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OrderCloud from scratch

First things first. Today it’s the day to start doing something on my plans for a long time (blame my procrastination). I wanted to squeeze the fact one of the Sitecore products platform has a sandbox and create a from scratch journey of what it means to work a project on it. So, follow up…

First things first.

Today it’s the day to start doing something on my plans for a long time (blame my procrastination). I wanted to squeeze the fact one of the Sitecore products platform has a sandbox and create a from scratch journey of what it means to work a project on it. So, follow up the journey to create an ecommerce site with OrderCloud.

Why OrderCloud?

It is not only the sandbox, but Order Cloud is the Sitecore ecommerce platform with future proof technology. You have, not only the best of the market in terms of technology, architecture and strategy but you can follow along all with all of this review thanks to its sandbox.

OrderCloud let you create your ecommerce solution for B2B, B2C, B2X. Let you master ecommerce experiences, orders management and integrations.

In therms of tecnology…

OrderCloud integrates the best practices, making sure you can integrate any kind of applications by using W3C web standards which let you apply any kind of stack for your solution.

OrderCloud is a cloud-hosted ecommerce platform. It is exposed entirely by a RESTful API which make possible to develop a custom solution in a secure and scalable way.

For sure there are so many more details on this, please, review them all here.

Here you will have the practical side of an implementation from scratch. So, let´s start creating our account

Create your sandbox account in Order Cloud with Google or Github. Go to https://portal.ordercloud.io/

And you starting dashboard will look like this:

A bit short for today. We will review each tab and options in this dashboard next time. Stay tuned!.

Mayra Olivo is a Senior Software Engineer at OSHYN, where she leads backend development and cloud architecture initiatives using .NET, Azure, and data analytics tools. With over 7 years of experience, she has delivered scalable digital solutions for global brands, specializing in performance optimization, automation, and digital experience platforms such as Sitecore and Optimizely.

She is also the founder of SUG Latam and a three-time Sitecore MVP, recognized for her leadership in tech communities across Latin America. Mayra focuses on innovation, community building, and empowering teams through knowledge sharing and strategic collaboration. Her work has contributed to award-winning digital platforms and community impact initiatives.