Acquia Cloud Next, a Kubernetes-powered version of the Acquia Cloud Platform, has been granted Authorized status by the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). 

“Acquia is fully committed to delivering the industry’s strongest assurances around Drupal security, scalability, and performance for our federal customers,” said Robert Former, CISO at Acquia. 

Elsewhere, Optimizely acquired NetSpring and launched a new Personalization solution, and BigCommerce has a new CEO.

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• Optimizely Enters Definitive Agreement to Acquire Warehouse Native Analytics Leader NetSpring: “We are excited to have Vijay and his team join Optimizely as we continue to build the most exciting martech company in the market today.”

• Optimizely Introduces All-New Personalization Offering at Opticon London 2024: “Marketing teams are often bogged down by complex tech stacks, fragmented workflows, and inadequate data, making it difficult to deliver the personal touches that are crucial to deliver amazing experiences to their customers. That's why we're introducing Optimizely Personalization.”

• BigCommerce Appoints Travis Hess as CEO:
  “There is a tremendous opportunity ahead for BigCommerce, and Travis is the perfect leader to take the company through its next phase of growth.”

• commercetools Unveils Compilations: Over 13,000+ Deployments, 200+ Releases, and 50+ New Capabilities: “Our customers don’t have to wait for a big upgrade to access new features — they can take advantage of them immediately, as soon as they’re released.”

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Stories that caught our eye

1. Optimizely CMP on Google Cloud Marketplace: Making it easy for customers to purchase and deploy the solution. 

2. Bloomreach Announces Next Generation of Engagement: Redefining the role of AI in its marketing automation platform. 

3. ai12z and Kontent.ai Partner: Integrating Kontent.ai’s headless CMS with ai12z’s AI-powered search.

4. Altudo Becomes Shopify Plus Partner: A testament to Altudo’s commitment to delivering advanced composable commerce solutions. 

5. What to Know About DXPs: A look at what’s critical to know about today’s DXPs.

6. Netlify Adds AI-Assisted Publishing: Turn unstructured content into ready-to-publish pages.

The word on the street…

1. [Reddit]: Top WordPress alternatives: Redditors are increasingly looking for other open-source, self-hosted CMS options, given the WordPress drama. 

2. [Reddit]: Next.js with a headless CMS: This Redditor is looking for assistance with best practices.