Powering up Content Management: This Month’s Must-Know Tech Update

Hey Devs! Welcome back to another edition of SJI Tech Talks! ⚡️

From live previews and AI-powered content models to smarter workflows and generous free cloud plans — this edition is packed with updates designed to make your CMS game stronger and your workday smoother.

Without wasting more time, let’s jump right into the good stuff! 🔧

Strapi Debuts New Features at First In-Person Live Event

Strapi hosted its first-ever in-person conference in Paris this May. 

With over 350 attendees and thousands joining online, Strapi used the platform to reveal a series of powerful updates aimed at streamlining workflows for developers and content teams.

Key Announcements:

• Live Preview: Real-time editing with instant site refresh—no tab switching.

• Strapi AI (Beta): Auto-generates content models from briefs or designs in seconds.

• Free Cloud Plan: Ideal for early-stage projects—no credit card required.

• AWS Marketplace Launch: Deploy Strapi clusters with one click and unified billing.

• New Integrations: Cloudinary, Shopify, BigCommerce, and a customizable Widget API for homepage enhancements.

These updates reflect Strapi’s push to bridge the gap between idea and launch, without compromising the freedom of a headless architecture.

These features are a win for teams looking to move from idea to deployment without friction—especially when paired with the right implementation partner. 

Read more about the announcements here so that you can get started!

Introducing Contentstack’s New Analytics Dashboard…

Contentstack just launched its all-new Analytics dashboard, bringing powerful visibility across CMS, Launch, Automate, and more—all in one place.

What’s New?

🔍 Centralized Insights: Track usage, performance, and engagement metrics across the platform—from API calls to content workflows.

📊 Advanced Filtering: Slice data by project, time range, service, and more to get detailed, actionable insights.

📈 Custom Reporting: Use the Analytics API to integrate with BI tools and build personalized dashboards.

🚨 Real-Time Monitoring: Stay ahead of issues like bandwidth overages and API errors before they affect performance.

Why It Matters:

With a single source of truth, teams can now make faster, smarter decisions, optimize resources, and scale efficiently—all backed by data.

Get familiar with the Analytics Dashboard to speed up your process and stay ahead!

Contentful Studio’s New Learning Paths Will Fast-Track Your Skills

Contentful Studio is improving how teams create and manage digital content by combining visual design with structured workflows. 

To help users, Contentful has introduced two targeted learning paths designed to accelerate skill development for both developers and content managers.

New learning paths at a glance:

• Developer path: Focuses on technical setup, reusable components, and performance optimization.

• Content manager path: Covers strategic content creation, collaboration, and content reuse.

These learning paths include interactive quizzes that award a Verified Skill Badge upon completion — a great way to showcase your expertise.

For a detailed overview, you can read the full article here.

Drupal Welcomes New AI Provider with Smart Features

A new AI Provider lets you add cool features like smart search, chatbots, and content suggestions right into your Drupal website — all while keeping your data safe and private.

Here’s what Drupal users can look forward to:

• Better search that helps visitors find what they want quickly

• Chatbots that can answer questions and engage users

• Content suggestions to make editing easier

• One place to manage all AI tools

• Support for different languages and accessibility needs

This AI tool works with any Drupal site, no matter where you host it. It’s open source, which means the community can help improve it over time.

If you want to see how Drupal is integrating AI in a safe, open way, read here.

Strapi Launches Free Plan on Strapi Cloud

Strapi just made it easier for developers to start building projects with its new Free Plan on Strapi Cloud. No credit card needed, no trial limits — just a straightforward way to launch real apps quickly on production-ready infrastructure.

What’s in the Free Plan?

• Deploy your Strapi project in under 3 minutes

• Connect your GitHub repo and choose your region

• Includes 10,000 API requests/month, 10GB storage & bandwidth

• 1 production environment, 500 database entries, 100 emails/month

• Auto-scaling: apps pause when idle and restart on demand

• No overage fees; your app will pause if limits are hit until the next month

Strapi’s Free Plan is perfect for side projects, MVPs, and anyone wanting to explore Strapi Cloud with zero risk. 

Read the full announcement here!

Sanity Helps Teams Streamline Post-Publish Tasks

Sanity is modifying content management with automated, event-driven workflows that extend far beyond just publishing. 

This helps teams manage the entire content lifecycle efficiently and reliably.

Key updates include:

✔️ Sanity Functions – a fully managed serverless environment that lets you automate content lifecycle tasks such as validating data, enriching content, triggering external services, and updating documents automatically.

✔️ Blueprints – reusable infrastructure-as-code configurations that simplify creating, deploying, and managing these functions across different projects.

✔️ Functions: They now integrate tightly with your content lake, running securely with full API access to maintain data consistency and enforce business rules in real time.

This approach helps teams streamline post-publish processes, reduce developer overhead, and keep all content operations unified and scalable.

For organizations looking to scale these workflows effectively, experienced partners like us can offer tailored guidance.

Full breakdown here!

That’s a wrap on this edition of SJI Tech Talks!

As developers, staying informed about how rapidly AI and technology are evolving is key — these tools are transforming the way we build and manage content every day.

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We’ll keep bringing you the latest news to help you stay ahead. 

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