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We are on an upgraded Sitecore 9.0.2 instance and restoring Core and Master databases from an already running environment to a new one we are building. After the DB restore as soon as we start the app pool and trying to connect Sitecore 9.0.2 instance with these DBs, the status of databases is changing to recovery_pending.... Continue Reading →
When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die. - Eleanor Roosevelt Observe and learn something from the people around you is a continuous process to improvise. Sitecore community is here with no exceptions, a community full of inspiring personalities to learn and get motivated from. While working on Sitecore over the years, every... Continue Reading →
Next big thing is to assess the various Upgrade Approaches available and choose the right fit for your project. Depends on your current Sitecore version you have variety of Upgrade Approaches to choose from: Approach #1: Incremental Upgrades: In this approach Sitecore provides Upgrade Packages to install, Db scripts to execute, Configuration Files to merge/overwrite,... Continue Reading →
"Give me 6 hours to chop a tree, I'll spend first 4 sharpening the axe." - Abraham Lincoln In my previous blog post we assessed Where we are starting from? Now its time to brainstorm and decide Where we want to head towards? As a next step we need to research, analyze and decide a lot... Continue Reading →
Before diving in, access how deep the water is. Until and unless you belongs to that rare breed of an IT team which have everything well documented, it's always better to do a postmortem of your existing state of Project and document at least those critical things which may impact the Upgrade. Especially the list... Continue Reading →
Incessant improvements, keep on introducing something new and regularly fixing the existing bugs are the key qualities of a successful Product. Sitecore is undoubtedly not an exception in this stream. Releasing timely version upgrades, intermediate updates and various patches is the beauty of Sitecore which makes it more powerful, extendable and robust. As s result, these... Continue Reading →
Sitecore Developer Trial Old days are gone with dependency on client licenses for the willingness to learn/explore something new on Sitecore. Long awaited, Sitecore have launched the Developer Trial program where you can download a 60 days trail license and start exploring whatever you like to. It’s such a great news for the folks who... Continue Reading →
During the process of upgrading Sitecore from an older version to Sitecore 9, you may face various errors/issues which are due to either: Old namespaces/syntax are obsolete/deprecated OR Approach to implement the logic is revamped/improved OR Additional settings/configuration are needed to make it work Currently we are upgrading Sitecore 7.2 to Sitecore 9. Since it... Continue Reading →
Hope you submitted your responses for Sitecore Experience Survey 2018, if not please do it now without any delays. Our answers will help Sitecore to improvise the developer experiences in many ways. While filling up the survey I came across a page which lists 40+ tools/modules which can be utilized to either develop or debug or... Continue Reading →
