3. Choosing the Right Technology A Social Publishing Platform Drupal “… is as much a Social Software platform as it is a web content management system.” CMS Watch, The Web CMS Report 2009 users content blogs / wikis workflow forums / comments taxonomy Content Mgmt Systems Social Software Tools social ranking semantic web social tagging RSS social networks analytics
11. Drupal Basics: Multisite Configuration Share modules and themes across many sites site1.com site2.com site3.com Simplify site rollout with reusable site components Turn on/off modules and themes at site level
13. Acquia is Your Drupal Guide What modules should we install? Where do we get professional support? How do we keep our site up-to-date? ...Where do we start?
14. Acquia, the Drupal Support Company Enterprise & Drupal expertise Dries Buytaert, Drupal founder Many leading community contributors in engineering, support, and consulting Executive experience @ IBM, webMethods, Broadvision, EMC, HP, Baan, Documentum, Interleaf, Mercury 40 employees $15M in capital Closed $8M Series B in Q2 09
24. Drupal + Acquia = Customer Success The Drupal Advantage Rapid assembly approach reduces custom programming Modular, extensible architecture optimized for social publishing Thriving development community Vast module library Zero software acquisition cost Industry standard LAMP stack Strong security track record The Acquia Advantage Full lifecycle technical support Best practices advisory support Drupal essentials, conveniently packaged Fitness & diagnostics via the Acquia Network Optimized Drupal hosting Extend sites with cloud-based services Confidence from an enterprise partner
25. Benefits Accomplish more with less Harness community-driven innovation Reduce costs with turnkey infrastructure Engage your audience