A leader in web content management systems, Sitecore has its finger on the pulse of what makes a great marketing toolkit. With the introduction of Sitecore Experience Manager Cloud (XM Cloud), Sitecore has pioneered in migrating its core CMS to a modern cloud architecture. XM Cloud serves as the perfect arsenal for editors and marketers alike, offering an exceptional set of tools for personalization, testing, and content authoring.

Sitecore's XM Cloud delivers exceptional digital experiences in the cloud while maintaining a seamless customer journey and minimizing the workload for content teams. By embracing XM Cloud, businesses can empower their digital presence without compromising user experience or exhausting their content resources.

XM Cloud is based on Sitecore’s three pillars:

Content
Experience
Commerce

Sitecore XM Cloud is a powerful content management system that offers a range of features to help businesses manage their digital content and customer experiences. Whether you’re building a website, creating an e-commerce platform, or developing a mobile application, Sitecore XM Cloud provides a flexible and scalable platform to support your development needs. In this blog, we explore the benefits of developing with Sitecore XM Cloud and some best practices to help you get started.

Why use XM Cloud?

XM Cloud combines the advantages of both (traditional monolithic CMS and modern headless CMS) worlds. It develops web experiences with headless architecture and contemporary frontend frameworks for a faster time to market while giving marketers the flexibility to design the frontend using page layout capabilities.

Key Features of Sitecore XM Cloud

Super-fast performance
Enhanced authoring experience
Flexible deployment options
Powerful marketing tools
Multi-channel capabilities
Ease of development
Composability
Scalability
Continual upgrade integration

Setting Up an XM Cloud Environment

When developing with Sitecore XM Cloud, it's important to follow some best practices to ensure that your project is successful. Here are some tips to help you get started:

1. Understand your project requirements
2. Use Sitecore best practices
3. Choose your development approach
4. Test and iterate
5. Stay up to date with Sitecore updates

To interact with XM Cloud, no matter if you go local or in the cloud, you require an “Organization”. The Organization is your account at Sitecore. From here you can go on, manage your users, provision Projects and Environments.

Organization

Account of a Sitecore client

Level of user management

Project

Divider for logical or legal entities

Whenever you consider a separate software solution that would go towards separate projects

Environment

The actual environment of XM Cloud that hold the CM instance

Allows multisite

Deployment

To handle deployments effectively, use the Sitecore CLI Plugin and the Deployment Portal web UI. XM Cloud Deploy with XM Cloud provides REST API-centric deployment tooling for the website.

Technologies used in XM Cloud

For XM Cloud development a few technologies used are XA, JSS, Containers, Headless, Serialization, and Edge.

Technologies used in Sitecore XM Cloud

In Conclusion

Developing with Sitecore XM Cloud offers a range of benefits, including flexibility, scalability, and the ability to choose our development approach. By following best practices and staying up to date with Sitecore updates, we can build high-quality digital experiences that meet the needs of our users and drive business success. To learn more about development with Sitecore XM Cloud reach out to us. Our team of certified experts will not only provide you with relevant information but also assist in implementing the specificities of your business.