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Engineering E-Commerce,
Search & AI

Deep-dive articles on e-commerce architecture, search technology, AI, and the engineering behind complex systems.

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Takeaways from SAP SAPPHIRE NOW AND CX LIVE 2019
E-Commerce · 21 min read

Takeaways from SAP SAPPHIRE NOW AND CX LIVE 2019

Key takeaways from SAP SAPPHIRE NOW and CX LIVE 2019, including X-data and O-data, Qualtrics, C/4HANA Foundation, HANA Cloud, partnerships, and startups.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Login Forms and Authentication in E-Commerce: Improving Customer Experience and Security
E-Commerce · 28 min read

Login Forms and Authentication in E-Commerce: Improving Customer Experience and Security

A practical guide to login form design, authentication flows, session handling, security, and SAP Commerce Cloud implementation details.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
SAP CX LIVE/SAPPHIRE Sessions You Shouldn’t Miss in 2019
E-Commerce · 6 min read

SAP CX LIVE/SAPPHIRE Sessions You Shouldn’t Miss in 2019

A curated list of SAP CX LIVE and SAPPHIRE 2019 sessions focused on SAP Commerce Cloud, customer experience, AI, cloud migration, and microservices.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
SmartEdit: A Deep Dive Into Technical Aspects of the New CMS & Personalization Capabilities
Architecture · 19 min read

SmartEdit: A Deep Dive Into Technical Aspects of the New CMS & Personalization Capabilities

A technical deep dive into SmartEdit architecture, personalization, storefront integration, APIs, modules, and customization options in SAP Commerce.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Merging Carts When A Customer Logs In: Problems, Solutions and Recommendations
Architecture · 9 min read

Merging Carts When A Customer Logs In: Problems, Solutions and Recommendations

A practical look at cart-merging strategies in SAP Commerce, including out-of-the-box behavior, edge cases, performance impact, and alternatives.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Facet Search: The Most Comprehensive Guide. Best Practices, Design Patterns, Hidden Caveats, And Workarounds.
Search · 37 min read

Facet Search: The Most Comprehensive Guide. Best Practices, Design Patterns, Hidden Caveats, And Workarounds.

A comprehensive guide to faceted search UX, covering selection patterns, facet types, UI behavior, SEO caveats, and SAP Commerce feature coverage.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Vue Storefront + SAP Commerce: Open-source PWA Storefront Integration (+DEMO)
Integrations · 22 min read

Vue Storefront + SAP Commerce: Open-source PWA Storefront Integration (+DEMO)

A proof-of-concept integration of Vue Storefront with SAP Commerce, covering architecture choices, challenges, limitations, and a demo.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
A Look Into the 1811 SAP Commerce Cloud Release
Release Notes · 10 min read

A Look Into the 1811 SAP Commerce Cloud Release

A guest author reviews SAP Commerce Cloud 1811, including Backoffice PCM dashboards, integrations, JALO dependencies, accelerators, and deprecated modules.

Myles Bunbury
Myles Bunbury
The power of best of breed: Integrating SAP Hybris and Sitecore CommerceConnect
Integrations · 15 min read

The power of best of breed: Integrating SAP Hybris and Sitecore CommerceConnect

A webinar transcript on integrating SAP Hybris Commerce and Sitecore CommerceConnect to create a best-of-breed headless commerce architecture.

Myles Bunbury
Myles Bunbury
Autocomplete, Live Search Suggestions, and Autocorrection: Best Practice Design Patterns
Search · 16 min read

Autocomplete, Live Search Suggestions, and Autocorrection: Best Practice Design Patterns

A practical guide to autocomplete, live search suggestions, autocorrection, and the UX patterns that make e-commerce search easier to use.

Rauf Aliev
Rauf Aliev
Hybris Build System Improved?
Development Tools · 11 min read

Hybris Build System Improved?

A detailed look at a proof of concept for migrating the SAP Hybris build system from Ant to Maven.

Gregory Klymov
Gregory Klymov
The Refactoring Challenge
Architecture · 7 min read

The Refactoring Challenge

A reflection on SAP Commerce Cloud’s long-term code evolution, refactoring investments, and the challenge of modernizing core platform foundations.

Myles Bunbury
Myles Bunbury