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Ortus March Newsletter

Maria Jose Herrera April 01, 2024

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Maria Jose Herrera

April 01, 2024

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March Updates & News

Welcome to Ortus Solutions’ monthly roundup, where we're thrilled to showcase cutting-edge advancements, product updates, and exciting events! Join us as we delve into the latest innovations shaping the future of technology.

Big News and Content

New CFCast Series: Ortus Bytes

Interactive sessions to learn and collaborate with great professionals sharing their experiences and knowledge regarding coldfusion and its related technologies.

Review Full Series

This presentation outlines transitioning from traditional to cloud hosting. We cover cloud basics, migration considerations, AWS services, sample configurations, and cost-saving tips.

Upgrade your terminal with Oh My Posh! Customize with colorful themes, display useful info, and enjoy portability across devices.

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Upcoming Events


  1. Into the Box 2024: From May 15th to 17th in Washington, DC.
    • Preliminary Agenda - Round 3: 🚀 Check out our latest Into the Box 3rd Round of sessions, now available on our official website. Discover all the details about our new releases and prepare for our mystery sessions, where we’ll reveal exciting news and tools for CFML developers, ushering in a new era of modern development. Are you excited about what’s coming? Learn More
    • New Website Design Released: Check out the new Into the Box 2024 website! It's not just a makeover; it's a glimpse into the future of coding. Get ready for surprises and groundbreaking announcements that will revolutionize the coding world. Join us to master high-quality project development and thrive in today's fast-paced coding environment! Review New Design
    • Ortus Team Booked Hotel: Planning your stay? The Ortus Team has partnered with The Normandy Hotel (www.thenormandydc.com) for Into the Box. Use discount code OSAB911. Book here: https://shorturl.at/moyNZ. See you there!

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  1. [ColdBox 7.2 from Hero to Superhero:](https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/elevate-your-coldbox-experience-and-skills) Led by Luis Majano From April 25th to 26th in Washington, DC: We're thrilled to announce a significant overhaul of our ColdBox training experience to ensure it's nothing short of extraordinary! We've listened closely to your feedback and made significant improvements geared towards transforming you into a ColdBox superhero. Learn More

What's New?

  • Convenient Venue: Say hello to our new venue at Regus Herndon! Located for accessibility and offering better pricing, it's the perfect setting for an immersive learning experience.
  • Enhanced Content: We've revamped our event brief, focus, and content based on modern tools, updates, and secrets to get the best out of this tool with significant improvements and enhancements to transform from being a ColdBox hero to a Superhero! Get ready to dive deeper into ColdBox development with cutting-edge tools, enriched experiences, and advanced skills. The ColdBox Hero to Superhero continues our zero-to-hero class series. It focuses on more advanced features of both CFML and ColdBox. We will focus on security and build a modular API to manage a headless CMS. We will work with advanced migrations, cybersecurity, JWT, etc.

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Special Mention to our 2024 Ortus Supporters

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As we kick off the new year, we must acknowledge our invaluable Ortus supporters who bring these open-source updates and improvements to life for the community. If you're eager to join our community of rockstars and contribute to supporting our modern tools, click the link below to get all the details.

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