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A content management system (CMS) should make life easier for both marketers and developers. Yet, many still create roadblocks with inefficient workflows or constant upgrades that drain time and resources.
Sitecore XM Cloud changes that. It's a hybrid SaaS CMS built to give marketers more control and developers more flexibility.
Companies using Sitecore XM Cloud have seen a 371% ROI over three years, plus huge wins like 50% more conversions and 60% improved marketing effectiveness. Since Sitecore XM Cloud is always up to date and built to scale, your team won't waste time on maintenance. In fact, these same companies spent 40% less time on website operations after switching to Sitecore XM Cloud.
In this article, we explore how Sitecore XM Cloud relieves your teams of the burden of upgrades, freeing them to move faster, personalize content, and deliver digital experiences that grow your business.
4 Benefits of Implementing a SaaS CMS
Why choose a SaaS CMS in the first place? This model has real advantages that can transform how teams manage and deliver website experiences.
- Flexibility: One platform scales with your business, delivering content to any audience, on any device, anywhere.
- Ease of Use: Marketers can launch sites and design pages without waiting on IT, speeding up campaigns and freeing developers for bigger priorities.
- Agility: Shift focus from system upkeep to strategy. With maintenance off your plate, your teams can drive sales and engagement instead of managing infrastructure.
- Speed: Stand up modern digital experiences in days, not months, and adapt quickly as business goals evolve.
Sitecore XM Cloud At a Glance
Sitecore XM Cloud's modern CMS framework removes roadblocks across three critical areas:
Sitecore XM Cloud for Content Development
With Sitecore XM Cloud, marketers can access, manage, and deploy content all in one place. It gives users control with an intuitive drag-and-drop composable page editor that makes content authoring simple. Experience Edge pushes that content anywhere on sites, apps, stores, email, and even print at lightning speed, in any language, thanks to its headless CMS setup.
Sitecore XM Cloud Eliminates Costly Upgrades
IT and front-end development teams no longer have to waste time on routine maintenance. With automatic updates, Sitecore XM Cloud scales to your needs without draining your IT infrastructure. Your developers are free to focus on bigger initiatives instead of routine support.
Launch New Sites Quickly with Sitecore XM Cloud
Launch sites and campaigns in a fraction of the time. Sitecore Components provides content authors with hands-on page design capabilities without needing a developer. Implementations won't delay digital experiences, and you can launch content initiatives and pages quickly and more efficiently with fewer delays and resources.
Top 10 Benefits of Sitecore XM Cloud
- No more Upgrade Projects: Automatic updates replace costly three-year upgrade cycles, freeing budget and time for real innovation.
- Smarter Page Editing: A drag-and-drop editor gives you complete control to design and customize pages; no IT ticket is required.
- Faster Feature: Streamlined development and deployment mean you can roll out new features in days, not months.
- AI-Powered Content: Sitecore Stream AI helps your team write, edit, and refresh content directly in the platform faster and smarter.
- Design Without Developers: Sitecore Components puts page design in marketers' hands, so campaigns go live without waiting on dev cycles.
- Personalization Built In: Start with simple out-of-the-box personalization, and scale seamlessly into Sitecore's full suite when you're ready.
- Analytics at Your Fingertips: Track page performance directly in the editor—no toggling between systems, just instant insights.
- Lightning-Fast Delivery: With a global CDN built in, content reaches audiences anywhere at speed and scale.
- Seamless Integrations: Connect Sitecore XM Cloud to any third-party system to keep your data and tools working in sync.
- Content Hub Ready: Tap into Sitecore's DAM, Content Hub, for effortless content management across channels.
Moving Your Sitecore Solution to Sitecore XM Cloud
Is Sitecore XM Cloud the next logical step for your Sitecore environment? Many factors determine whether migrating to Sitecore XM Cloud is a small migration cost, a "last upgrade ever" project, or a candidate for a complete redesign. The answer depends on how your solution is built today.
As a headless CMS, Sitecore XM Cloud strongly encourages Next.js to fully enable page components. This is required for embedded personalization and leverages critical architectural features of Sitecore's SXA platform. If your solution is already headless and leveraging JSS, your Sitecore solution may be a good candidate. If it already uses SXA, porting to XM Cloud may be more straightforward.
If your developers are still using ASP.NET and MVC to develop Sitecore page components, the move to Sitecore XM Cloud will require fundamental changes to your solution's architecture. If your solution includes an extranet or intranet, Sitecore XM Cloud may not yet be the right Sitecore platform for you.
Even if Sitecore XM Cloud isn't your immediate next move, it's the future of the Sitecore product suite. The platform evolves monthly, and ensuring compatibility with it today keeps your options open tomorrow.
Wondering if Sitecore XM Cloud is the right next step? Let's talk. We'll make your current setup and show you where Sitecore XM Cloud can unlock value.
Contributing Author: Liz Spranzani