New CMS thoughts
web technology, work September 21st, 2009
Currently looking at affordable (?) Java cms options. Two particular products have caught the eye:
Magnolia
OpenCMS
But hopes of finding a separate edit/publish model, with Tomcat only and the ability to support muliple domains may have been thwarted. So what gives?
The multiple domain model has served well, but good go with some carefully applied political expediancy. Else, the Tomcat only delivery which we’d hoped to keep to help maintain existing apps.
The next step is to go through existing services and fully detail what’s required and when, as well as looking at what can be dropped/replaced and with howe much work/time/pain!
Tags: cms
The first 8 days back at work were a disaster – hardware failures mainly the cause. But things are calmer now and looking a little better, which should give me a chance to do a) what I’d planned to do at work this year and b) some free time at home!
Work. Still working on consolidation of our the database DR plans. Still working through shed loads of documentation (both writing and reading). The LCMS Upgrade on our test system does appear to be going well, very lucky to have Bob Worthman and our Sugard HE consultant. If 3.3 delivers on what it promises it will take a lot of pressure off the team and others, although may have to rewrite all the templates (doh).
Own time. Finding it harder to keep up with twitter – may need to look at some software clients to help. More ideas for the personal toolbar. Need to do a site for Dad – he’s asked for something along the lines of www.silver60.com, so shouldn’t take long.
