The document discusses whether Drupal is suitable for enterprise use. It argues that while Drupal is not immediately "enterprise ready" out of the box with limited support, it can be adapted for enterprise needs with investments in people and community. Key advantages include flexibility, modularity, and avoiding vendor lock-in. The document stresses that successful enterprise Drupal requires in-house expertise and engagement with the open source community.
1. The Case for Drupal
in the Enterprise
Matt Westgate
Michael Caccavano
Monday, March 9, 2009
2. We are...
Michael Caccavano Matt Westgate
mike@treehouseagency.com matt@lullabot.com
@mcaccavano (twitter) @mettamatt (twitter)
Monday, March 9, 2009
22. Excerpts - Why they chose Drupal
“... fully integrated social tools tied to our
content ...”
“... avoid vendor lock-in ...”
“... fast development pace of the
platform ...”
“... scalable platform...”
“... large pool of available talent...”
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24. Excerpts - Words of Wisdom
Ask yourself...
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25. Excerpts - Words of Wisdom
Ask yourself...
Do you truly know what you want to build?
Monday, March 9, 2009
26. Excerpts - Words of Wisdom
Ask yourself...
Do you truly know what you want to build?
What are the legacy integration points and
other external connection points?
Monday, March 9, 2009
27. Excerpts - Words of Wisdom
Ask yourself...
Do you truly know what you want to build?
What are the legacy integration points and
other external connection points?
What is the projected audience size?
Monday, March 9, 2009
28. Excerpts - Words of Wisdom
Ask yourself...
Do you truly know what you want to build?
What are the legacy integration points and
other external connection points?
What is the projected audience size?
Can the work be done in stages or does
everything have to be built before launch?
Monday, March 9, 2009
29. Excerpts - Words of Wisdom
“If you're serious about hosting your own
Drupal site, you'll need an in-house staff.”
“Even if you're using outside consultants,
I'd suggest hiring your own staff ...
Otherwise, you'll lose valuable
information.”
“You'll also save a fortune by getting your
own staff up and running as soon as
possible.”
Monday, March 9, 2009
36. Takeaways
If you want full control of your site,
choose Drupal
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37. Takeaways
If you want full control of your site,
choose Drupal
Drupal isn’t enterprise out of the box
Monday, March 9, 2009
38. Takeaways
If you want full control of your site,
choose Drupal
Drupal isn’t enterprise out of the box
Enterprise Drupal is an investment in
people/community
Monday, March 9, 2009
39. Takeaways
If you want full control of your site,
choose Drupal
Drupal isn’t enterprise out of the box
Enterprise Drupal is an investment in
people/community
Drupal is good for enterprise
Monday, March 9, 2009
40. Takeaways
If you want full control of your site,
choose Drupal
Drupal isn’t enterprise out of the box
Enterprise Drupal is an investment in
people/community
Drupal is good for enterprise
Enterprise is good for drupal
Monday, March 9, 2009
42. Thank You
Michael Caccavano Matt Westgate
mike@treehouseagency.com matt@lullabot.com
@mcaccavano (twitter) @mettamatt (twitter)
Monday, March 9, 2009
Editor's Notes
BANKS VS MTV
Airline navigation system VS LIFETIME
DEFINITION: The site encompasses a wide sector of your company’s revenue and is mission critical (not large)
YES!
No 24/7 support contracts, who to blame, no obvious history of enterprise, open source punks
Continues to move towards enterprise
Moving that way, never get there because it’s a framework
Business sector keeps dumping money in
Enterprise means different things to different companies
Scaling patterns already exist
At the top of the stack
Good development practices also make drupal scale
By participating in it! DO-OCRACY
Commercial support
Better than vendor lock-in
Community checks and balances (Expression Engine VS Drupal)
Security through obscurity