Drupal Commons provides a free, open source alternative to paid social business software. It allows communities to be themselves, adapt to unique needs, and avoid software license fees. Drupal Commons has been rapidly built based on feedback from launch customers. Its future development will be guided by the community process on its website and on Drupal.org. Acquia offers Drupal Commons along with training, services, hosting, and support to provide a complete social business solution.

1. The Open Source Alternative to Social Business Software
Jay Batson Bryan House
Co-Founder, Product Lead Sr. Director, Marketing
Acquia Acquia
@batsonjay @bryanhouse

2. Introduction
Jay Batson
–Co-founder and Drupal Commons
product lead, Acquia

3. You’re talking, but
are you engaging?

4. This is what one-way
conversations look like

6. Creates
Social Loyal
customers
Business Passionate
Software employees
Business
leverage

7. Choice 1:
a pre-packaged
social
business
software
solution

9. Regimented
community

10. Software
license
fees

11. Until now.

14. Drupal enables three key freedoms

15. FREE to let your
community
be themselves

16. FREE to adapt
to your unique
needs

17. FREE of old-world
software license fees

18. Enough
talk!
Show
me
the
demo!

19. FREE
To let your community
grow
To adapt & extend
Of software license
costs

20. What does this mean for you?
Lowers the risk of experimenting
on the social web
Makes everyone in your
organization a marketer
Stay ahead of your competitors,
serve your community better

21. What’s Happened To Date?
Built rapidly in a short time
– Functionality defined by key customers
Five launch customers
– World-known organizations
Community site launched
http://commons.acquia.com

22. Our roadmap? Community.

23. What’s the Community Process?
Future feature discussions on
http://commons.acquia.com/groups/commons-feature-requests
– Why? Lots of end-users there, who will naturally comment there
They don’t know about drupal.org
– So stay focused
Issues / patches / ... on d.o

24. Social Business Strategy is More than Technology

25. Social Business Strategy is More than Technology
Community
Management

26. Social Business Strategy is More than Technology
Community Content &
Management Programming

27. Social Business Strategy is More than Technology
Community Content &
Management Programming
Measurement &
Metrics

28. About The Community Roundtable
A private peer network for community managers and
social media practitioners offering:
• Weekly roundtable calls
• Comprehensive library of best practices
• Interactive online community
• Professional concierge services
For more information:
h"p://bit.ly/Acquia-­‐TheCR
@TheCR
@jimstorer
@rhappe

29. Community Maturity Model TM
h"p://bit.ly/Acquia-­‐CMM

30. The Acquia Advantage
Social Business Application +
Training and Education +
Professional Services +
Managed Drupal Hosting +
Expert Drupal Support +
Global Partner Thought Leaders +
[A Social Business Sure Thing ]

31. Questions
For more information, visit:
– http://acquia.com
– http://twitter.com/acquia
– http://twitter.com/drupalcommons
– http://acquia.com/facebook
Recording of today’s event and slides
Contact us: will be posted at:
http://acquia.com/resources/
– sales@acquia.com recorded_webinars
– 888.9.ACQUIA
Try Drupal Commons today, for free
– Join the conversation at http://commons.acquia.com
– Download at http://acquia.com/drupal-commons