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We just built our website on WordPress + Elementor
Why did we make this change? Arriving at the decision to transition our company's website from a Drupal headless environment to Elementor powered by WordPress was no small feat. It took months of deliberation among stakeholders, given our company's longstanding history of Drupal CMS projects. Building our website has always been an opportunity to explore [...]
Is remote work slowing down the path to technical seniority?
After the critical years of the pandemic, there has been a lot of backlash to companies changing their policies and demanding employees to return to the office. One of the only few ‘positive' things the pandemic brought us was the acceleration in adopting remote work. This situation allows people to change their residence to further [...]
Authentication and Role-Based Access Control in Next.js
In today's modern web development, the need for a robust authentication mechanism has become a common requirement. Many websites and web applications of all sizes need secure access controls to safeguard sensitive information and ensure a tailored user experience. Even in scenarios where access restrictions are not really needed, authentication can be used as a [...]
A Drupal guy in a Sitecore planet
Even though our history has been with Open Source CMSs (mainly Drupal & WordPress), recently we have expanded our knowledge to Sitecore as well. The difference between Drupal and Sitecore is big. They have a different approach, market & technology underneath. But in terms of solution, they are both within the same capability range. In [...]
The multi-cloud approach and useful tools for it like Kubernetes, Terraform & Ansible
When I started this series of articles I had something in mind, the way the cloud companies have categorized their services marketing strategies. It was a good starting point to organize what I wanted to say, but as I progressed with the series I realized there was more I should be saying. The focus of [...]
DrupalCamp Costa Rica: How it was?
Let’s start by saying that Drupal Camp Costa Rica 2023 was a resounding success! The event took place on November 25 in San José, Costa Rica, bringing together over 120 attendees from across the country, including students and professionals from the web industry. The attendees were primarily students from engineering majors, including systems engineering, computer [...]
WordCamp 2023 Costa Rica
WordCamp is a community-organized conference that focuses on everything WordPress. WordCamps are held all over the world, and they are open to people of all skill levels, from beginners to experienced users and developers. In this event, there is a variety of sessions and activities, such as: Presentations on topics such as WordPress basics, theme [...]
Moving to the Cloud: What if you don't deal with infrastructure at all?
In my previous articles we covered the general view, what you should do first and what your end goal should be. But there is one last approach to cover, what if you do not run things at all? This is what's called Software as a Service (SaaS), you simply use services. You no longer pay [...]
Embracing the cloud model for your Application Development
In my previous articles I covered the general view and the first "seamless" step you can take when moving to the cloud. As you progress with cloud adoption you will realize that's only a stepping stone in your path. It reduces the amount of work you'll need to do initially, but it shouldn't be your [...]
Moving to the cloud with IaaS
As we covered in my previous article the first thing you can get from the cloud is a way of running your servers for you. You no longer need to have a data center, deal with communications, power, refrigeration, etc… You simply pay for your servers and data center needs on a monthly basis. This [...]
Decoupling Drupal with Next.js
Introduction Drupal is undoubtedly a powerful and feature-rich Content Management System (CMS) that has earned its reputation for robust content management capabilities. However, when it comes to the presentation, Drupal’s built-in Twig-based Front End layer sometimes falls short when compared to more modern alternatives like ReactJS or other Front End frameworks. The use of ReactJS [...]
The Cloud Shift
This will be a series of articles where I will cover different cloud technologies, companies and tendencies. When someone says cloud, people think different things. Some think about how their phone can be lost and found, others think about how they need the internet to do anything, but this series of articles will focus mainly [...]
What is weKnow Inc.?
weKnow Inc. is a Nearshore Staffing & Development Company founded in Costa Rica in July 2009. What started as a freelance project between two friends, Eduardo García and Kenny Abarca, helping clients in the United States, Canada and Costa Rica with their Drupal web apps, has grown into a team of 50+ members. Now, we [...]
Drupal Outsourcing: A Cost-Effective and Scalable Solution
Drupal is known for its flexibility, scalability, and security. However, developing and maintaining a Drupal website can be a challenge, especially for businesses that do not have in-house Drupal expertise. Outsourcing Drupal development can be a cost-effective and scalable solution for agencies that need to create or maintain a Drupal website. By outsourcing to a [...]
How to Integrate Snowflake with Drupal
Snowflake is a cloud-based data warehouse that allows companies to keep and analyze huge amounts of data. Snowflake offers a high degree of scalability, performance, and security. Many companies choose Snowflake because it's a reliable and efficient way to manage their data. So, if you are using Drupal and would like to take advantage of [...]