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Vinh Nguyen

a.k.a Vinh, Marketer


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Member since Jul 2015


72 Blog posts


Announcing StripeCon NZ and StripeCon EU 2017

StripeCon is coming to Wellington, New Zealand for the first time and is back to Europe in the heart of the Mediterranean at Malta.

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Site of the Month: Summer KiwiSaver scheme

June’s ‘Site of the Month’ is more than a website – it is a digital platform developed by Forsyth Barr and SilverStripe that changes the way New Zealanders interact with KiwiSaver: Summer KiwiSaver scheme.

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Document Management System module just got better

Take a look at how we've made an existing module better. Keep track and manage your documents with our enhanced Document Management System module. 

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Web accessibility: do your sites meet the Standard?

Do you know how accessible your sites are? See the Web Accessibility Standard 1.0 and some tips to help you meet the Standard.

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Video: What to look out for in SilverStripe 4

We are planning to have SilverStripe 4 beta release in the next few weeks. Today, let’s review what you should look out for in SilverStripe 4.

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Site of the Month: Hampstead Theatre

May’s ‘Site of the Month’ has been awarded to Hampstead Theatre. Built by SilverStripe Professional Partner 7dots, the simple-to-use and elegant looking website boosted traffic and increased the theatre’s online ticket sales.

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Video: Going viral – the art of successful Agile infection

Talk video from SilverStripe Head of Channel Excellence, Diana Hennessy, on how to create a viral change to continually deliver digital revolution in your organisation.

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Relaunch of the Common Web Platform website

Posted in Platform

Tagged CWP, themes

Vinh Nguyen

by Vinh Nguyen

Posted 16 May 2017

We’ve just revamped the website for the Common Web Platform (CWP), a platform as a service for NZ government sites.

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Video call with North American partners

Video of a recent call between SilverStripe representatives and partners in North America.

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Site of the month: Silver Fern Farms

“Site of the month” for April is Silver Fern Farms, developed by SilverStripe Professional Partner, Web Torque. This beautiful website is packed with functionality, gaining a 30% increase in site visits in just 3 months after the launch.

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Video: Painting outside the lines with SilverStripe

Posted in Developers

Tagged meetup, video

Vinh Nguyen

by Vinh Nguyen

Posted 28 April 2017

The last talk from the recent SilverStripe meetup in Auckland was delivered by Dylan Wagstaff, Support Developer at SilverStripe.

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Video: debug and tinker with Sliver

Posted in Developers

Tagged meetup, video

Vinh Nguyen

by Vinh Nguyen

Posted 13 April 2017

In the recent SilverStripe meetup, Sam Walsh, developer of Little Giant, talked about a tool he’d hacked called Sliver. Here is the video of his talk.

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Digital Transformation health check

Results of the surveys we conducted on Digital Transformation from the recent conferences.

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Talk video on the CWP new themes

Talk video on the new themes developed for the Common Web Platform – from SilverStripe meetup in Auckland on 7 March, 2017.

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Highlights from the first nz.js(con);

Highlights from SilverStripers who attended the first nz.js(con); — New Zealand's dedicated national JavaScript conference.

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Releasing two new themes for the Common Web Platform

We have just released two new themes for the Common Web Platform (CWP), a platform as a service for New Zealand government sites.

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Site of the month: The NZ Transport Agency

This month’s ‘Site of the Month’ is more than just a website. The NZ Transport Agency has built a digital platform that improves their customer experience and transforms the way the agency works in the public sector.

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StripeCon APAC is coming to Canberra

The second StripeCon APAC, the SilverStripe conference in the Asia-Pacific region, is coming to the capital city of Australia. See the details, including how to get tickets and present your talks.

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Video: SilverStripe-GraphQL module

The second talk video from our recent meetup in Wellington is now available for your viewing pleasure.

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Video: upgrading to SilverStripe 4

Just released: talk video on 'upgrading to SilverStripe 4' from the latest meetup in Wellington.

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The X factor: a better way to deliver

I am looking for it. You are probably looking for it, too. So how can we find it?

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Attraversiamo: Let’s cross over the Red Crater!

A few intrepid SilverStripers have just conquered an active volcano. Here's their story.

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Site of the Month: Junk Free June 2016

This month’s ‘Site of the Month’ will give you a great way to start the year ‘Junk Free’. It is developed by SilverStripe Professional Partner, Little Giant.

