As Drupal "grows up," it has become an extremely powerful platform for developing versatile, feature-packed sites. While a number of well-known enterprise-level organizations have chosen Drupal as their platform, much of the corporate world still views Drupal as a young, high-risk technology. Our experience, and that of many other agencies and agency clients, shows otherwise.

Agenda

The applicability of Drupal as an enterprise-level CMS will be discussed in the following topics:

• A perfect pairing - Why Drupal and enterprise-level organizations are good for each other
• Who's taken the leap - A quick look at some current high-volume enterprise-level Drupal sites
• Why we do it - Why we and other agencies, recommend Drupal for most of our large clients
• Why they did it - What factored into client decisions to use Drupal
• But... - What the common concerns are, where they come from, and how to address them
• The fun stuff - Really cool things organizations should know about Drupal

The session is geared toward agencies hoping to better address the concerns of enterprise-level clients, and members of large companies considering whether Drupal is appropriate for their sites.

Goals

Provide an understanding of:

• What makes Drupal great for enterprise sites
• What factors and concerns affect enterprise Drupal decisions
• How to address those concerns