For enterprise architects evaluating AEM delivery models

The Practical Guide to AEM Headless Architecture: Before You Make an Irreversible Decision

Delivery models, capability trade-offs, integration patterns, and the four questions that determine whether headless is the right choice for your organisation.

The decision to go headless with AEM is irreversible once you start. Teams that get it wrong spend 12-18 months undoing architectural choices made in the first sprint. This is a practical, vendor-neutral guide to AEM headless and hybrid delivery models.

• The three AEM delivery models and the specific business context that makes each one correct, or a mistake
• Why headless is rarely about content flexibility and almost always about front-end ownership
• The four integration patterns that determine how hard your AEM implementation will be to maintain in year two
• The capability gap most organisations discover six months after going headless
• The hybrid architecture option that 40% of enterprise teams should be considering instead of full headless