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New features for SilverStripe Platform dashboard

Posted in Platform

Tagged Dashboard

Vinh Nguyen

by Vinh Nguyen

Posted 19 January 2017

Several new features have been released to SilverStripe Platform – making it easier for users to keep up-to-date with upgrades and maintenance, as well as manage stacks better.

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Site of the Month: Better Hotel Room

December's 'Site of the Month' is an incredible journey of getting SilverStripe to work in the China context, which will give you many valuable lessons in multi-region SilverStripe deployment.

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Video: What’s new in SilverStripe 4?

Watch the talk on SilverStripe 4 from the latest SilverStripe meetup in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Tell us what you think and be in to win!

Complete this 5-min survey and be in to win a beautiful SilverStripe t-shirt!

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Community Slack channel

Join in the latest community tool for all SilverStripers.

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Site of the Month: COLORSTEEL®

See how the new COLORSTEEL® site achieved record levels of enquiries and 43% increase in the year-on-year number of sessions.

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Award-winning Westpac ‘The People’s Chopper’ campaign triples donations

Posted in Marketers

Tagged award

Vinh Nguyen

by Vinh Nguyen

Posted 24 November 2016

'The People's Chopper' project by Westpac and SilverStripe has won a silver Effie award and was one of the most successful fundraising campaigns to date.

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StripeCon APAC started with a bang

Here's the recap of the first ever StripeCon APAC - Sydney, 9 November 2016.

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Talk videos from StripeCon Europe are released

All talk videos from the SilverStripe European conference 2016 are now available on vimeo.

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Video: Integrating SilverStripe with Magento

The last video talk from October's SilverStripe meetup in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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Video from SilverStripe Christchurch meetup: Placeable module

In this video, web developer Gorrie Coe of Plato Creative talks about Placeable module. 

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SilverStripe Christchurch meetup videos

First video from the latest meetup in Christchurch: SilverStripe Blocks module, presented by Hayden Shaw of E2 Digital.

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Site of the Month: Orange Homes

SilverStripe Professional Partner, Plato Creative, wins October’s “site of the month” for their work in developing Orange Homes website

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First videos for StripeCon EU 2016 are out

To relive the memories or get inspired? Here is the first release of videos from StripeCon EU 2016.

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Announcing speakers for StripeCon Asia-Pacific 2016

The first ever StripeCon Asia-Pacific is shaping up to be an awesome event with talks and speakers confirmed today.

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E2 Digital becomes 10th NZ SilverStripe Professional Partner

SilverStripe welcomes our newest Professional Partner in New Zealand: E2 Digital.

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Code Care: taking extra care of your site

Want to protect your SilverStripe site from all the attacks, bugs and compatibility issues? We've got a solution for you.

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Site of the Month: Visit Ljubljana

September’s “Site of the Month” would excite those coming to StripeCon 2016

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Metlink Wins 2016 WMA Outstanding Website WebAward

The Metlink site built on SilverStripe has just won the 2016 Outstanding Website WebAward.

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Revealing 11 quests for StripeCon 2016

What's in StripeCon's store to help you tame your Silver dragon?

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Site of the month: Lenovo North America

August's "Site of the month" was developed for Lenovo North America by SilverStripe Partner Webbuilders Group Inc

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Fighting for the new feature: campaigns in SilverStripe 4

We've been fighting hard to bring this new feature to you.

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How to tame your SilverStripe: the return of StripeCon

StripeCon is back. Bigger and better. 

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Highlights from ScaleConf New Zealand

Posted in Developers, Company

Tagged event

Vinh Nguyen

by Vinh Nguyen

Posted 16 August 2016

Some key learnings, highlights and reflections from us SilverStripers attending the recent ScaleConf New Zealand.

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All out to the public: no privacy for privacy information

With our award winning technology, we help Office of Privacy Commissioner open up to New Zealanders on privacy questions.

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Site of the Month: Metlink

July's "Site of the Month" is world famous among Wellingtonians. Developed by Somar Design Studios.

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DNA joins SilverStripe Partner Programme

DNA, the expert at designing customer experiences, has just joined our Professional Partner Programme.

