Engineering Blog
Technical insights on Optimizely CMS, Commerce, and the modern .NET ecosystem.
Implementing Zero Trust Security in .NET 8 and Optimizely CMS
The traditional perimeter-based security model is obsolete. For modern, cloud-native platforms like .NET 8 hosting Optimizely CMS and Episerver Commerce, implementing a Zero Trust (ZT) architecture...
Revive Your Dell OptiPlex 7010 as a Powerful AI Agent Host
Like many in the tech sphere, I was under the impression that running a powerful, comprehensive AI Agent—one capable of controlling the operating system, executing shell commands, and driving a bro...
Agentic AI 2026: Revolutionizing .NET Development & Enterprise
We are rapidly moving past simple prompt-response interactions with Large Language Models (LLMs). The next phase of AI adoption in enterprise architecture, predicted to mature significantly by 2026...
Integrating OpenAI with .NET 8 for Optimizely Solutions
The integration of Generative AI (GenAI) is rapidly moving from a niche experiment to a core business necessity. For developers working with robust platforms like Optimizely CMS 12 and Commerce 14,...
Deep Dive into Timesheet Submission Architecture in ASP.NET Core
Introduction Building a reliable timesheet submission system for enterprise applications involves much more than saving hours to a database. It requires careful orchestration of data persistence, m...
Securing Optimizely in 2025: .NET 8 and Zero Trust
As the complexity of modern DXP solutions increases—integrating Optimizely CMS, Episerver Commerce, microservices, and decoupled frontends (like our Vite implementation)—the perimeter defense model...
Building Event-Driven Email Notifications with Kafka in a Timesheet System
Introduction Modern timesheet applications require reliable email notifications for approvals, submissions, and status updates. Traditional synchronous email sending can slow down your application ...
How to Fix WSL2 BSOD and Continue Using WSL2 Safely on Windows
Introduction Experiencing a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) after enabling the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) is a frustrating experience for developers. Many assume that a system crash means WSL2 ...
Building a Timesheet System with Domain-Driven Design, CQRS, and MediatR: A Phase 1 MVP Guide
Introduction Building a timesheet management system requires careful architectural planning to ensure scalability, maintainability, and clear business logic separation. In this article, we'll explo...
NotebookLM MCP Server: Bridging the API Gap for Knowledge Management
Introduction NotebookLM has been a powerful knowledge management tool, but one critical limitation has held developers back: the lack of a public API. This gap prevented direct integration with web...