Oracle Commerce Cloud - The Good, Bad, and Ugly
Oracle Commerce Cloud: great idea on paper, but pricing and feature gaps make on-premise ATG still competitive.
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New ATG Rest Module
Jersey-based REST module simplifies ATG REST service configuration with annotations instead of verbose setup.
Want a good job?
TOMS needs a Senior ATG Lead Developer in Marina Del Rey - beautiful office, serious credentials required.
ATG and The Cloud
Cloud computing and VMs suit many workloads, but ATG hosting isn't one of them.
What Oracle/ATG Could Do With Licensing
Oracle's aggressive ATG licensing changes have priced out mid-market customers and alienated existing ones.
ATG Licensing - One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
ATG 10's core-based licensing represents both progress and pitfalls in Oracle's e-commerce strategy.
Managing Static Assets in your ATG Application
Strategic approach to organizing static assets in ATG applications for maintainability and deployment.
Stealing my Resume? Try Learning ATG First.
Stolen resume lands interview but fails immediately when ATG knowledge is required. Technical expertise can't be faked.
ATG User Group in Boston!
Boston ATG User Group launches with food, networking, and presentations for diverse technical audiences.
The True Cost of ATG's Core Based Licensing
Modern CPU cores tripled licensing costs while performance gains lag. ATG's core-based model is economically broken.
ATG CSC Search Issues
ATG CSC Search engine brings configuration complexity and Mac incompatibility to profile and order lookups.
Guide for Large Scale ATG Applications
64-page guide to scaling ATG applications across hundreds of nodes with insights from AT&T's massive cluster.
ATG Newsletter Went Out
Site speed impacts Google rankings now - here's why it matters and how Spark::red's hosting expertise tuned every layer.
ATG CSC Usability
ATG's new CSC UI looks modern but loads slower and confuses users more than the bare-bones interface it replaced.
ATG CSC UI Customization
Customizing ATG CSC UI is a nightmare compared to the straightforward JSP editing that Commerce Assist allowed.
ATG CSC and why I hate it
ATG 9.1's CSC is bloated, complex, and dependent on too many moving parts compared to the simpler Commerce Assist.
Sparkred Launches an ATG Mailing List
Spark::red launches monthly ATG newsletter covering hosting, performance tuning, and technical deep dives.
Why ATG's Core Based Licensing is Stupid
ATG's CPU-based licensing made sense in 1999, but virtualization and cloud broke the whole model.
Flush the Cache Droplet Upon CA Deployments
Flush your ATG cache after deployments using a component triggered by Deployment Events to prevent stale data.
Eclipse Auto Complete Templates for ATG
Eclipse templates save time and improve code quality by automating commonly repeated code blocks.
ATG SEO - Tools and Traffic
SEO tools like SEOWorkers analyzer and Google Webmaster Tools provide keyword data and crawl insights for rankings.
ATG SEO - URL Formats and Crawler Limits
Expressive URLs help both SEO rankings and user experience - avoid opaque query parameters in site structure.
ATG SEO - Search Engine Optimization
Search engines reward well-built, accessible sites that follow standards - forget gaming Google and focus on creating genuinely useful content.
Reduced Prices for ATG Hosting from Spark::red
Spark::red offers aggressive ATG hosting pricing to help businesses save hundreds of thousands during economic downturns.
Improving ATG Performance With a CDN
Content delivery networks serve static assets faster from servers near users, doubling perceived performance.
Improving Secondary Asset Loading Time for an ATG Application
Images and scripts kill load time - reduce file count, leverage caching, and watch metrics plummet.
Improving JSP Serving Time for an ATG Application
JSPs are bottlenecks; cache content sections to cut generation time, free up threads faster.
ATG User Experience Performance Tuning
Page load speed directly impacts user behavior - ATG apps need tuning across HTML, DOM, and assets.
ATG Performance Tuning
ATG performance isn't magic. Proven strategies cut costs and lift conversions on complex e-commerce apps.
Preventing Multiple Submits On An ATG Form
Prevent form submission spam in ATG with JavaScript - disable buttons properly without breaking the handle method.
Time Machine To The Rescue
Accidentally deleted entire ATG installation with bad build config - Time Machine restored it from wireless backup in minutes.
ATG License IP Checks on JBoss
ATG license validation checks /etc/hosts hostname mapping, not JBoss IP binding - counterintuitive and easy to misconfigure.
Project Process - ATG Development Practices
ATG development processes deserve documentation, but urgent projects come first.
Starting Assumptions - ATG Development Practices
Commerce sites demand speed, quality, and budget flexibility - pick two, but compromise intentionally.
ATG Development Practices
Best practices guide for ATG development: starting assumptions, roles, processes, and quality delivery.
Project Roles - ATG Development Practices
ATG project roles: client rep, PM, architect, analyst - a baseline team structure that adapts to your needs.
Updates to the ATG RSS Feed Module
ATG RSS Feed Droplet now supports configurable character encodings - reformatting breaks feeds, so beware.
Adding the "Upload Image" Button in the ACC
Russell Moore figured out how to add upload image functionality to the ATG Commerce Center for custom binary properties.
Getting the Real IP Address from a Proxied Request in ATG
Real IP addresses hide behind load balancers and proxies - use X-FORWARDED-FOR and the ProxyIPFixer servlet.
ATG Project Templates and Open Source Modules
Open-source ATG modules for caching, encryption, captcha, and more - ready to integrate.
ATG Cache Header Control Module
Manage cache headers by MIME type and URI pattern in ATG without custom servlet filters.
Spark::red Expands ATG Hosting Offering
Spark::red specializes in ATG hosting with response times measured in days, not months.
Design Pattern for Updating an ATG Order
The essential pattern for safely updating ATG orders: lock management, transactions, and synchronization explained by an ATG architect.
ATG Installation on OS X
ATG's installer remains broken on OS X, but a single config.xml fix bypasses the platform limitations plaguing developers.
ATG Dynamo - back to basics
ATG's product explosion (Ticketing, Search, Merchandising, etc.) sells licenses but ignores the core platform issues.
ATG Security
XSS and SQL injection are the web's deadliest threats - ATG Dynamo helps but doesn't solve the problem completely.
Accessing nested Item properties within a RepositoryFormHandler programatically
Editing nested RepositoryItems in ATG requires programmatic tricks with RepositoryFormHandler subclassing - this approach works.
StringUtils in ATG Dynamo
ATG Dynamo's StringUtils class quietly handles validation with isEmpty() and isBlank() methods.
ATG RSS Generator Droplet
ATG RSS generator droplet transforms repository data into valid RSS feeds with customizable channel fields.
ItemToXMLDroplet
ItemToXMLDroplet converts repository items to XML for client-side JavaScript or Flash consumption.
First Day of School Jitters
First day jitters despite eight years of ATG expertise - home office ready, gym session planned, nerves intact.