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Modernizing Enterprise CMS Using Pimcore

By : Daniele Fontani, Marco Guiducci, Francesco Minà
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Modernizing Enterprise CMS Using Pimcore

By: Daniele Fontani, Marco Guiducci, Francesco Minà

Overview of this book

Used by over eighty thousand companies worldwide, Pimcore is the leading open source enterprise-level content management system (CMS) solution. It is an impressive alternative to conventional CMSes and is ideal for creating e-commerce and complex enterprise websites. This book helps developers working with standard CMSes such as WordPress and Drupal to use their knowledge of CMSes to learn Pimcore CMS in a practical way. You'll start by learning what Pimcore is and explore its various services such as PIM, MDM, and DAM. The book then shows you various techniques for developing custom websites in Pimcore based on the scale of your organization. You'll learn how to use Pimcore to improve the digital transformation of a company by implementing enterprise Pimcore features. As you advance, you'll discover Pimcore's capabilities and features that make it a faster and more secure alternative to traditional CMSes. As well as demonstrating practical use cases, Modernizing Enterprise CMS Using Pimcore can help you understand the benefits of using Pimcore as a CMS solution, sharing best practices and proven techniques for designing professional Pimcore sites. By the end of this book, you'll be a trained Pimcore developer, able to create complex websites, and be well-versed in Pimcore's enterprise features such as MDM, PIM, and DAM.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)

Learning about the benefits of using open source software

Most people think that the best reason for using something that's open source is getting a software solution for free. The opportunity to get a product free of charge is appealing, but it shouldn't be the main motivation for selecting an open source product.

In this section, you will learn about the most important arguments for adopting open source software such as Pimcore and all the advantages of a Pimcore solution:

  • Speed and agility
  • Shared maintenance costs
  • Transparency and security
  • Cost-effectiveness
  • Community
  • Pimcore licensing

Let's take a look at each in turn.

Speed and agility

An open source product is ready to go. You can download and install it, and then you are ready to work with it. You can also test it without worrying about trials or cost explosions during the growth of your project. Open source software comes with a ton of plugins that allow you to activate...