Technology selection

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9 min read

Building a martech stack

Selecting a martech stack can be overwhelming. The right mix of products can be the make or break of an organisation’s digital strategy. Here, we share our insights and tips from many years of assisting clients with this daunting task. We also include our downloadable Martech Audit Matrix for you to audit your existing stack.

Adam Griffith
Adam Griffith

29 March 2022

9 minute read

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8 min read

How to choose the right CMS

You’ve decided you need a new Content Management System – but where do you start in deciding which one to go with? Here, we distill our learnings over the past two decades of advising clients on choosing digital platforms. We’ve even included a downloadable comparison matrix for you to rank contending CMS or DXP options.

Adam Griffith
Adam Griffith

29 July 2022

8 minute read

Xperience v Optimizely

12 min read

Choosing a DXP: Kentico Xperience or Optimizely

Kentico Xperience and Optimizely Digital Experience Platform are two industry leading .NET-based DXPs with a broad feature set, long history, and strong roadmap. Mid- to large-sized organisations on a Microsoft tech stack will often find themselves researching and potentially trying to decide which platform suits them best. We use our expertise to break down the key differences between these fantastic platforms and help you choose one or the other.

Andy Thompson
Andy Thompson&Ynze Nunnink

29 October 2021

12 minute read

Headless CMS panel

16 min read

Headless v Traditional CMS - which one is right for you?

In March 2023, Luminary hosted an expert panel with representatives from five leading CMS and DXP platforms, discussing the topic of headless CMS, and how organisations can decide whether it is right for them.

Tami Iseli
Tami Iseli,Andy Thompson&Adam Griffith

05 April 2023

16 minute read

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Everything you need to know if you're considering migrating your website from a traditional CMS to a headless CMS.

Fork in the road

7 min read

Choosing between Kentico Xperience and Kontent.ai

Most CMS or DXP vendors are synonymous with the products they produce, but Kentico Software took on a unique 'dual rail' product strategy, with two distinct flagship products serving different needs. What are the key differences, and when should you be looking at one or the other?

Andy Thompson
Andy Thompson

28 June 2022

7 minute read

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5 min read

Optimizely as a headless CMS

The Optimizely CMS has always been known as a traditional CMS, but is this still the case? Newly added features are pushing it into headless territory, and they come with some competitive advantages.

Ynze Nunnink
Ynze Nunnink

17 March 2023

5 minute read

Xperience v Umbraco

7 min read

Choosing a DXP: Kentico Xperience or Umbraco CMS

Kentico Xperience and Umbraco are both very popular .NET DXP or CMS platforms. They bear many similarities, to the point that many digital agencies specialise in both platforms due to the similar skillsets required for implementation and support. Here's our in-depth comparison and guide to why you might choose one or the other for your project.

Andy Thompson
Andy Thompson&Emmanuel Tissera

25 October 2021

7 minute read

Xperience v Sitecore blog header image

15 min read

Choosing a DXP: Kentico Xperience or Sitecore

Kentico Xperience and Sitecore Experience Platform are two industry leading .NET-based DXPs with a broad feature set, long history, and strong roadmap. Mid- to large-sized organisations on a Microsoft tech stack will often find themselves researching and potentially trying to decide which platform suits them best. We use our expertise to break down the key differences between these fantastic platforms and help you choose one or the other.

Andy Thompson
Andy Thompson

29 November 2021

15 minute read

What is headless cms

7 min read

What is a composable DXP?

As enterprises increasingly look to adopt Headless CMS, best-of-breed SaaS services, and API-first microservices architectures, the role of the traditional monolithic Digital Experience Platform (DXP) is gradually being reduced in many cases. Yet the requirement for a full suite of complementary digital marketing and experience management services remains. Enter: the composable DXP.

Andy Thompson
Andy Thompson

11 May 2022

7 minute read

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7 min read

There's still a place for the all-in-one DXP

The talk of the CMS space in recent years has been all Headless this, and Composable that, and words like 'traditional' and 'monolithic' are being thrown around as almost offensive terms. Yet with the great power and flexibility you get from decoupling your systems, comes increased complexity. For many customers, there's still a very strong case for the (modern) Unified DXP.

Andy Thompson
Andy Thompson

25 September 2023

7 minute read

Composable DXP Umbraco

6 min read

Umbraco introduces composable DXP offering

Umbraco’s Composable DXP makes integrations simpler, easier and more intuitive.

Mario Lopez
Mario Lopez

30 June 2022

6 minute read