1. Launch with Confidence!
Bridging the Gaps with Drupal
Best Practices for Drupal Integrations
Presenters:
William O’Connor [CTO]
Ben Schluter [Marketing Manager]

2. William O’Connor
CTO:
Achieve Internet
10+ years professional
development
7+ years Drupal development
Proud father of 2 young girls
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3. Ben Schluter
Marketing Manager:
Achieve Internet
5+ years of Marketing
expertise
Utilize my economic
background to increase ROI
for each client solution.
I enjoy outdoor adventures
with my wife and puppy.
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4. Agenda
• Why Integrate?
• Business Decisions
• What Can You Integrate With?
• Integration Types
• Direct vs. Indirect
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Deciding on the Right Method
Why Drupal?
How?
Get to Know Your API
Do It Yourself Methods
Take Aways
Q&A
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5. Why Integrate?
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Business Sense

6. Plan Your Integration?
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“Failure to plan is planning to fail.”

7. What Can You Integrate With?
Almost Anything!
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8. Integration Types
SOFTWARE
DEVELOPMENT KIT
• Facebook
• Android
WEB SERVICES
• Facebook
• Janrain
• Mule
• IBM Websphere
ENTERPRISE
SERVICE BUS
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9. Choosing the Right Method of
Integration
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10. Which Method is Right for You?
DIRECT
INDIRECT
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11. Why Drupal?
Microsite
Intranet
Corp-com
site
Main
Website
Microsite
Product
Site
Community
Platform
Main
Website
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12. How?
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13. Specific Module
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14. Top Use Case: Specific Module
Single integration with a complex service.
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15. Generic Module
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Just a Foundation

16. Top Use Case: Generic Module
Multiple integration with simple services
that map to Drupal entities.
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17. Custom Module
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Build Your Own

18. Top Use Case: Custom Module
Single integration with a custom, complex service.
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19. Before You Start
Get to Know Your API First
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20. Do It Yourself
Build in Layers
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21. Custom
Function
Webservice
Endpoint
Type
• User class
• login
• Webservice class
• getUserProfile
• getUserCompanyInfo
• SoapEndpoint class
• query()
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22. Layers

23. Finishing Thoughts
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24. Join us for SANDCamp 2014
In Sunny San Diego
We will be presenting numerous great
training sessions, January 23rd – 25th
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25. it’s not magic, it’s excellence.
Thank You
Ben Schluter!
William O’Connor!
§ Marketing Manager"
§ ben.schluter@achieveinternet.com"
§ 800.618.8777 o."
§ @SchluterRooter"
§ CTO"
§ bill@achieveinternet.com"
§ 800.618.8777 o."
§ @csevb10"
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26. Connect with Achieve
If you have any further questions or would like to get in touch with
Achieve you can do so on these various channels:
info@achieveinternet.com
linkedin.com/company/Achieve-Internet
plus.google.com/+AchieveInternet
@AchieveInternet
facebook.com/pages/Achieve-Internet
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27. Q & A

28. Achieve Services
Achieve builds custom enterprise IT management systems to solve the most complex business challenges.
Application
Development!
Achieve makes integration easy so you can focus on what is most important to your business – your customers.
Platform !
Integration!
Optimize the performance of your web site or application to increase productivity and streamline operations.
Infrastructure
Services!
Achieve has vast experience in creating global web solutions that far out perform the competition.
Globalization
Services!
‘Going Mobile’ is no longer an option. With Achieve you won’t have to compromise design for utility.
Mobility & End User
Services!
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29. Key Clients: Media & Entertainment
clients!
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30. Additional Key Clients
clients!
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