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Learnings

CSS Horizontal Scroll Animation That Runs Off the Main Thread

Build a pinned horizontal scroll section with position: sticky and a CSS view timeline. No scroll listener, and the browser can run it off the main thread.

Artem Semkin· Oct 22, 2026
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AI Best Practices

QA Is Part of the Build: Where Testing Belongs in Your Definition of Done

A demo failed because a shared environment was left in an unknown state. The lesson: QA is not a handoff. It belongs in the engineer's definition of done, at every company size.

Michael Graham· Sep 11, 2026
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Enterprise CMS Delivery

Sitecore Digital Asset Management: Media Library, Content Hub, or Third Party?

The Sitecore media library is asset storage, not asset management. Knowing which one you need is a governance question, not a feature comparison.

Michael Graham· Aug 18, 2026
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Enterprise CMS Delivery

Sitecore vs Optimizely (Episerver): How to Choose, and How to Switch

Two .NET digital experience platforms that both went composable, with different centers of gravity. Where each one wins, what a Sitecore to Optimizely migration involves, and the disclosure that we work on Sitecore.

Michael Graham· Aug 18, 2026
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Enterprise CMS Delivery

Is Sitecore a Headless CMS? XM Cloud, XP, and What Actually Goes Headless

Sitecore can run headless, but XM Cloud and XP get there by different routes with different costs. Here is what headless actually means inside Sitecore, and where teams get hurt.

Michael Graham· Aug 18, 2026
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Enterprise CMS Delivery

Sitecore Managed Cloud: What It Is and When It Is the Right Call

Sitecore Managed Cloud takes the infrastructure off your plate and leaves the application firmly on it. The responsibility split is the whole decision.

Michael Graham· Aug 18, 2026
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Enterprise CMS Delivery

Sitecore DXP: What Composable Actually Changed, and What It Costs

Sitecore's move from one monolithic DXP to a composable product suite changed what you buy, what you integrate, and who owns the seams. Here is the honest accounting.

Michael Graham· Aug 18, 2026
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Enterprise CMS Delivery

Sitecore Upgrade Services: What You Are Actually Buying

Most Sitecore upgrade quotes price the version jump and miss the four things that actually consume the budget. Here is what an upgrade contains and how to scope one.

Michael Graham· Aug 18, 2026
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Enterprise CMS Delivery

Sitecore Support: What Good Looks Like and How to Buy It

Sitecore's own support covers the product. Everything your team actually breaks lives in the gap between that and a partner. Here is how to buy for the gap.

Michael Graham· Aug 18, 2026
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Enterprise CMS Delivery

Sitecore Migration Services: How to Move Without Losing Traffic

Content migration is the easy half. The half that quietly costs money is URL continuity, and it is usually assigned to nobody until after launch.

Michael Graham· Aug 18, 2026
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Enterprise CMS Delivery

The Sitecore XP Technical Debt Audit: Six Domains That Decide Your Migration Cost

A clear, practical audit that exposes the real technical debt holding XP back and shows enterprises how to fix it before migration becomes painful.

David Walker· Aug 16, 2026