Nov 2019 Meetup of the Queen City Sitecore User Group

We are super excited to announce the Nov 2019 meetup of the Queen City Sitecore User Group! Join us for food, great company coupled with lots of cheer as we watch THREE epic Sitecore presentations!

Address: SilverTech Inc. is located at 196 Bridge Street, Manchester, NH 03104.

Agenda:

6:00 pm - 6:05 pm Food/networking/introduction

6:05 pm - 6:50 pm 10 Signs of Sitecore Commerce Developer by Brijesh Patel, Sr. Technology Lead and MVP since 2015 along with Pratik Satikunvar, Solution Architect at Horizontal Integration

A seasoned Sitecore developer would have already mastered few paradigms like SxA, Helix Principles, Component Development however to be a Sitecore Commerce Developers in addition to Sitecore Development one also needs to be acquainted with extra terms revolving around Sitecore Commerce. With this session we would be sharing the minimum signs or symptoms of a Sitecore Commerce Developer.

6:50 pm - 7:00 pm Break

7:00 pm - 7:45 pm Empower Your Content Authors With Sitecore PowerShell Extensions (Without Setting Fire to Your Content)

Sitecore PowerShell Extensions (SPE) offers unprecedented access to the inner workings of the Sitecore platform. It provides direct access to the extensive Sitecore API, the Windows filesystem, and powerful custom cmdlets that bend Sitecore to our will. We can create, modify, and destroy with minimal code and little oversight. With great power comes great responsibility: so let's hand that power over to our content authors! From simple item management to complex process automation to detailed reporting, the sky's the limit with SPE. This session covers why we should let content authors use PowerShell, how to safely permit scripts to be run by authors, and tips for creating a quality experience for authors and their content.

7:45 pm - 7:50 pm Break

7:50 pm - 8.30 pm A new Sitecore authentication mechanism by Himadri Chakrabarti, Director of Technology and Sitecore Architect, 5 times Sitecore MVP

Sitecore introduced Sitecore Identity (SI) in version 9.1. It is a key piece for Sitecore to move towards micro services based architecture where applications will authorize via SI to get access to Sitecore resources.
In this session, Himadri will discuss key OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect concepts and show under the hood implementation of Sitecore Identity based on IdentityServer4 framework. A live demo will be presented to show how a third party application can authenticate via SI server.

About our speakers:

Brijesh Patel

Sr. Technology Lead at Horizontal Integration and MVP since 2015. I am a proud ASP.NETian and SITECOREist with 12+ years of working experience in Sitecore. A strong believer in knowledge sharing, contributing to a community both inside my organization as well as online via blogging and social groups.

Pratik Satikunvar

Solution Architect at Horizontal Integration. 8+ years of web development experience in different Microsoft platforms starting from DNN, Webforms, MVC, Umbraco, and finally Sitecore for around 5+ years. I always look for active contribution to the Sitecore community through various mediums.

Brandon Bruno

Lead Technical Consultant, Perficient. Brandon has been hacking away at code since a dusty Commodore 64 appeared from his parents' attic in the early 90's, but has spent the last ten years building client solutions in .NET, JavaScript, and Sitecore. He is currently a Lead Technical Consultant at Perficient Digital and is active in the Sitecore community as a 2018-2019 Sitecore Technology MVP. He focuses on solution architecture, content management, app security, and dodging Atlanta traffic. Follow him on Twitter @BrandonMBruno

Himadri Chakrabarti

Director of Technology, Experienced ECommerce and Sitecore Architect, 5 times Sitecore MVP. Himadri is an active Sitecore Community member who loves to share his knowledge. He works for a Sitecore Gold Partner firm Nish Tech Inc. You can find him on twitter @himadric