At Cloudflight, we recently moved our on-premise build infrastructure to Azure. This includes GitLab, TeamCity, Nexus and a lot of other supporting services, enabling us to build software the way we do. Most of these services were already running on OpenShift which made the migration pretty painless and straightforward but our GitLab instances were running […]
April 24, 2023
Read more
Strategy & Transformation
GPT-4 – what’s new? Diving deeper into the black box
The continuous improvement of language models has been a significant focus in the research and development of artificial intelligence for some time now, with model sizes increasing by a factor of 10 each for the last five years. The goal is to enable natural and human-like interaction with language technology that can be applied across […]
March 21, 2023
Read more
Commerce & Customer Experience
How to organize code in Shopware 6 projects
Shopware 6 comes with a plugin system to extend and adjust its basic functionalities but doesn’t impose how your plugins should be organized. This freedom in creating plugins and organizing them provides you with excellent flexibility and allows you to use your own practices and conventions. On the other hand, it can lead to chaos. […]
March 14, 2023
Read more
Commerce & Customer Experience
What not to do: 7 lessons from retailers that unsuccessfully dealt with disgruntled customers
Regardless of how extraordinary your customer service may be, you’re bound to cross paths with disgruntled customers. How you deal with these unhappy customers says a lot about your brand and company culture. Plus, it’s a must-know skill for customer satisfaction, loyalty, and repeat business. From brick-and-mortar to eCommerce and hybrid stores, there are tons […]
March 8, 2023
Read more
Embedded & Industrial
Saving budget and effort with predictive maintenance
With the global situation weighing on supply chains and recession looming over the economy, more and more companies are looking for ways to get ready and weather the storm. Agility…
March 8, 2023
Read more
Commerce & Customer Experience
What should retail companies invest in to stay ahead of the curve?
Hectic attempts to pursue every trending technology won’t get you far. In this article, five top professionals from commercetools, Pimcore, Akeneo, Findologic, and Voucherify share their take on how to build a reasonable long-term tech strategy. They show us what to invest in to make the tech stack future-proof. It’s the fourth and final article […]
March 6, 2023
Read more
Strategy & Transformation
Nine aspects to consider when leveraging GPT in your business
Large Language Models (LLMs) such as GPT have the potential to revolutionize products and internal processes. By leveraging the power of natural language processing (NLP), companies and professionals can use GPT to automate tasks, generate content, and create personalized experiences. Another use case is creating more efficient workflows, reducing manual labor, and improving customer service. […]
March 3, 2023
Read more
Commerce & Customer Experience
Solving the build vs. buy dilemma in loyalty software development
Building loyalty programs is a game of delivering unique value to your customers. New loyalty marketing trends highlight the need to find your own way, stand out from the crowd, and surprise your customer. The right loyalty program should fit your company’s offering like a glove. For many years, entrepreneurs had to pick between buying […]
March 1, 2023
Read more
Commerce & Customer Experience
SAP Spartacus 5.0 renamed SAP composable storefront
SAP Spartacus 5.0 was released on the 23rd of November 2022. Of course, it includes many new features, but I’d like to focus on changes that happened to the project itself first. Spartacus is “the” storefront now SAP Spartacus has become an official SAP product and has been renamed ”“SAP Commerce Cloud, composable storefront.” […]