Over the years, AEM  developers were trained to use runmode  dependent OSGi  configurations for their services. In AEM as a Cloud Service AEMaaCS  there are more options and the paradigms have shifted a little. Follow my latest essay on when to use OSGi configs, and when the code can be made much cl...

AEM Assets supports multiple ways to search for assets, e.g. Full text search andFilter by tagsto name just two. Unfortunately, tag references are also found as keywords in the full text search, which could lead users to believe that tags can be used in Omnisearch. This works only for tags that use ...

Three parts series on how to migrate to AEM Assets, includingPlanning,Transforming and tools,Pitfalls migrating taxonomiesPart 1:  Embark on a journey of strategic planning as we explore the crucial aspects of stakeholder management and timing in migrating from arbitrary Digital Asset Management Sys...

User Management in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) has a few aspects that are sometimes overlooked and that can be used to gain unauthorized access to your live system. This article gives an overview over what to look out for these aspects can be covered with proper processes.

AEM performs best when rendered pages can be cached statically. For partly dynamic pages, Sling Dynamic Includes (SDI) is a proven method to include the performance. But did you know, that SDI can also help to speed up the re-rendering of static pages after purging the Dispatcher cache? In my latest...

Request for Feature Enhancement (RFE) Summary: AEM Assets supports   browsing through folders andform-based searching for tags Other DAM systems offer a third alternative:  tag-based browsing In these systems the tag hierarchy would be rendered as if it was a folder and users can naturally browse th...

When transitioning from a legacy DAM to AEM Assets, it's vital to grasp the nuanced distinctions among Tag Hierarchies, Taxonomies, and Folders. Despite their surface similarities, my recent project underscored that a seamless 1:1 migration isn't feasible when the underlying system paradigms diverge...

A collection of articles on the AEM Dispatcher Cache published in the last few years. Covering general topics on how it works, tips and tricks how to organise your config and best practices how to debug.  

Responsive Imaging and Dynamic Media is more complex - and more powerful - than you think. If you have used the Dynamic Media Image component or the AEM Core Component for responsive imaging ... you are missing out on great opportunities  to maximise the page performance and minimise the editing eff...