Sitecore has released two new offerings as part of its digital experience platform. Sitecore XM Cloud Plus is an extended digital experience solution that combines content management, AI-powered search, personalization, customer data management, and analytics.

Meanwhile, Sitecore Accelerate provides a dedicated program to guide Sitecore XM and Sitecore XP customers to either XM Cloud or XM Cloud Plus and XC customers to OrderCloud.

“We expand the XM Cloud offering with XM Cloud Plus, bringing together a proven set of products that gives brands broader capabilities to offer an unrivalled customer experience, while simplifying and accelerating their move to the cloud, and delivering a powerful solution for the thousands of Sitecore XP customers that want additional enterprise capabilities,” said Sitecore CEO, Steve Tzikakis.

Elsewhere, the DXP industry remains a hub of activity. First, DXP360 has shared some previously exclusive data from the Q1 headless CMS intelligence report as we prepare to release our second intelligence report for the year.

Also, Contentstack adds another integration with AWS, Conscia.ai has become the latest member of the MACH Alliance, and Contentful has added several new features to its composable content platform.

Featured Stories

• Recapping the Q1 DXP360 Headless CMS Intelligence Report: “As we continue building our second intelligence report for the year, which will be released in the coming weeks, we wanted to share some key insights about the headless CMS and DXP industry.”

• Contentstack Announces Industry-First Amazon Bedrock Integration to Pioneer the Future of Digital Experiences: “Contentstack remains committed to pushing the boundaries in AI-driven digital experiences and content management. By partnering with AWS and integrating Amazon Bedrock, we are bringing that power to our customers.”

• Conscia.ai Joins MACH Alliance: “Our alliance membership allows us to champion the adoption of a composable, headless tech stack, amplifying our commitment to driving innovation and transformation in the industry.”

• What’s New in Contentful: Intelligent Content-Driven Experiences: “We’re establishing a new way for digital teams to innovate and collaborate — helping them to unify, create, iterate, and optimize their content experiences.”

New RFPs From DXP360

This week, we’ve compiled no fewer than 8 web development RFPs, with 5 coming from the USA. A new record! Here’s a sample.

• [New] [RFP Value: $673,000] [UK] London University Seeks Website Development and Support: A university is seeking expert Drupal support as they seek to migrate to Drupal 10.

• [New] [RFP Value: $122,000] [UK] CMS Purchase for Blood Transfusion Organization: The organization is “exploring the possibility of purchasing a content management system and engaging design and development services to implement and support multiple national/international website.”

• [New] [RFP Value: Undisclosed] [USA] CMS Solution & Web Design for US City Intranet and Extranet Developers: At this stage, the city seems to be undecided on which CMS to purchase.

Stories that caught our eye

1. Agility Makes Terminology Updates: Agility CMS aims to improve clarity and coherence for its customers and the industry.

2. Znode Launches B Store for B2B2X Ecommerce: A new headless commerce offering.

3. Bloomreach Among Highest-Rated Cloud-Computing Companies to Work For: The company has been recognized by Battery Ventures.

4. Oshyn Named a Best Place to Work in Technology: Recognition for the DX implementation agency.

5. Prepr Releases New Features: A new publishing option for content workflows.

6. Sitecore 2023 Experience Award Winners: Awards for customers and partners of the digital experience platform.

The word on the street…

1. [LinkedIn]: What counts as legacy?: Sana Remekie raises the question about how we use the term in the CMS industry and what really should fall under this category.

2. [Reddit]: What is your go-to headless CMS?: The makers of NodeHive Headless CMS want to know what developers like to use.