Madhumidha Anbalagan
Provide a short summary of why you should be selected by the community as a Digital Experience MVP
I believe I should be selected as a Digital Experience MVP for my contributions to the ecosystem. Community Leadership: Organized and managed multiple user groups, demonstrating strong community leadership. Speaker at Meetups: Actively participated as a speaker in numerous meetups, sharing knowledge and expertise with the community. Blogging Expertise: Maintain a blog that shares valuable insights and experiences related to digital technologies. SUGCON-NA Organizer: Contributed significantly to the Sitecore community by serving as an organizer at SUGCON-NA. Mentorship: Acted as a mentor, providing guidance and support to aspiring digital professionals.
Contributions you have made in the Digital Experience (DX) community online and in-person (i.e., blog posts, podcasts, webinars, encouraged others to join)?
I have been working with Sitecore since 2009 and a 4x Sitecore MVP Technology (2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023). My contributions for the year – Speaking Events: • Jan 19, 2023 - Design the Search Experience for Sitecore with Coveo – SUG Clevland https://www.meetup.com/sugcle-sitecore-user-group-cleveland/events/290716988/ • Feb 13, 2023 - Design the Search Experience for Sitecore with Coveo – SUG Ecuador https://www.meetup.com/sitecore-user-group-ecuador/events/291282804/ • Apr 30, 2023 - Sitecore Search 101 - SUG Coimbatore https://www.sugcbe.in/event-details-registration/sitecore-search-101 • May 21, 2023 - Sitecore Search 101 – SUG Jordon https://community.sitecore.com/community?id=community_event&sys_id=9e6c78701bf2ad90b8954371b24bcb2a • May 31, 2023 - Sitecore Search 101 – SUG Pittsburgh https://www.meetup.com/pghsug/events/293278460/ • June 28—2023 - Sitecore Search 101 – SUG QueenCity https://www.meetup.com/queen-city-sitecore-user-group/events/294163025/ • July 13, 2023 - Sitecore Search 101 – SUG Atlantic Canada https://www.meetup.com/atlantic-canada-sitecore-meetup-group/events/294573993 • July 19, 2023 - Sitecore Search 101 – SUG Columbus https://kommunity.com/sitecore-user-group-columbus/events/sitecore-search-101-7488c059 Blog Posts : • My 2022 Reflections - https://madhuanbalagan.com/my-2022-reflections - Dec 31, 2022 • Coveo for Sitecore: Troubleshooting and Diagnostics - https://madhuanbalagan.com/coveo-for-sitecore-troubleshooting-and-diagnostics - Jan 30, 2023 • Efficiently bulk edit Sitecore content using Sitecore PowerShell Extensions (SPE) - https://madhuanbalagan.com/efficiently-bulk-edit-sitecore-content-using-sitecore-powershell-extensions-spe - Feb 28, 2023 • Quickly Setup Sitecore 10.3 XM with SIA - https://madhuanbalagan.com/quickly-setup-sitecore-10-3-xm-with-sia - April 5, 2023 Certifications: • Jan 2022 - Sitecore Content Hub Admin Certification • March 2023 - Sitecore Content Hub Developer Certification • Oct 2023 - Sitecore XM Cloud Certification Contributions: • SUGCON-NA Organizer • User Testing with Sitecore Search with Rui • XM Cloud Beta Training • XM Cloud Alpha Test Workshop • Recorded video for Women's History Month 2023 — Sitecore Film Production Area (osfsc.com) • SUGNA – Weekly meetings Co-organized SUG-Pittsburgh Meetups: https://www.meetup.com/pghsug/ • Dec 08, 2022 - Moving to Headless without losing your head | CDP - A comparative study • Jan 25, 2023 - Sitecore Headless Project Experiences with Next.js • Feb 08, 2023 - The Road to Composable: Migrating your XP solutions to Headless • Mar 08, 2023 - Role of CX in Composable DXP world • Apr 05, 2023 - Introduction of Javascript SDK for Sitecore Discover • May 31, 2023 - Sitecore Search 101 • Jun 22, 2023 - When AI met Sitecore CDP • Jul 10, 2023 - The capabilities of Sitecore's DXP products against Adobe, Acquia and Optimizely? • Aug 9, 2023 - Getting Started With Sitecore Experience Edge • Sep 21 , 2023 - One click Sitecore deployment to Kubernetes • Oct 25, 2023 - Sitecore XM Cloud - Experiences and Learnings • Nov 09, 2023 - Building an Intelligent Chat Experience powered by Real-time Business Content/Data with OpenAI Co-organized SUG-Queen City Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Queen-City-Sitecore-User-Group/ • March 22, 2023 - March 2023 Virtual Meetup of the Queen City Sitecore User Group • June 28, 2023 - June 2023 meetup of the Queen City Sitecore User Group YouTube - Videos published for Sitecore User Group - Pittsburgh • CDP Comparative Study • Moving to Headless without losing your head • Sitecore Headless project experiences with NextJS • The Road to Composable Migrating your XP solutions to Headless. • Role of CX in Composable DXP world • Introduction of JavaScript SDK for Sitecore Discover • Sitecore Search 101 • When AI met CDP • How do the capabilities of Sitecore's DXP products stack up against Adobe, Acquia, and Optimizely? • Getting Started With Sitecore Experience Edge • One click Sitecore deployment to Kubernetes • Sitecore XM Cloud - Experiences and Learnings • Building an Intelligent Chat Experience powered by Real-time Business Content/Data with OpenAI Conferences I attended: • MVP Summit • Sitecore DX – Minneapolis • SUGCON-NA • MVP Sitecore Lunches • MVP Webinars • All SUG Pittsburgh and Queen City meetups • Many SUG Boston/ Columbus/ Atlantic meetups
What encouraging words would you like to share with those new to the community and perhaps new in their career?
* Find your passion. * Contribute to community events either in blogs, user groups, or YouTube - it doesn't matter how small or big it would be. * Consistency is the key. * Enjoy the journey.
List other URLs to showcase your work, such as GitHub, StackOverflow, StackExchange, Twitter, and others that are relevant.
https://github.com/Madhu-Anbalagan
https://sitecore.stackexchange.com/users/4077/madhu-anbalagan