Tier 1 — Core, Technical, Current
The Full Stack Analyst — Frederik Werner. Head of Analytics, Adobe Analytics Champion/Community Advisor; deep CJA/AEP series + data science/Python.
Datanalyst — Julien Piccini, Data Architect at Adobe. Hardcore AEP/CJA: Web SDK debugging, XDM, and the aepp Python module that wraps the AEP API endpoints.
Garrett Chung — Adobe principal architect (APAC) writing on RTCDP, CJA, Journey Optimizer and AEP. Strategy + architecture, posting recently.
The Digital Marketing Architect — Pedro Monjo, Adobe Multi-Solution Architect. AEP, consent, Target; long-running, still active.
Digital Data Tactics — Jenn Kunz. Consultant at 33 Sticks; fills gaps in industry documentation and builds free tools like the Adobe Analytics Beacon Parser. Best on implementation/tagging/consent edge cases.
Tier 2 — Strong, Slightly Broader or Less Frequent
Jimalytics — Jim Gordon (now CHEQ AI). AEP datasets, Launch/Web SDK, CDP opinions. Maintains an AEP Dictionary.
33 Sticks — Agency blog; implementation + data-literacy/critical-thinking pieces.
Adobe Tech Blog — Official engineering deep dives on AEP/CJA/AJO APIs, Web SDK, data layer.
Web Analytics for Developers — Jan Exner (now Adobe). Largely wound down around 2021, but the Launch/Web SDK/automated-testing back-catalogue is foundational.
Andrey Osadchuk — Adobe Experience Cloud expert/instructor: Analytics, AEP Data Collection Tags (Launch), Target; tooling-focused.
Adjacent — Not Adobe-Native but High Value
Simo Ahava — Google-stack, but the authority on server-side tagging, consent and privacy architecture. Relevant to Consent Mode work.
Adam Greco — Wrote the first Adobe SiteCatalyst book; now Product Evangelist at Amplitude. AA-heavy, historical, but still cited.
Digital Loop — Usable AJO/RTCDP intro content (agency).
