on the Summit.
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 open source tool makes localhost development and testing for Custom Elements a breeze.
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 open source tool makes localhost development and testing for Custom Elements a breeze.
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 vision for the next 100 days that capitalize on this news. In the conversation Bart reveals the company's strategy for accelerated growth, why this is such an exciting time for Kontent.ai, his upcoming road trips, a new office location, and the first mention of Kontent Horizons (Kontent.ai's annual conference).
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 vision for the next 100 days that capitalize on this news. In the conversation Bart reveals the company's strategy for accelerated growth, why this is such an exciting time for Kontent.ai, his upcoming road trips, a new office location, and the first mention of Kontent Horizons (Kontent.ai's annual conference).
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 various situations including projects with Kontent.ai.
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 various situations including projects with Kontent.ai.
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 Kentico, this type of Azure resource is perfect for Jamstack based sites.
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 Kentico, this type of Azure resource is perfect for Jamstack based sites.
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 JAMStack site good for SEO. The two discuss some challenges with the common answer of, "Sure Google can execute JavaScript on a client side app". They then express their opinions and experience as to why just because Google can execute JavaScript, that doesn't just mean you will have good 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 JAMStack site good for SEO. The two discuss some challenges with the common answer of, "Sure Google can execute JavaScript on a client side app". They then express their opinions and experience as to why just because Google can execute JavaScript, that doesn't just mean you will have good SEO.
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 Integration options there are for customizing and integrating other systems and functionality. They cover the 3 or 4 most common ways to handle integrations with Kontent by Kentico. This episode is highly recommended if you are new to Kontent.
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 Integration options there are for customizing and integrating other systems and functionality. They cover the 3 or 4 most common ways to handle integrations with Kontent by Kentico. This episode is highly recommended if you are new to Kontent.
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 you would want to use them, and demo a real world example of an advanced workflow that integrates with Netlify functions to perform some automation that saves time for all of Kontent MVPs and Ondrej.
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 you would want to use them, and demo a real world example of an advanced workflow that integrates with Netlify functions to perform some automation that saves time for all of Kontent MVPs and Ondrej.
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 Personalization first approach on your projects and how Uniform does Personalization in a unique way. Tim then demos how Kontent by Kentico can easily be integrated with Uniform to create a personalized experience on your jamstack site.
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 Personalization first approach on your projects and how Uniform does Personalization in a unique way. Tim then demos how Kontent by Kentico can easily be integrated with Uniform to create a personalized experience on your jamstack site.
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, how it is different than a Monolithic or Unified DXP, how one could be used in combination with Kontent by Kentico, and are Composable DXPs the future?
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, how it is different than a Monolithic or Unified DXP, how one could be used in combination with Kontent by Kentico, and are Composable DXPs the future?
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 can integrate multiple headless APIs into one powerful result. Tim then demos how Kontent by Kentico can easily be integrated with Uniform.
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 can integrate multiple headless APIs into one powerful result. Tim then demos how Kontent by Kentico can easily be integrated with Uniform.
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 content personalization can help organizations save time and increase site metrics and conversions. The trio then demos how Kontent by Kentico can easily be integrated with Recombee's recommendation engine.
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 content personalization can help organizations save time and increase site metrics and conversions. The trio then demos how Kontent by Kentico can easily be integrated with Recombee's recommendation engine.
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 commerce that showcases how headless content and commerce can work together.
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 headless content and commerce can work together.
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 virtual event coming in November 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 virtual event coming in November 2021.
In this episode of Kentico Rocks, Brian McKeiver is joined by fellow Kentico Xperience MVP Mike Wills, Director of Development at BlueModus. The two MVPs discuss how enterprise organizations can best integrate Kentico Xperience into an organization's existing microservice based architecture. Mike walks Brian through how on a recent project he helped an enterprise organization integrate its existing e-commerce site with Kentico Xperience to solve a gap that organization had with content management and marketing friendly content editing. As a bonus to that organization, this was actually done in a Headless fashion with Xperience. Brian and Mike then talk about how this technique can be utilized to stay within a microservice architecture yet still leverage Xperience as a digital experience platform. All and all it is a great example of how large enterprises can adopt Kentico Xperience as a part of their stack.
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 moving away from Traditional CMS and to Headless CMS and how Kentico Kontent is ready to serve the enterprise market.
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 Kontent. According to Andy, Web Spotlight addresses the elephant in the room when it comes to utilizing a Headless CMS, which is, how can we expect our content teams to develop a website without a head to look at it with? Check out the latest episode of Kentico Rocks to find out what developers need to know about implementing Web Spotlight, how to implement it in a .Net Core MVC project, and how it possibly changes your content model requirements. Brian and Andy both agree that ultimately, when implemented correctly, Web Spotlight by Kontent can take your Headless CMS site editing experience to the next level.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 Kontent. According to Andy, Web Spotlight addresses the elephant in the room when it comes to utilizing a Headless CMS, which is, how can we expect our content teams to develop a website without a head to look at it with? Check out the latest episode of Kentico Rocks to find out what developers need to know about implementing Web Spotlight, how to implement it in a .Net Core MVC project, and how it possibly changes your content model requirements. Brian and Andy both agree that ultimately, when implemented correctly, Web Spotlight by Kontent can take your Headless CMS site editing experience to the next level.
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 Kontent. According to Andy, Web Spotlight addresses the elephant in the room when it comes to utilizing a Headless CMS, which is, how can we expect our content teams to develop a website without a head to look at it with? Check out the latest episode of Kentico Rocks to find out what developers need to know about implementing Web Spotlight, how to implement it in a .Net Core MVC project, and how it possibly changes your content model requirements. Brian and Andy both agree that ultimately, when implemented correctly, Web Spotlight by Kontent can take your Headless CMS site editing experience to the next level.
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