How to Choose a Digital Experience Platform - Arbory Digital Podcast Ep1

Why is choosing your next Digital Experience Platform arguably the most important (and nuanced) technology purchasing decision your company can make? 20+ year veteran CMS & DXP Architects Raf Winterpacht of Perficient and Tad Reeves of Arbory Digital discuss what YOUR company should consider when it comes to what platform your main digital experiences are coming from. Tackling questions like:

Video Chapters
0:00 - How to choose a DXP - introductions
2:54 - Goals for the Discussion
5:41 - Requirements baggage from legacy CMS systems
6:30 - Do you need a diesel pickup truck or an e-bike?
8:36 - What is a DXP and how is it different from a CMS?
17:00 - You can't just "drop in" a new CMS or Digital Experience Platform
22:10 - Staffing Considerations and building for the long haul
26:08 - Going fully-headless
30:30 - Asset Management - how much "smarts" do you need in your DAM?
34:10 - Story time: Asset Issues in China
36:37 - AI Smarts in your DXP - how much of that AI is useful?
43:24 - Automating Asset Workflows - even Photoshop
47:50 - Evaluating enterprise integrations when considering a new DXP
52:54 - Infrastructure, VPN and data residency concerns
59:10 - Wrapping Up