Technology insights

Explore the latest trends in website development, CMS technology, digital security and advances across the spectrum of software to manage, extend and grow a modern technology stack.

Explore essential CMS security tips for technical buyers. Understand risks to your data, brand and users, and learn key features for choosing a secure CMS. Stay protected against cyberattacks.
Explore GDPR roles, compliance tips and CMS features essential for handling data securely and legally in our comprehensive guide.
Selecting the right CMS for your business is a pivotal decision, and one of the first strategic decisions to be made is whether to opt for an open source or proprietary CMS. This guide offers an in-depth comparison to help you make an informed decision.
Learn about the strategic integration of emerging technologies for effective digital transformation, ensuring alignment with business goals and fostering innovation.
From the meaning of denial of service to DDos protection in case of attack, here’s everything you need to know about DDos attacks from Brightspot’s Chief Privacy and Security Officer, David Habib.
Explore the shift from headless to hybrid CMS. Learn why flexibility is key in modern CMS architecture, featuring insights from CEO Raleigh McClayton.
Brightspot’s standard theme includes front-end templates for attractively rendering articles, videos, listicles, promos, and much more. Developers can build on those standard templates to deploy themes that range from simple to extravagant.
Customizing a theme is a big part of front-end development. To facilitate that development, Brightspot provides Styleguide, a webpack-based application that previews a theme with mock text and images. With Styleguide you can immediately evaluate any change by reloading the browser page.
Discover how a cloud-based content management system (CMS) can revolutionize the way your business manages and publishes content, freeing up your IT team, increasing scalability and enhancing security and compliance.
A hybrid CMS approach combines both decoupled and headless architecture. It lets your company create and manage a breadth of content, plus deliver it to a variety of channels, from websites to mobile apps — all without sacrificing any user experience. Find out more about the benefits of hybrid CMS here.
A list of tools that developers have at their disposal with every implementation of Brightspot
A CMS must support evolving business needs. See why developer involvement from day one is critical for flexibility, innovation and long-term success.
Unlock the power of headless CMS to streamline your content delivery and boost team productivity across all digital channels. Discover how separating content management from presentation lets your teams focus on what matters most — creating engaging content that reaches audiences wherever they are.
A term coined in 2007, a webhook allows different apps to send user-defined callbacks to one another via HTTP POST requests. In plainer English, webhooks allow notifications to be sent from one app to another app when a certain event occurs.
Organizations leverage a variety of programming languages to build content management systems. Among the most popular are C#, Java, PHP and Python. And though some technical experts will swear by their favorites, it begs the question—which is the best to use?
Improve content speed and adaptability with GraphQL. Learn how it simplifies API requests, enhances performance and integrates seamlessly with headless CMS platforms.
Take a technical deep dive on CMS architecture and the role that APIs play, including the distinction between API-only versus API-first system design.