Welcome to the Gosso Optimizely developer blog

This site is a tech-blog featuring Optimizely and Azure content. Author of content is senior developer and MVP Luc Gosso. Optimizely.blog is sponsored by Epicweb.

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Free AI-Assistant Plugin for All Optimizely Partners

As Optimizely solution partners, it is vital to stay updated, particularly in the era of AI. Being informed and gaining hands-on experience with new features is essential. Did you know that partners can install and use the Epicweb AI Assistant on their Optimizely sites for free? A great way to begin with Gen AI is to implement it on your own website, now you have the opportunity to do so.

Alex Atzberger Optimizely 30years

Summary of the CEO's keynote at Opticon 2024 in Stockholm, celebrating 30 years.

At Opticon in Stockholm, marking the 30th anniversary of Optimizely, the company celebrated significant achievements. These included surpassing $400 million in SaaS revenue and being recognized as a leader in 10 analyst reports. Last years highlight was the introduction of Optimizely One, an operating system for marketers, which has already attracted over 100 new customers. The event focused on leveraging technology to enhance both human creativity and productivity, as well as introducing the AI Playbook for marketers. Norwegian Airlines shared their success story with Optimizely's experimentation platform, emphasizing the value of trusting data and continuous testing. The event closed with a call to simplify martech, eliminate redundancy, and create more personalized digital experiences.

Translations made easy with AI Assistant

Working with Translations in Optimizely

Ensuring that content is accessible and comprehensible in multiple languages is essential for any global business. Optimizely, combined with Language Manager and Epicweb AI-Assistant, provides strong translation capabilities, making the process smooth and efficient. The integration of Epicweb AI-Assistant enhances these capabilities, offering a high degree of configurability for customized translation experiences. This post examines the key features and implementations that facilitate straightforward and effective translation work in Optimizely.

Bring Your Own AI - Now Available in Optimizely CMS

We are introducing a new capability in Optimizely CMS: Bring Your Own AI. We call it, CustomAI! This feature, powered by the AI-Assistant for Optimizely developed by Epicweb, allows enterprise companies to integrate any AI vendor directly into the Optimizely CMS and Customizable Commerce platforms. This gives web editors the flexibility to tailor AI capabilities to their specific needs. "Bring Your Own AI" (BYOAI) refers to a practice where organizations, customize, and deploy their own artificial intelligence models and systems rather than relying solely on pre-built or third-party AI solutions.

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Avoiding Azure Functions Cold Starts - Problem solved

Azure Functions offer a highly scalable and cost-effective way to run event-driven code in the cloud. However, they come with a challenge that can impact performance - cold starts. In this blog post, we'll explore what cold starts are, why they occur, and how you can mitigate them using different strategies, including Azure's payment plans, external services, and health checks.