[Note: we’re Framework fans but were not paid in any way for this podcast, we just happen to feel strongly about repairable and upgradeable hardware] As a break from our regularly-scheduled podcasts on Adobe Experience Manager & infrastructure, long-time DevOps nerds Dwayne Hale & Tad Reeves geek out about what makes repairable laptops from Framework such an amazing option for standardizing upon for company gear.

How much do you know about AEM Forms? The entire purpose of SO MANY websites boils down to a successful form experience, and yet all too often it’s only the visual impact of the site that gets all the attention, not the core experience and plumbing that constitutes the business case for the site’s whole existence. This episode dives DEEP into AEM Forms, and what you should know about architecture of a great Forms experience.

This is an episode MANY of you have been waiting for. We’re joined today by Sean Archibeque, software architect and veteran on projects for Adobe working on Edge Delivery Services since its very beginnings, as well as legacy AEM projects. What are the big differences between the way an AEM project (or other legacy-style CMS project like Optimizely, WordPress or Drupal) gets approached, and Edge Delivery? We dive into:

If you missed Adobe Summit 2025, there are some major releases which came out this year which could dramatically affect your marketing technology strategy for the coming year. Let veteran AEM Architects Bryce Acer and Tad Reeves walk you through the biggest releases of the year, what you should use, and what’s not yet ready for primetime.

What should you know before going to Adobe Summit? Four of Arbory Digital’s team who will be attending Summit this year discuss some of the very best tips we’ve gathered from experienced Adobe Summit goers around the Adobe community. Did we miss any?

Is this technology a harbinger of the next-generation of AEM projects? Should your next big implementation use Document Authoring or Edge Delivery, or should it use a traditional AEM backend? Principal Architects Tad Reeves & Bryce Acer have a combined 30+ years in the AEM field & discuss the DA toolchain and how it may affect what your next AEM environment might look like. For more info, see the blog post on Document Authoring & Edge Delivery here: https://blog.arborydigital.com/en/blog/what-is-document-authoring-for-edge-delivery

Speakers: Tad Reeves & Brandon Langill What is Adobe’s new Edge Delivery Services, how does it relate to AEM, and how does it change the architecture and the economics of launching a best-of-class site for your enterprise? There has been a wide gap, in the past, between the entry-level tech for small business sites and the “enterprise-class” tech like AEM, Acquia, Optimizely or Sitecore. How does Adobe’s new tech change the math on this?

A combined Podcast and “Update from the Forest” with a first use of the new Adobe Podcast v2 AI Audio Enhancer. Plus: looking ahead to ‪@AdobeDevelopers‬ Live, Forms on Cloud Service and reflecting on safe bicycle infrastructure in Berlin. Video Chapters

If you were waiting for adaptTo() 2024 to be over so that you could find out the real deal on AEM 6.6, your wait is over! Marta and Michał Cukierman from StreamX join us to recap the adaptTo() 2024 conference, and discuss our favorite talks & take-aways.

Massively more important than individual technology decisions is knowing what team you need for a successful AEM implementation, what roles should be used for what, and which ones you MUST have in-house, versus which you can (or should) outsource to a consultancy or technology vendor. Chapters0:00 – Intro & Audiences (recruiters & AEM site owners)2:36 – Project managing a non-AEM site3:24 – The Monoliths vs Composable discussion4:45 – Is there a simple “should I in-house or outsource AEM personnel”?7:11 – Role: defining the AEM Site Owner or Product Owner9:45 – Role: defining the Solution Architect or AEM Solution Architect11:00 – […]