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2010: The Cascade Adventure. 2009 Cascade Server User’s Conference. Bradley Wagner/David Klanac. David Klanac – formerly head of services, still head of sales Bradley Wagner – product manager for Cascade and head of engineering. Introductions. 9/26/09. Bradley Wagner/David Klanac.
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2010: The Cascade Adventure 2009 Cascade Server User’s Conference Bradley Wagner/David Klanac
David Klanac – formerly head of services, still head of sales • Bradley Wagner – product manager for Cascade and head of engineering Introductions 9/26/09 Bradley Wagner/David Klanac
Cascade 6.x Series! • 3 Features Releases • Cascade 6.0 • Cascade 6.2 • Cascade 6.4 (beta) • 6 patch releases What We’ve Been Up to in 2009 9/26/09 Bradley Wagner/David Klanac
New Roles • Sites Last Year’s Conference 9/26/09 Bradley Wagner/David Klanac
Sites • To organize and segment content, support assets, and users • New Roles • To give complete flexibility when granting abilities to users • Basis for 6.x development Cascade 6.0 9/26/09 Bradley Wagner/David Klanac
We are silly for Sites: • Sites + New Roles => Site Roles (6.0) • Cross-Site Linking (6.2) • Shared Templates (6.2) Expanding Sites in 6.x 9/26/09 Bradley Wagner/David Klanac
Connectors • User Experience (UX) enhancements Cascade 6.4 9/26/09 Bradley Wagner/David Klanac
Currently in Beta – download it today! • Full 6.4 demo @ 11:15 with Mike Strauch Where do I get it? 9/26/09 Bradley Wagner/David Klanac
Twitter WordPress Connectors 9/26/09 Bradley Wagner/David Klanac
Of course a Twitter connector! • Automate the process of tweeting links to new content • Includes prefix, the link, hash tags, and the title of the asset for uniqueness Twitter Connector 9/26/09 Bradley Wagner/David Klanac
WP widely used blogging tool • Author, manage content within Cascade and publish it to WordPress • Take advantage of WP features: • Comments • Categories • Tons of plugins Word Press Connector 9/26/09 Bradley Wagner/David Klanac
Customers want CMS to perform a widening range of functions: blogging, personalization, analytics • We want to focus on doing a few things very well Why Connectors? 9/26/09 Bradley Wagner/David Klanac
Remember the Delivery Server? WP is a delivery engine that provides personalization, comments • Connector was the fastest Why Connectors? 9/26/09 Bradley Wagner/David Klanac
Goal: To connect Cascade to other best-of-breed technologies already in use and let Cascade be the content hub Why Connectors? 9/26/09 Bradley Wagner/David Klanac
Use Case for a New Connector 9/26/09 Bradley Wagner/David Klanac
Drag n’ Drop form builder • Syntax highlighting code editor • Content comparison engine UX Enhancements in 6.4 9/26/09 Bradley Wagner/David Klanac
Have a reusable drag n’ drop framework to improve cumbersome components UX enhancements beyond 6.4 9/26/09 Bradley Wagner/David Klanac
Projects not in the main roadmap • Already mentioned: • Syntax highlighting code editor (6.4) • Improved content comparison (6.4) • Drag n’ Drop form builder • Other projects: • Copy Folder with relative linking • Broadcast messages/alerts (6.4) Special Developer Projects 9/26/09 Bradley Wagner/David Klanac
Beta releases are here to stay • Expect feature releases 1-2 months after betas • We want your feedback! Release Schedule and Process 9/26/09 Bradley Wagner/David Klanac
Success community Idea Exchange • Forums • Quarterly check-in calls with Chris Armistead, Client Advocate How You Can Contribute 9/26/09 Bradley Wagner/David Klanac
Quiz: What is the most frequently requested feature in Idea Exchange with +39 votes? Speaking of which… 9/26/09 Bradley Wagner/David Klanac
In internal alpha • Expect to see it in beta soon Recycle Bin 9/26/09 Bradley Wagner/David Klanac
Expand Connectors • Improve the user experience Takeaways: Themes for 2010 9/26/09 Bradley Wagner/David Klanac
Q & A 9/26/09 Bradley Wagner/David Klanac