How Devolutions strengthened security and streamlined publishing with CloudCannon
Michaël Proulx
Tech Lead, Frontend Developer
Devolutions
Since implementing CloudCannon, Devolutions has experienced improved publishing workflows and better collaboration between their development and marketing teams.
Why CloudCannon?
Devolutions chose CloudCannon as their content management system (CMS) for several reasons.
Ease of use
Both developers and content writers at Devolutions find CloudCannon's Content Editor an intuitive way to update their websites and documentation — and it's significantly faster to update than their previous website!
Git-based workflow
CloudCannon's Git-based CMS means all site files are stored in Devolutions' own Git repositories, allowing for easy version control and collaboration between their development and content teams.
Eleventy support
Devolutions needs fast site builds, so Eleventy was a natural choice for the team — and CloudCannon is completely compatible with Eleventy!
Security
CloudCannon's support for static sites aligns with Devolutions' security priorities. Further, CloudCannon's SOC2-Type 2 Certification offers the Devolutions team enhanced data security and risk mitigation measures.
Implementation
Devolutions began migrating their websites to CloudCannon in mid-2023. Prior to this point their sites had been built using .NET — a Microsoft product that initially fitted their development workflow, but had several issues: a steep learning curve for new team members, stability issues for new releases (bringing an accompanying maintenance burden), and a heavy-handed vendor lock-in.
The transition to Eleventy and CloudCannon was a smooth one, with the development team finding the setup process straightforward using CloudCannon's existing documentation and guides — and any remaining questions the team had were answered promptly by CloudCannon's support team.
CloudCannon's key features and benefits, a year on
In just over a year of using CloudCannon, the Devolutions team have found several features to be invaluable:
Visual Editing
The ten members of Devolutions' marketing and product marketing teams rely on the Visual Editor to edit and build out new pages for their website — without needing help from developers. With CloudCannon's Bookshop integration for Eleventy, the teams can focus on their messaging and the site's appearance, rather than having to abstract or guess what their pages will look like.
The Content Editor
Devolutions' five technical writers primarily use CloudCannon's Content Editor to quickly write and edit their guides and documentation articles. The Content Editor integrates with Devolutions' approach to content management, with full support for custom snippets and Eleventy shortcodes. It's all working so well, in fact, that Devolutions is planning to bring their blog over to CloudCannon as well!
Fast branching
This feature significantly improved Devolutions' workflow, allowing for quicker branch creation and more efficient management of staging environments. (Fast branching, released in September 2024, lets users copy their most recent successful build from the parent branch, even before the new branch's build has completed.)
Fine-grained permissions
Devolutions can assign specific roles and permissions on a per-project basis, enabling better control over user access. (Custom permission groups are available to all users on Team and Enterprise plans, and let you define which user groups can read, write, and create files. You can also alter permission scopes from Global to Project, Site, Group, or Base Domain.)
The results speak for themselves
Since implementing CloudCannon, Devolutions has experienced improved publishing workflows and better collaboration between their development and marketing teams. CloudCannon's ease of use has enabled non-technical team members to manage content efficiently, while developers can focus on building out new components and features.
We're really pleased with CloudCannon's quick response time and their ability to integrate solutions into their product.
Michaël Proulx
Tech Lead, Frontend Developer
Devolutions
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