AEM Frontend Showdown: Classic vs JAMStack vs EDS

Sep 9, 4:00 – 5:00 PM (UTC)

AEMUG Champion Office Hours

Choosing the right frontend architecture in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) is no longer just a technical decision; it’s ...

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About this event

Choosing the right frontend architecture in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) is no longer just a technical decision; it’s a strategic one that impacts time-to-market, SEO, scalability, and the authoring experience.

In this exclusive panel, five AEM champions will go head-to-head, debating the strengths, weaknesses, and trade-offs of the three dominant models: Classic (HTL + Sling Models), JAMStack (Next.js + AEM headless), and Adobe’s Edge Delivery Services (EDS). Drawing on years of hands-on experience, they’ll share real-world successes, hard lessons, and predictions for the future.

Topics include:

  • How to align your frontend choice with business goals and digital maturity

  • The future of Page Editor vs Universal Editor vs Document Authoring

  • Performance, scalability, and integration considerations for enterprise sites

  • Lessons learned from successful (and challenging) implementations

Whether you’re thinking about modernizing a legacy site, building a composable architecture, or evaluating Adobe’s edge vision, this session will give you insights to make informed, future-proof decisions.

Panelists

  • Daniel Strmečki

    Founder, Meticulous Digital

  • Rami El Gamal

    RENY Consulting

    Senior Solutions Architect

  • Tad Reeves

    Arbory Digital

    Principal Architect

  • Brett Birschbach

    Bounteous

    Senior Vice President - Adobe Practice

Moderator

  • Greg Dimeris

    T. Rowe Price

    Web Content Product Owner

Hosts

  • Daniel Strmečki

    Founder, Meticulous Digital

  • Greg Dimeris

    T. Rowe Price

    Web Content Product Owner

Organizers

  • Rami El Gamal

    RENY Consulting Inc.

    Director / Senior Solution Architect

  • Greg Dimeris

    T. Rowe Price

    Product Owner, Web Content

  • Deepak Khetawat

    Palo Alto Networks

    Principle Engineer

  • Divanshu Goyal

    TechX

  • Daniel Strmecki

    Meticulous Digital