Performance & Scalability
Engineered for Performance, Built to Scale
Power your digital experiences with an enterprise-grade CMS, designed for performance, scalability, and flexibility and built on trusted technologies that will grow with your business.
How It Works
dotCMS is powered by a foundation of solid and trusted enterprise technologies, ensuring the stability, scalability, and performance needed for the most demanding use cases.
Enterprise Technology
Enterprise Technology
The core of our platform is built on rock-solid technologies including:
- J2EE frameworks that deliver enterprise performance, security and scalability
- Elasticsearch for rapid content retrieval
- PostgresSQL to ensure data integrity and reliable transactions
- Kubernetes for automated deployment and scaling
Publishing Architecture
Publishing Architecture
Designed for enterprise platform architectures, dotCMS will design your publishing architecture and environment capacity based on your use case, and optimize for sites where performance matters the most.
Content Delivery Network
Content Delivery Network
Deliver instant access and maximum content performance everywhere by integrating dotCMS with an enterprise-grade CDN that will give you global coverage at scale. dotCMS has a globally scalable and secure CDN out of the box, or you can integrate your own CDN such as CloudFront. Ensure a fast, seamless experience for users--no matter where they are.
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- 11Dec 25
2026 Engineering Update: Roadmap, Java 25, and Infrastructure Modernization
Announcing four upcoming modernization initiatives to the dotCMS platform: the full transition to an Evergreen release model, a major core upgrade to Java 25, migration from OpenSearch 1.x to 3.x, and the start of a journey to full IPv6 infrastructure.
- 9Dec 25
dotAI: Our Philosophy for Real-World AI in the Enterprise
At dotCMS, we know the pace of AI evolution is only accelerating and we’re just at the beginning. As the landscape shifts, our focus remains steady: partnering with our customers to navigate what’s next and building with intention.
- 26Nov 25
Unleash the power of AI driven Personalized Digital Experiences
Increase content ROI with AI driven Personalization!
- 26Nov 25
How to fetch related content in dotCMS
Pulling related content in dotCMS shouldn't be complicated, yet developers often struggle choosing between GraphQL, REST APIs, or Velocity. We break down when to use each approach with real examples and practical decision criteria.
Where compliance meets innovation
Success stories from teams building what’s next
Real teams. Real outcomes. Explore how organizations modernized their digital stacks, reduced operational load, and delivered better customer experiences with dotCMS.
Reducing IT Dependencies with dotCMS Cloud
Learn how Northwest College stays up-to-date on the latest dotCMS upgrades and security fixes without overtaxing IT resources.
Being on the Cloud has been a lifesaver for me. I try to upgrade our dotCMS instance at least once a year and the support I get from dotCMS to do that is critical. I couldn’t do it on my own.