Blyth's Blog: A Technical Architect's Musings
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How CMS Implementations Need to Change for GEO and AEO
Search is changing. AI systems are increasingly the first point of contact between your content and your audience, and they don't behave like traditional search crawlers. If your CMS implementation was built purely with SEO in mind, it probably isn't...
18 Minute Read
Tue, 17th Mar 26
Looking back at Optimizely in 2025
Explore Optimizely's architectural shift in 2025, which removed coordination cost through a unified execution loop. Learn how agentic Opal AI and integrated data systems drive learning velocity for developers and marketing teams.
4 Minute Read
Wed, 17th Dec 25
Open Optimizely CMS in a New Tab – Instantly
Speed up your Optimizely CMS workflow with this free Chrome Extension. Instantly open the live view of the page you're editing – no right click, open in new tab, no faff.
1 Minute Read
Fri, 18th Jul 25
The Fragment Conundrum
Explore the challenges and opportunities of working with Optimizely SaaS, GraphQL fragments, and headless CMS architectures. Learn practical solutions with .NET BFF APIs, GraphQL.NET, and modular content strategies for modern front-end frameworks.
2 Minute Read
Thu, 20th Mar 25
Optimizely CMS Roadmap
Explore Optimizely CMS's latest roadmap, packed with developer-focused updates. From SaaS speed to Visual Builder enhancements, developer tooling upgrades, and Graph-first architecture in CMS 13, see how these innovations empower modern content delivery.
2 Minute Read
Thu, 21st Nov 24
Optimizely release SaaS CMS
Discover the future of content management with Optimizely SaaS CMS. Enjoy seamless updates, reduced costs, and enhanced flexibility for developers and business practitioners. Boost your digital strategy with enterprise-grade security and an improved...
1 Minute Read
Wed, 17th Jul 24
Is Optimizely CMS PaaS the Preferred Choice?
As always, it depends. With it's comprehensive and proven support for complex business needs across various deployment scenarios, it fits very well to enterprise needs. And you should always choose based on your needs, not on hype or buzzwords. If you...
1 Minute Read
Thu, 2nd May 24
Why C# Developers Should Embrace Node.js
Explore why C# developers should embrace Node.js especially with Optimizely's SaaS CMS on the horizon. Understand the shift towards agile web development and how mastering Node.js can open up new opportunities in the evolving digital landscape.
2 Minute Read
Wed, 3rd Apr 24
Default Values in Contentful
Finally default values have been added as an option in Content Models in the Contentful CMS
1 Minute Read
Wed, 8th Sept 21
New site for Wife of a Geek
Also built on Contentful and Azure Cognitive Search
1 Minute Read
Fri, 23rd Jul 21
Mediator Design Pattern for CMS builds
My approach to dynamic CMS content using Mediatr (and Automapper)
1 Minute Read
Fri, 19th Feb 21
Episerver - Initial thoughts
After primarily working with SDL Tridion for the past 5 years (along with Contentful) and prior to that Umbraco. I have recently started working with Episerver, and I wanted to give my initial thoughts on it. After starting the training/certification I...
2 Minute Read
Wed, 25th Nov 20
SDL Topology Generator
My solution to the writing SDL Web Topology Powershell scripts
1 Minute Read
Wed, 5th Apr 17