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Kentico Connection - Top 10 Things NOT to do with Xperience

Real world advice on what NOT to do when implementing Xperience by Kentico, the new modern DXP from Kentico. Here's a hint. It's not just Kentico 14.

  1. CodeMash 2025 - MACH based Website Development in Minutes, Sandusky, OH
  2. CodeMash 2025 - How to Win Friends and Influence...Better Developer Estimates, Sandusky, OH
  1. Kentico Connection - Top 10 Things NOT to do with Xperience, Miami, FL
  2. WM Azure User Group - Build your own agent with Microsoft Copilot Studio, Grand Rapids, MI
  3. Momentum DevCon - Configurable cloud-native applications with .NET Aspire, Cincinnati, OH
  4. Dev Up 2024 - How to Win Friends and Influence...Better Developer Estimates, St. Louis, MO
  5. Dev Up 2024 - Semantic Kernel (w/ Azure Open AI) Made Dead Simple, St. Louis, MO
  6. Beer City Code 2024 - Configurable cloud-native applications with .NET Aspire, Grand Rapids, MI
  7. THAT Conf 2024 - MACH based Website Development in Minutes, Wisconsin Dells, WI
  8. CMS Experts at Detroit Institute of Arts - Responsible AI for CMS Teams, Detroit, MI
  9. DigiMarCon Detroit - An Odyssey into Composable Digital Solutions, Detroit, MI
  10. International JavaScript Conference - Headless CMS Architecture Patterns, San Diego, CA
  11. StirTrek 2024 - State-of-the-art Search with Azure Cognitive Search, Columbus, OH
  12. MITechCon 2024 - Azure Open AI in Action, Detroit, MI
  13. CMSKickoff 2024 - A Manufacturer's Odyssey into Digital Commerce, St. Petersburg, FL
  1. Digital Summit Dallas - Embracing AI Best Practices in CMS, Dallas, Tx
  2. Michigan DevFest - State-of-the-art Search with Azure Cognitive Search, Detroit, MI
  3. Kentico Connection 2023 - Pack your bags, we're moving: A migration toolkit review, Nashville, TN
  4. Kentico Connection 2023 - It's not you, it's me: Why I broke up with Kentico 13 for Xperience by Kentico, Nashville, TN
  5. Tech Week GR - The Future of Work: AI, ChatGPT, and Copilots, Grand Rapids, MI
  6. WM Azure User Group - Azure Open AI in Action, Allendale, MI
  7. Beer City Code 2023 - Avoid the App-ocalypse with Azure Load Testing, Grand Rapids, MI
  8. Beer City Code 2023 - Headless CMS Architecture Patterns, Grand Rapids, MI
  9. KCDC 2023 - State-of-the-art Search with Azure Cognitive Search, Kansas City, MO
  10. SciFiDevCon 2023 - Touring the Multiverse with the .NET CLI, Virtual
  11. IM Tech Meetup - ChatGPT and AI, Virtual
  1. Kontent.ai Horizons 2022 - Delivering on the Promise of AI for Content Editors, New York, NY
  2. Microsoft Ignite 2022 - State-of-the-art Search with Azure Cognitive Search, Seattle, WA
  3. Atlanta Dev Con - Supercharged Azure Static Web Apps, Atlanta, GA
  4. Beer City Code 2022 - How to Win Friends and Influence Better Developer Estimates, Grand Rapids, MI
  5. Code on the Beach 2022 - High Availability with Azure PaaS for Websites, Atlantic Beach, FL
  6. SoftwareGR Speaker Series - Refactor vs. Rebuild, Grand Rapids, MI
  7. Nebraska.Code() 2022 - Supercharged Static Sites in .NET with Statiq + Azure, Lincoln, NE
  8. DevUp 2022 - How to Win Friends and Influence...Better Developer Estimates, St. Louis, MO
  9. DevUp 2022 - High Availability with Azure PaaS for Websites, St. Louis, MO
  10. THAT Conference 2022 - State-of-the-art Search with Azure Cognitive Search, Round Rock, TX
  11. Global Azure 2022 - High Availability with Azure PaaS for Websites, Virtual
