Finally, a CMS that delivered as promised.
February 18, 2014
Finally, a CMS that delivered as promised.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
6.2.0
Overall Satisfaction
In 2009 we implemented Sitecore to run our public facing website and a couple of microsites. We then expanded the Sitecore's scope to include content and document management of our partner extranet in 2011. Sitecore has been successful in allowing non-technical employees to manage content and documents, including marketing and pricing related functions. It also allowed us to consolidate assets into a single repository which has significantly improved our turn around times for multiple web sites.
Pros
- User-friendly managment of assets, even for non-technical users
- Great for multi-site publishing
- Delivered on time and on budget, which is rare in the CMS segment
- Limited amount of customization required to achieve our business goals
Cons
- Limited availability of skilled resources (but they are out there)
- GUI largely limited to Internet Explorer
- We've had trouble scheduling publications
- Reduced the time spent managing content and documents.
- Allowed non-technical staff to manage documents directly, freeing up technical resources to work on more engaging elements.
- Integration of our leads form with SalesForce.com helped to streamline the process.
- Oracle WebLogic (BEA),MS SharePoint
Sitecore out preformed the native Weblogic CMS, as we will as other we have deployed in the past (Fatwire, CommonSpot). Sitecore was able to deliver the features advertised, without holding any gotcha's typically plaguing the majority of other CMS in the market.
SharePoint was viewed as a blackhole of development, whereas Sitecore required little customization. This allowed us to correctly estimate the time and budget required to meet our needs, and successfully roll-out the solution to the business.
SharePoint was viewed as a blackhole of development, whereas Sitecore required little customization. This allowed us to correctly estimate the time and budget required to meet our needs, and successfully roll-out the solution to the business.
Product Usage
5 - Our users work throughout the organization, including marketing, sales and channel management.
1 - Support individuals have completed various Sitecore developer courses and appear to be confident in their abilities to expand our existing solution.
- Posting of web content, including news across multiple sites
- Communicating promotions and events to partners
- Updating of documentation
- Roll-out of a Forms for Marketer's module, which has allowed non-technical staff to create custom web forms on the fly.
- Investigating connecting into SharePoint via the SharePoint connector module
- Intranet development
- Inclusion of additional website / portals
Usability
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using Familiar | Not well integrated |
- Deploying content to multiple sites
- Preform an audit of broken links
- Creating new pages
- Remove a page and ensure all links to that page are handled correctly.
- Required to use Internet Exlporer
- Scheduling a site publish
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