Evaluating Drupal for the Enterprise
- 1. Evaluating Drupal for the Enterprise
- 2. Can Drupal succeed in the enterprise?
- 4. Verizon
- 6. Nokia Fast Company Verizon
- 7. Nokia Fast Company Verizon Examiner.com
- 8. Nokia Fast Company Verizon AOL Examiner.com
- 9. Nokia Fast Company Verizon AOL WhiteHouse.gov Examiner.com
- 10. Nokia at&t Fast Company Verizon AOL WhiteHouse.gov Examiner.com
- 11. Nokia at&t Fast Company Verizon AOL Sony Music WhiteHouse.gov Examiner.com
- 12. Nokia at&t Yahoo! Fast Company Verizon AOL Sony Music WhiteHouse.gov Examiner.com
- 13. Nokia at&t Yahoo! Fast Company Verizon AOL Sony Music Grammys.com WhiteHouse.gov Examiner.com
- 14. Nokia at&t Yahoo! Fast Company Verizon AOL Sony Music U.S. House of Representatives Grammys.com WhiteHouse.gov Examiner.com
- 19. Content Management System
- 20. Content Management Framework
- 21. What is a content management system?
- 22. What is a content management system? A content management system (CMS) is the collection of procedures used to manage work flow in a collaborative environment. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_management_system
- 23. CMS
- 24. CMS • Database-driven repository of content
- 25. CMS • Database-driven repository of content • Robust taxonomy
- 26. CMS • Database-driven repository of content • Robust taxonomy • User roles and permissions
- 27. CMS • Database-driven repository of content • Robust taxonomy • User roles and permissions • Flexible display of content
- 28. CMS • Database-driven repository of content • Robust taxonomy • User roles and permissions • Flexible display of content • Separate data from presentation
- 29. CMS • Database-driven repository of content • Robust taxonomy • User roles and permissions • Flexible display of content • Separate data from presentation • ...and much much more
- 30. What is a content management framework?
- 31. Build and Extend
- 32. Build and Extend • Over 7,000 contributed modules
- 33. Build and Extend • Over 7,000 contributed modules • Extendable developer framework (PHP)
- 34. Build and Extend • Over 7,000 contributed modules • Extendable developer framework (PHP) • Back office integration via web services or direct API integration
- 35. Build and Extend • Over 7,000 contributed modules • Extendable developer framework (PHP) • Back office integration via web services or direct API integration • Rabid developer community
- 38. Content Aggregation • RSS • Other databases
- 39. Content Aggregation • RSS • Other databases • Other APIs
- 40. Content Aggregation • RSS • Other databases • Other APIs • Bi-directional
- 41. Scaleability
- 42. Scaleability • Multiple caching mechanisms
- 43. Scaleability • Multiple caching mechanisms • CSS and JavaScript aggregation
- 44. Scaleability • Multiple caching mechanisms • CSS and JavaScript aggregation • PHP caching
- 45. Scaleability • Multiple caching mechanisms • CSS and JavaScript aggregation • PHP caching • Memcache
- 46. Scaleability • Multiple caching mechanisms • CSS and JavaScript aggregation • PHP caching • Memcache • Content delivery networks
- 47. Scaleability • Multiple caching mechanisms • CSS and JavaScript aggregation • PHP caching • Memcache • Content delivery networks • Multiple web heads and database servers
- 48. What makes Drupal great?
- 49. Community
- 50. Community • Over 800,000 registered users on drupal.org
- 51. Community • Over 800,000 registered users on drupal.org • ~4,000 committers
- 52. Community • Over 800,000 registered users on drupal.org • ~4,000 committers • ~3,000 people at DrupalCon Chicago (March, 2011)
- 53. Community • Over 800,000 registered users on drupal.org • ~4,000 committers • ~3,000 people at DrupalCon Chicago (March, 2011) • ~240 people at Florida DrupalCamp 2011
- 54. Community • Over 800,000 registered users on drupal.org • ~4,000 committers • ~3,000 people at DrupalCon Chicago (March, 2011) • ~240 people at Florida DrupalCamp 2011 • Dedicated security team
- 55. Community • Over 800,000 registered users on drupal.org • ~4,000 committers • ~3,000 people at DrupalCon Chicago (March, 2011) • ~240 people at Florida DrupalCamp 2011 • Dedicated security team • “Come for the code, stay for the community.”
- 57. Training and Support • Acquia - led by Dries Buytaert, Drupal project lead
- 58. Training and Support • Acquia - led by Dries Buytaert, Drupal project lead • Lullabot
- 59. Training and Support • Acquia - led by Dries Buytaert, Drupal project lead • Lullabot • Mediacurrent
- 60. Training and Support • Acquia - led by Dries Buytaert, Drupal project lead • Lullabot • Mediacurrent • MindComet
- 61. Training and Support • Acquia - led by Dries Buytaert, Drupal project lead • Lullabot • Mediacurrent • MindComet • DrupalEasy
- 62. Distributions
- 63. Distributions • Open Atrium - “intranet in a box”
- 64. Distributions • Open Atrium - “intranet in a box” • Acquia Drupal - core + common modules
- 65. Distributions • Open Atrium - “intranet in a box” • Acquia Drupal - core + common modules • Drupal Commons - online communities
- 66. Distributions • Open Atrium - “intranet in a box” • Acquia Drupal - core + common modules • Drupal Commons - online communities • Pressflow - high-performance Drupal
- 67. Distributions • Open Atrium - “intranet in a box” • Acquia Drupal - core + common modules • Drupal Commons - online communities • Pressflow - high-performance Drupal • COD - conference organization
- 68. Distributions • Open Atrium - “intranet in a box” • Acquia Drupal - core + common modules • Drupal Commons - online communities • Pressflow - high-performance Drupal • COD - conference organization • Managing News - RSS/Atom based news tracker
- 69. Taxonomy
- 71. Taxonomy • Defined vocabularies • Free tagging
- 72. Taxonomy • Defined vocabularies • Free tagging • Hierarchical vocabularies
- 73. Taxonomy • Defined vocabularies • Free tagging • Hierarchical vocabularies • Shared across multiple types of content
- 74. Code
- 75. Code • Always looking forward
- 76. Code • Always looking forward • Not afraid to modernize APIs
- 77. Code • Always looking forward • Not afraid to modernize APIs • Never gets stale
- 78. Code • Always looking forward • Not afraid to modernize APIs • Never gets stale • Aggressive development pace
- 79. Code • Always looking forward • Not afraid to modernize APIs • Never gets stale • Aggressive development pace • Testing framework
- 80. Code • Always looking forward • Not afraid to modernize APIs • Never gets stale • Aggressive development pace • Testing framework • Total control of your site
- 81. What makes Drupal difficult?
- 82. Challenges
- 84. Challenges • Learning curve • Finding developers
- 85. Challenges • Learning curve • Finding developers • Complex admin area for site administrators
- 86. Enterprise-Specific Challenges
- 87. Enterprise-Specific Challenges • Limited paid support options
- 88. Enterprise-Specific Challenges • Limited paid support options • Finding developers available for full-time hire
- 89. Enterprise-Specific Challenges • Limited paid support options • Finding developers available for full-time hire • Shifting to an open-source mindset
- 90. Wrap Up
- 91. Drupal is...
- 92. Drupal is... • A web application framework
- 93. Drupal is... • A web application framework • Community-strong
- 94. Drupal is... • A web application framework • Community-strong • Always moving forward
- 95. Thank you Presentation created Feb, 2011 by Michael Anello - @ultimike - michael@anelloconsulting.com