  12. ScifiDevCon 2022 - Light Side / Dark Side with Azure App Configuration, Virtual
  13. IaaS vs PaaS (App Services) for Websites, Allendale, MI
  14. Kentico Xperience Connections - High Availability with Azure for Xperience Sites, Virtual
  1. Kontent Horizons 2021- Why Kontent and Jamstack are Primed for .NET and the Enterprise, Virtual
  2. Granite State Code Camp - Feature Flag Football with Azure App Configuration, Virtual
  3. Orlando .NET User Group - Supercharged Static Sites with Statiq + Azure, Virtual
  4. Ask the (Kentico Xperience) Experts #8, Virtual
  5. Prairie.Code() 2021 - Feature Flag Football with Azure App Configuration, Des Moines IA
  6. Prairie.Code() 2021 - State-of-the-art Search with Azure Cognitive Search, Des Moines IA
  7. Code PaLOUsa 2021 - Knowledge Mining with Azure Cognitive Search, Virtual
  8. Code PaLOUsa 2021 - Under Pressure: Decision Making as a Tech Lead, 8/19/2021 2:45 PM
  9. Ask the (Kentico Xperience) Experts #7 - Azure Cognitive Services Text Analytics, Virtual
  10. THAT Conference 2021 - State-of-the-art Search with Azure Cognitive Search, Wisconsin Dells, WI
  11. HeadlessCreator.com - How to Import Content into Kontent using the Management API, Virtual
  12. Global Azure - Real World Azure Static Web Apps, Virtual
  13. Kentico Kontent UG - Collections in Kontent, Virtual
  14. Ask the (Kentico Xperience) Experts #4, Virtual
  15. GRWebDev - What is JAMstack and Why You Should Use It, Virtual
  16. Philly.Net Code Camp 2021 - Real World Azure Static Web Apps, Virtual
  1. Visual Studio Live - How to Win Friends and Influence Better Developer Estimates, Virtual
  2. Kontent Horizons 2020 - Helping a Client Transition from a Traditional CMS to Headless CMS, Virtual
  3. Kentico Connections 2020 - AI-Powered Cloud Search with Kentico Xperience and Azure Cognitive Search, Virtual
  4. Kentico Connections 2020 - Hitchhiker’s Guide on how to Migrate from Portal Engine to MVC, Virtual
  5. Kentico Connections 2020 - Introducing Constant Care for Kentico Xperience websites, Virtual
  6. Code PaLOUsa 2020 - Optimizing Azure App Services, Virtual
  7. Siteimprove - Kentico Xperience + Siteimprove: Revolutionizing Content Workflows, Virtual
  8. West Michigan Technology Council [The Right Place] - Can Manufacturers Pivot from Traditional Sales , Virtual
  9. LakeShore Advantage - COVID-19 Workplace Safety, Virtual
  1. Great Lakes Area .Net User Group - Optimizing Azure App Services, Southfield MI
  2. Kentico Connection 2019 - Content Models and Kentico (with Courtney Reyers), Denver CO
  3. Kentico Connection 2019 - Differentiating trends between mid-market and enterprise businesses, Denver CO
  4. Kentico Connection 2019 - The Best of Both Worlds, Denver CO
  5. Prairie.Code() 2019 - How to Win Friends and Influence Better Developer Estimates, Des Moines IA
  6. Code PaLOUsa 2019 - Sub 1 Second Loading Websites For Real, Louisville, KY
  7. Code PaLOUsa 2019 - How to Win Friends and Influence Better Developer Estimates, Louisville, KY
  8. THAT Conference 2019 - How to Win Friends and Influence Better Developer Estimates, Wisconsin Dells, WI
  9. Code on the Beach 2019 - Let's Take a Tour of .NET Core: CLI, Atlantic Beach, FL
  10. Beer City Code 2019 - Optimize Your .Net Azure App Services, Grand Rapids, MI
  11. Philly.Net Code Camp 2019.1 - Let's Take a Tour of .NET Core: CLI, Malvern, PA
  12. Philly.Net Code Camp 2019.1 - Optimize Your .Net Azure App Services, Malvern, PA
  1. Kentico Connections 2018 - Wait! You Did What with Kentico MVC?, Chicago, IL
