1. Shaun Walker Mary Cauwels
CTO & Co-founder Sr. Director of Product Marketing
What’s New in DNN 7.3?

2. Key market trends driving product forward
It’s all about SPEED And PERFORMANCE

3. The Web Site Has Changed
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4. Impact of Shift in Website Ownership
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“By 2017, the CMO will spend more on IT than the CIO.“

5. Evoq Content & Evoq Social –
Powered by DNN Platform
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Visit the DNN website for more information on our Evoq solutions.

6. Release Themes for DNN 7.3
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Page Output
Optimization
Server
Efficiency
Administrative
Experience
Web Farms

7. Page Output Optimization
• New Default Template
• Utilizes Responsive Web Design
• Optimized Images and Markup
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Page Markup Reduction
• Intelligent Resource Management
• ViewState
• Disabled for all Inactive Page
Elements
• 90 bytes for Unauthenticated Users
( previously 4005 bytes )
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8. The Results are in!
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9. Server Efficiency
• 51 Degrees V3
• New lookup algorithm 100X faster
• No memory consumption
• Cache and Database Optimization
• Reduction of database activity
• More granular management of
objects
• Scheduler Improvements
• More Control Over Job Schedule
• Better Support For Multiple
Servers
• Delayed Initialization on Site
Startup
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10. Administrative Experience
• General
• Improve Big Data UX Scenarios
• Optimize Information sent to Browser
• Control Bar
• Improve Add Module Experience
• File Picker / Upload Control
• Lazy Load Folders/Files
• Real-time interaction without
Page Refresh
• Permissions Grid
• Load only Assigned User and Roles
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11. Web Farm Improvements
• Web Server Groups
• Multiple Environment Support
• Streamline Migrations between
Staging / Production
• Web Server Management
• Simplify Web Server Administration
• Eliminate Portal Alias Dependency
• Web Server Monitoring and Failover
• Enable “Hot Swap” Scenarios ( ie. Azure )
• Monitor Server Activity
• Failover Scheduled Jobs To Active Servers
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12. Improvements for Platform
• Manage Content Outside Website
• Full Support for Folder Providers
• Portal And User Folder Configuration
• Optimize Azure Folder Provider Sync
• API Housekeeping
• Make All Core Controllers Testable
• Eliminate HTTPContext Dependency
• Improve API Consistency
• Clean Up RoleController
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13. Performance Gains for DNN 7.3
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Reduced DB
Calls
Improved Client
Resource
Management
Reduced Page
Size
New Controls
for Data Loads

14. Page Browsing
Home Contact Us
PageLoadTime
Page Browse Comparison
Evoq Content 7.2.2
Evoq Content 7.3.0

15. Page Size
Home About Us
PageSize(bytes)
Page Size Comparison
Evoq Content 7.2.2
Evoq Content 7.3.0

16. Site Settings Page Settings
PageSettingsLoadTime
Admin Pages Load Comparison
Evoq Content 7.2.2
Evoq Content 7.3.0
Admin Browsing

17. Admin Page Size
Site Settings Page Settings
PageSize(bytes)
Page Size Comparison
Evoq Content 7.2.2
Evoq Content 7.3.0

18. Benefits for Visitors
Visitors can:
• Consume more content
faster
• Navigate quickly
• Interact easily
• Dynamically engage
• Have a better overall
experience
Benefits for DNN Users
Admins can:
• Use fewer resources
• Improve load balancing
Content Editors can:
• Make changes & updates
faster
• Add content more efficiently
Impact of Speed & Performance on Usability
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19. Your Voice Matters – Thank You
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20. Your Vote Counts – Nominate DNN
• CMS Critic just opened nominations
for their 2014 Critic’s Choice Awards
• It just takes 2 minutes to VOTE for
DNN or Evoq Content for one of these
categories:
› Best Open Source .NET CMS
› Best Small to Midsize Business .NET CMS
› Best CMS for Corporate Intranets
› Best Cloud CMS for SMB
› Most Promising CMS
› Most Innovative CMS
• Go to http://awards.cmscritic.com/nominate/
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21. Questions?
• Visit Our Website
http://www.dnnsoftware.com/solutions
• Request a Demo
http://www.dnnsoftware.com/solutions/try-dnn
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http://www.dnnsoftware.com/about/resources/webinars
• Call Us!
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