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In today’s fast-paced digital environment, organizations are expected to deliver new features, ensure uptime, and modernize infrastructure—all at once. Yet, maintaining a full-time DevOps team can quickly become one of the largest line items in your budget.

The good news? You don’t have to choose between cost savings and technical excellence.

The Hidden Inefficiencies of Traditional Hiring

Recruiting, onboarding, an...

102 ColdBox Tips and Ticks by Luis Majano

Legacy systems often linger because they “still work.” In today’s fast-moving digital landscape, however, relying on outdated ColdFusion or CFML applications is not just a technical inconvenience—it’s a strategic roadblock. While competitors move quickly with modern frameworks and cloud-native solutions, businesses stuck on legacy stacks find themselves slowed down, unable to innovate, and at risk of being left behind.

Integration Roadblocks

Modern business depends on seamless...

102 ColdBox Tips and Ticks by Luis Majano

What is CommandBox and why is a key tool for ColdBox users?

CommandBox isn't just a powerful CLI for CFML—it’s also packed with to...

Every growing organization eventually runs into the same challenge: the DevOps backlog. Deployments get delayed, infrastructure tasks pile up, and new initiatives stall because your team is already stretched thin. The instinctive reaction is often to hire more staff—but recruiting, onboarding, and retaining DevOps engineers is both costly and time-consuming.

At Ortus Solutions, we believe there’s a better way.

The Real Cost of Expanding Your Team

Hiring a full-ti...

We're thrilled to announce the release of two powerful new tools that will transform your BoxLang development experience: the BoxLang Developer Pack and BoxLang Theme for Visual Studio Code and Open VSX! 🚀

ContentBox has always been more than just a CMS, it’s the beating heart of Ortus Solutions and the backbone powering our sites and applications. For over 13 years, it has grown alongside ColdBox, constantly adapting to modern development trends. Now, with the arrival of BoxLang, ContentBox is taking its most exciting leap forward yet.

August was a month of significant progress for Ortus Solutions and BoxLang. From major releases to educational resources and international events, here are the highlights from the month

BoxLang 1.5.0 has landed, and it's packed with features that will transform how you build modern applications. This isn't just another incremental update—we've reimagined performance from the ground up, making BoxLang faster, smarter, and more scalable than ever before.

For many organizations, ColdFusion has been the backbone of mission-critical applications for years. But running on outdated versions like ColdFusion 9, 11, or 2016 comes with serious risks that can no longer be ignored. Security vulnerabilities, lack of support, and compatibility issues are just the beginning. And while modernization may feel daunting, the reality is that staying put is far riskier—and more expensive—than taking action.

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