  2. Code on the Beach 2018 - Build an E-commerce Chatbot (MS BotFramework), Atlantic Beach, FL
  3. Chicago .Net Users Group - Build an E-commerce Chatbot, Downers Grove, IL
  4. GLSEC - Doom, Gloom, and the new GDPR, What's a Developer to do?, Grand Rapids, MI
  5. Code PaLOUsa 2018 - How to Build an E-commerce Chatbot, Louisville, KY
  6. Code PaLOUsa 2018 - Serverless Architecture Shootout, Louisville, KY
  7. Webinar - Bridge the Gap between Kentico CMS and Marketo, Allendale, MI
  8. Orlando Code Camp - Serverless Architecture Shootout, Orlando, FL
  1. Little Rock Tech Fest - Build an Open Data .Net MVC site in 30 mins, Little Rock, AR
  2. Chicago Coder Conference - Search Bogging you Down? Move it to the Cloud, Chicago, IL
  3. GLSEC 2017 - Build an Open Data .Net MVC site in 30 mins, Grand Rapids, MI
  4. Boston Kentico Roadshow - Our First Kentico Kontent Project, Boston, MA
  5. Chicago Kentico Roadshow - Our First Kentico Cloud Project, Chicago, IL
  6. CodeMash - Slaying the Headless CMS Jabberwocky, Sandusky, OH
  1. Chicago Coder Conference - Search Bogging you Down? Move it to the Cloud, Chicago, IL
  2. 404 Conference - Good, Better, Best Website Performance Optimization, Las Vegas, NV
  3. 404 Conference - Content Last - A Strategy for Success or Failure?, Las Vegas, NV
  4. Digital Summit Detroit - Reduce Churn via Predictive Analytics, Detroit, MI
  5. Toronto Kentico User Group Webinar - Simplify your deployments, Allendale, MI
  6. Global Kentico User Group - Reduce Churn via Predictive Analytics, Allendale, MI
  7. GR Dev Day - Search Bogging You Down? Move it to the Cloud!, Grand Rapids, MI
  8. South Florida Code Camp - AMP up your Site with Accelerated Mobile Pages, Fort Lauderdale, FL
  9. Webinar - Kentico Ask the Experts, Allendale, MI
  1. Kentico Partner Summit - To RFP or not to RFP, Arlington, VA
  2. Kentico Connection Brno - How To Wield Kentico 9 in the Real World, Brno, Czech Republic
  3. Kentico Connection Orlando - Growth Hacking with Kentico, Orlando, FL
  4. DogFoodCon - Integrate & Automate Enterprise CMS Deployments, Columbus, OH
  5. Digital Summit Detroit - Convert more with Marketing Automation, Detroit, MI
  6. Webinar - Kentico EMS API Deep Dive, Allendale, MI
  7. Code PaLOUsa 2015 - Amazon or Azure: Which one is best for your CMS?, Louisville, KY
  8. GR Dev Day - Harness the Power of Marketing Automation, Grand Rapids, MI
  1. CMS-Connected: Common CMS Implementation Failures, Boston, MA
  2. CMS-Connected: Common CMS Implementation Failures, Boston, MA
  3. Kentico Connection Boston - Upgrade like a Pro, Boston, MA
  4. Kentico Connection Prague - Harness the Power of Marketing Automation, Prague, Czech Republic
  5. Kentico Partner Summit - CMS Sales Shootout, Allendale, MI
  6. GRWebDev - CMS Shootout / WordPress / Kentico / Drupal, Grand Rapids, MI
  7. GRWebDev - CMS Shootout / WordPress / Kentico / Drupal, Grand Rapids, MI
  8. Webinar - Kentico Ask the Experts, Allendale, MI
  1. Kentico Connection Boston - Team Development Best Practices for Kentico, Boston, MA
  2. Webinar - Kentico Ask the Experts, Allendale, MI
  3. Azure Kentico Virtual Conference - Get set.. Introduction to Windows Azure Development, Allendale, MI
  4. Cloud Power GR – Transform the way you Market with the Cloud, Grand Rapids, MI
  1. J Boye Intranet Group - Tales from the Field, Philadelphia, PA
  2. Kentico Connection Denver - Integrate the World with Kentico CMS, Denver, CO