Similar to the well-known repository cache and the lesser-known cache droplet, there exists a third type of cache that all ATG engineers should know about. The cache I’m referring to can be used to cache anything in memory. The cache droplet does this, but it has the limitation of having to be invoked from a
Please note this blog post is from 2013. To read an UPDATED perspective from the same author (Devon Hillard), click here: Deploying Oracle ATG Commerce in AWS Cloud [2019 Updated Review] With the rise of “Cloud Computing” over the last several years, more and more companies are looking to leverage virtual machines or cloud services
Global eCommerce sales will reach $963 billion by 2013, growing at an annual rate of 19.4%, predicts Goldman Sachs in JP Morgan’s annual Nothing But Net: 2011 Internet Investment Guide on digital commerce. The report surveyed over 1,000 internet users to get insight into consumer behavior and eCommerce trends. Underscoring the growing importance of international
There are multiple articles naming the best e-commerce sites based on the opinions of professional designers or e-commerce specialists. However, the only opinions that do really matter are those of your buyers. We asked people who shop online what the best e-commerce site(s) is/are and why. Now lets take a look at our findings. 1. Amazon
Updated 10/21/2013 There are a few sources about ATG Commerce that are available online. However, many of them are outdated. In this blog post, I have included a list of as–yet active (or just still helpful) tutorials, blogs and guides about Oracle ATG Commerce. The list is updated regularly! Official Documentation: 1. Oracle ATG
As soon as you decide on the type of an eCommerce web hosting that matches your company’s needs you move to the next important step – choosing a web hosting provider. With thousands of them on the market, it’s hardly an easy choice to make. Whether you are looking for an eCommerce web host for
Reviewing Java source code on a regular basis is a really good idea. All programmers take shortcuts in writing code. Shortcuts save time and usually go unnoticed…until something breaks at the wrong time. Besides catching pitfalls in code, java code analyzers can help keep coding consistent on a project. Running a code style analyzer on
Let’s start with one important forecast from a recent Steel House data flash: 60% of buyers plan to spend more money via online shopping! Taking that trend into account, I read a few surveys and articles about online shopping published since this past March. Those articles gave me the idea to work on a list
Successful E-Commerce Websites: Product Description Page New IT technologies have completely changed the way people shop in the 21st century. Internet and mobile devices have made it possible to purchase products or services at any time and in any location. As a result, a tremendous number of e-commerce websites appeared on the world wide web
Oracle/ATG development has historically been dominated by Windows machines. There have been a small number of people migrating over onto Mac OSX because, well, Apple makes a great computer for development. Oracle and ATG have been slow to catch on to the users migrating over to Apple, and haven’t begun officially supporting an OSX ATG