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Register now: ScaleConf New Zealand is coming

Posted in Developers

Tagged event

Vinh Nguyen

by Vinh Nguyen

Posted 12 July 2016

An awesome tech event is coming to Wellington. Registrations are open now!

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Site of the Month: Aultman Hospital

The “Site of the Month” for June 2016 was developed for Aultman Hospital by SilverStripe Partner Innis Maggiore.

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Start hacking with GovHack NZ

An awesome free event is coming to your town. Let's start hacking!

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Site of the Month: Christchurch City Council

Built with users in mind and developed through an Agile mindset, Christchurch City Council's website is May's "Site of the Month".

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Video: SilverStripe—Winner in 2016 NZ Hi-Tech Awards

Posted in Company

Tagged CWP, award

Vinh Nguyen

by Vinh Nguyen

Posted 24 May 2016

Last week, we became the proud winner of the ‘Best Technology Solution for the Public Sector’ in 2016 NZ Hi-Tech Award.

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SilverStripe Platform: Finalist in the 2016 Wellington Gold Awards

Posted in Platform, Company

Tagged award

Vinh Nguyen

by Vinh Nguyen

Posted 20 May 2016

Our managed Platform-as-a-Service is a finalist in the "Discovering Gold" category of the Wellington Gold Awards.

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Welcome Plato Creative to SilverStripe Professional Partner Programme

Today, we welcome our eighth New Zealand partner: Plato Creative—an award winning, fully integrated creative agency, based in Christchurch.

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Site of the Month: 2degrees Mobile

And April's "Site of the Month" goes to... 2degrees.

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SilverStripe’s 5th North American partner: Innis Maggiore

We are delighted to welcome our fifth North American professional partner: Innis Maggiore. Here's their journey with us so far!

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2016 Hi-Tech Awards and tips on how to get there

Posted in Marketers, Company

Tagged award, CWP

Vinh Nguyen

by Vinh Nguyen

Posted 11 April 2016

We are a finalist for the Best Technology for the Public Sector category in NZ Hi-Tech Awards 2016. We've included a few tips for you to make your submissions smooth sailing.

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SilverStripe’s first Swedish partner: Kreationsbyrån

We are pleased to welcome our first-ever Swedish partner: Kreationsbyrån. This marks an exciting milestone for SilverStripe as we look to grow the open source project in Europe.

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Site of the Month: Gordon Ramsay

This month’s “Site of the month” was developed for British chef and restaurateur, Gordon Ramsay, by SilverStripe Partner, Positive Technology.

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SilverStripe welcomes our newest US partner: Dynamic

Today we welcome our newest partner in the US: Dynamic—a full service digital agency that assists businesses to create an online presence to meet an ever-changing global marketplace

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SilverStripe Platform: Stack Share UI and Domain Management

Posted in Platform

Tagged Stack Share

Vinh Nguyen

by Vinh Nguyen

Posted 8 March 2016

February release for SilverStripe Platform, including new features for Stack Share.

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The man behind hundreds of SilverStripe modules

We reveal the man behind Sunny Side Up—the man behind hundreds of SilverStripe modules that have been built over 10 years. Find out why he loves developing SilverStripe modules. 

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Show it off to the world!

Posted in Developers

Tagged showcase

Vinh Nguyen

by Vinh Nguyen

Posted 28 January 2016

Do you have an awesome website built in SilverStripe you want to show to the world? Do you want to increase the visibility of your work & company? We’ve got just the right tools for you—as easy as 1,2,3.

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Community Contributor Spotlight: Jonathon Menz

This month's Community Contributor Spotlight: Jonathon Menz - an independent graphic designer and developer.

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What do you think about SilverStripe open source?

We are running a Community Survey to better understand users of SilverStripe open source

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A day in a Scrum team - the interview with the Super Villains

Find out what a day in a Scrum team would look like from the interview with the Super Villains.

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Common Web Platform – Under the Hood

Posted in Company

Tagged CWP, PaaS

Vinh Nguyen

by Vinh Nguyen

Posted 2 November 2015

Video of SilverStripe CTO Hamish Friedlander talking about the Common Web Platform's architecture and its architectural patterns.

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Speakers confirmed for StripeCon 2015

Speakers have been confirmed for StripeCon 2015 - The SilverStripe European Conference 2015 - a... read

Talk videos from PHP conference warm-up out now

We wrap up our PHP conference blog series today by giving you what you have... read