?? Snack on: XM Cloud and Personalize updates, leveraging Generative AI for Sitecore, Bard's math skills, and more

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Your bi-weekly Sitecore and industry news round-up is here. Enjoy the latest community insight, tips, and more

??? Sitecore Updates & News

• EQT AB is considering a sale for Sitecore?that could value the company at as much as $2 billion. (Note: this article is gated.)
• Sitecore Personalize introduced a new API keys interface?to allow users to generate API keys that can authorize developers to use Personalize APIs for specific use cases.
• XM Cloud Explorer also had a bit of a refresh this week with?UI improvements and the release of duplicate functionality.?

??? Developer Quick Hits

• Learn how to?deploy a Sitecore Experience Manager Cloud (XMC) solution using Azure DevOps (ADO) as the code repository.?
• Curious about hosting your Next.js app outside of Vercel? Check out a few alternatives, including Netlify and AWS Amplify in this quick video.?
• Discover how to create a?Content Rendering Contents Resolver to use in a JSS component.
• Check out how to?use Sitecore Connect to harness the power of OpenAI's Dall-e service to generate images using AI?(cool!).?
• Security vulnerabilities pose a constant threat to organizations and their users. Check out how to?prevent remote code execution by securing upload functionality in Sitecore?(CVE-2023-26262).??
• Solr cores getting locked when using an Azure App Service? Follow these steps to?add a script that will auto-restart?Solr?when this happens.?
• Microsoft recently released the GA of Azure?Kubernetes Service (AKS) Edge Essentials after several years in preview. See how this?on-premises Kubernetes implementation of AKS automates running containerized applications at scale.
• Just?starting development on Sitecore Content Hub ONE? Check out these recommended first steps.
• Explore a practical approach to?identifying and removing unknown renderings in Sitecore using PowerShell Extensions (SPE)?to verify renderings.?
• Learn how to?extract data from Content Hub using Azure ServiceBus.?
• Embeddable Forms Framework (EFF) was introduced as a new feature?in Sitecore 10.3. Check out this thorough guide covering?EFF benefits, prerequisites, and best practices.

???? Marketing Quick Hits

• The B2B marketing landscape is experiencing a seismic shift fueled by ChatGPT and other generative AI (GAI) apps. Explore the findings of a?recent survey issued by Sitecore that gauges marketers' perceptions of GAI.
• Learn how to?unleash the power of creative automation to produce and deliver compliant print and digital content?in this breakout session from Sitecore DX 2023 Boston.?
• See?XM Cloud Components in action! In this video, you'll learn?how to build components, how to use them in XM Cloud Pages, and how to utilize external data sources.?
• Recent Gartner research suggests that only 42% of martech was being fully used in 2022. Check out this?proactive approach to ensure your marketing tech is a valuable asset and not a financial burden.?
• LinkedIn introduced AI-generated Copy Suggestions?last week to help you jumpstart your campaigns.?
• Are you creating an AI use case? Check out this?collection of recent stats about AI and marketing?to help prove your case.?
• LinkedIn also launched a new option that will?enable Company Pages to send and receive DMs?(FINALLY).?
• The era of creator-led search is upon us. See how content creators are connecting with their audiences and why their impact is beyond influencing visibility on SERPs.?

???Industry Quick Hits

• Google's Bard is getting better at logic and reasoning. Last week, Google launched two Bard improvements: a new technique called implicit code execution to sharpen its math skills and a new export action to Google Sheets.?
• Get an early look at?Google's Search Generative Experience (SGE).?
• France recently passed a law to regulate paid influencers in an effort to combat fraud, making it the first country in Europe to regulate influencer marketing.
• Google is set to be hit with a formal antitrust complaint from the EU?for ad tech abuses.
• EU lawmakers pass landmark AI regulations?that will require GAI systems to be reviewed before commercial releases. It also seeks to ban real-time facial recognition.?
• Zoom has entered the (AI) chat!?Zoom recently released Zoom IQ, a set of tools designed to accelerate virtual collaboration through the use of generative AI.

???Tips From the Tank

Check out the latest Sitecore tips and tricks from the Fishtank team:

• How to Secure Solr as PaaS in Azure With Basic Authentication?– Karan Patel
• Sitecore CDP & Personalize: Using Offers in Decision Models?– Robyn James
• How ChatGPT Can Help in Writing Test Cases?– Ash Kaur
• Benefits of Using Cloudflare?– Asim Ahmed

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