SDL Tridion Community, Andy Lim, February 2012

1. Toronto User Group
Andy Lim 21st February 2012 SDL Proprietary and Confidential

2. Agenda
• SDL Tridion Community
• SDL Tridion Certification
• SDL Tridion MVP Program
• SDL Tridion Community Webinar
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3. What is the SDL Tridion Community ?
• A collection of resources and individuals that actively provide information
around SDL Tridion and its products.
• Evolved not Created
• Tridion World, Blogs, Forums, Tweets, Groups, You Tube Videos etc.
• Supported but not managed by SDL Tridion
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4. Who is in the SDL Tridion Community ?
• Both Internals and Externals
• People who work in SDL Tridion
• People who work with SDL Tridion
• Analysts
• WCM Consultants
• Competitors
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5. Why should I join the SDL Tridion Community ?
• Given the limited amount of experienced SDL Tridion resources another
great channel for information exchange.
• Share experiences, code, best practices or mistakes
• Learn about other customers, how they have used, are using or will use
the software.
• Get honest and unbiased opinions.
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6. How can I join the SDL Tridion Community ?
• Join the Forum,
• Create an extension
• Start a blog
• Get certified
• Join SDL Tridion
• Follow us on the SDL Tridion Twitter page.
• Connect with peers in marketing in the LinkedIn Group SDL Tridion Connect
• Connect with other professionals in the LinkedIn Group SDL Tridion Professionals.
• Become a fan of SDL Tridion or join the SDL Tridion Facebook Group.
• Direct connection to the SDL Tridion World YouTube Channel.
• Follow the bloggers at SDL Tridion.
• Start and join technical or business topics on the SDL Tridion Forum.
• Submit your own SDL Tridion product ideas and keep track of them. Also see and vote
for other product ideas in ideas.sdltridion.com.
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7. SDL Tridion Certification
1. Developer
• Design and develop modular templates and template building blocks
• Attain a solid working knowledge of development and best-practices for compound templates
• Achieve comprehensive knowledge about SDL Tridion’s technical capabilities
2. Business Analyst
• Analyze and determine functional requirements, structural features and business process
requirements for the system
• Translate business needs (customer workflow, usability and business processes) into concrete
implementation requirements
3. Architect
• Gain qualifications for all SDL Tridion capabilities, from Content Management to Content Delivery
• Understand and perform complex integrations with 3rd party systems, analytics, performance tuning,
customizations and more
4. System Administrator
• Plan an organization’s environment from A-to-Z
• Determine the right technological infrastructure to ensure optimal performance and availability
• Show expertise in system administration, installation, configuration and scale-out environments
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8. SDL Tridion Certification
• Supervised by SDL Tridion Professional Services
• Online
• Given in SDL Tridion offices or client site
• 50 min to complete, avg 45 min, 29 qs
• Multiple choice, multiple answers
• Reference Sources
– SDL Tridion 2009 SP1 Content Management Implementation Manual
– SDL Tridion 2009 SP1 Templating Manual
– Templating Implementation Manual (TOM.NET) 2009 SP1
– Templating and Customization Manual (TOM) 2009 SP1
• EXPERIENCE!!!
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9. SDL Tridion Most Valued Professional (MVP)
• A way for SDL Tridion to reward those who contribute to the community
the most.
• An industry recognized reward.
• Certificate signed by SDL Tridion CEO and a nice trophy.
• A all expenses paid trip to the MVP conference each year.
• A special MVP software license.
• The right to use the logo on your site / blog.
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10. A great way to start
• SDL Tridion Community Webinars:
• The SDL Tridion Community Webinars are a community driven series of
webinars where community members present and share with other
community members.
• Dates :
9th November 2011
11th January 2012
14th March 2012
May 2012
July 2012
September 2012
November 2012
• Schedule :Webinars and the agendas will be announced via the google
group “Tridion Community Announcements”. To subscribe for
notifications visit the group on google.
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11. Questions?
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