When using proprietary CMS systems, it is common to get a new level of services, which comprise a technical support helpdesk, routine maintenance (security updates) and reliable hosting environment provided by the CMS vendor or certified 3rd parties. In internal IT terms,
the services ease the workload and minimize the chances of downtimes. Further more,
they offer extensive training and documentations which enable wider adoption in large institutions.
Proprietary systems usually require a subscription or licensing fee and on top of that,
proprietary systems require customization, implementation and maintenance, this can make the fee very high.
Businesses must evaluate technical requirements and business goals as well as budget in determining whether a proprietary CMS would be best. Despite the high cost of ownership,
proprietary solutions continue to be favored by organizations with complex digital needs because
of the sophistication of features and robustness of security as well as the ceasing of daily nagging IT burdens they can offer.
Headless CMS:flexibility in a Multi-Channel World
The issues of effective content management have recently appeared with the advent of the rapid technological changes and spread of the new devices.
A Headless CMS is a recent development that renovates the content management
systems where the content is stored and displayed separately.
The implications of this separation are that content may be developed, stored and managed, but rendered to any platform,
device or front-end framework through APIs.
The impact of this new architecture is that it is transforming how organizations are managing their digital contents in this era of interconnectivity and use of multiple devices.
So What is Headless?
The name headless headless is based on the word head which is used to describe the delivery layer of the content as the front-end of the CMS. The term, headless,
is used to refer to a new content management technique that emphasised on the separation of the head and the body. That is,
Headless CMSs are devoid of a front-end delivery interface; they employ APIs through
which external systems consume the content. In the Traditional CMS systems, the content management and front-end design are closely bound.
This is to say that developers get a clean slate to develop and design the front-end experience with whatever technology they prefer to be including React, Angular,
Vue.js, or even native mobile apps
frameworks. Marketers and content creators will still operate within the familiar environment of the CMS, but the same content can easily be distributed to websites, mobile applications, and digital kiosks, as well as smart devices and the emerging IoT platforms as they develop, without the need to duplicate or reformat it.