Live • Hands‑On
AEM Evangelists
Edge Delivery Services
AEM ROCK STAR MASTERCLASS
Mastering Edge Delivery Services
Join us for an exclusive, hands-on Edge Delivery Services masterclass – led by the engineers who live and breathe it on complex projects with our biggest customers.
More than just how to build a block, you’ll leave with practical insights on content authoring, answers to your toughest questions about integrations, and a clear path to help your customers get the planet-scale performance that Edge Delivery Services promises.
November 10, 2025 • San Jose, CA
What You'll Learn
Who It's For
Edge Delivery Services is the fastest path from content to production. We’ll translate classic AEM concepts—templates, components, clientlibs—into the block‑based approach with modern DX tooling.
- Author‑friendly content blocks driven by spreadsheets & Markdown
- Project acceleration using Helix/Franklin conventions
- Build‑less, cache‑first delivery on the edge
- Migration patterns from Sites/Sling models
Traditional AEM developers, architects, and evangelists ready to ship faster with fewer moving parts.
- Developers - Blocks, CSS, JS, Git‑based workflows
- Architects - Performance, governance, multi‑brand scale
- Content Leads - Authoring UX, governance, velocity
- Evangelists - Patterns, demos, and field stories
Agenda
Day 1 • Single‑Day Masterclass
08:30 – 09:15
Why Adopt Edge Delivery Services?
Session
Explore release outcomes for different stakeholders, real-world use cases, and the guiding simplicity-first philosophy behind Edge Delivery Services.
09:15 – 09:45
Edge Delivery Services Architecture
Session
Deep dive into architecture: how it differs from classic AEM, environment setup, and core system components.
09:45 - 10:15
Authoring Approaches & Trade-offs
Session
Review our three primary content sources/authoring models. Understand how each works, their trade-offs, and when to choose one over the others — while clearing up common misconceptions.
10:15 – 10:30
Break
10:30 – 11:00
Bridging Classic AEM → Edge Delivery
Session
Translate your AEM knowledge (MSM, translation, workflows, etc.) into the Edge Delivery paradigm. Focus on high-impact features and common migrations.
11:00 - 11:45
Development Best Practices
Hands‑On
Learn to build with simplicity in mind. Topics include modeling content, block layouts, choice of frameworks vs vanilla, asset strategies, and author-centric design.
11:45 - 12:30
Advanced Topics & Patterns
Session
Explore advanced techniques such as headless auth, repo-less architectures, web components, indexing strategies, config buses, and more.
12:30 - 13:00
Lunch
13:30 - 14:45
Performance Optimization
Hands‑On
Measure LCP, CLS, FID vs CWV, adopt performance-first development patterns, and put theory into practice by optimizing a poorly performing site.
14:45 - 15:00
Break
15:00 - 16:00
Integration Strategies & Use Cases
Hands-On
Implement integration patterns like middleware/workers, JSON-to-HTML, overlays, and more — using real customer case studies as a guide.
16:00 - 17:00
Ask Me Anything / Networking Session
Q&A
Bring your tough questions, customer scenarios, and deep dives — interact directly with engineers in an informal session.
Speakers
Amol Anand
Darin Kuntze
Kiran Murugulla
Sean Steimer
Usman Khalid
Principal Engineer, AEM
Senior Engineer, AEM
Senior Engineer, AEM
Senior Engineer, AEM
Senior Engineer, AEM
Ready to become an AEM Rock Star?
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