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Cloud Computing

Drupal Performance: Then, now, and the future of a speedy Drupal site.

slantview 28 June 2010
Type:  Session in official program

Drupal performance has always been a tough subject. In this session, I will talk about where we came from, what the latest trends are and where we are going.

This will not be a deep technical talk about how to make your site fast, nor will it be a marketing piece. I will take an in-depth look at the technologies that help Drupal perform and scale to the masses.

I will point you to the technologies and best practices that have been going on lately in the Drupal community, give you a rundown of where we came from and show you where we are going and how to get involved. I would suggest that you have at least a basic understanding of LAMP stack and basic Drupal tuning to get the most from this talk.

Drupal's Future is Cloudy (and why that's a good thing)

Matt Cheney 27 June 2010
Type:  Not planned session

"The Cloud" is more than just hyper-hand-waving. There is a monumental shift under way in the global software industry. In the last fifty years software innovation has moved from the mainframe, to the desktop, and now to the internet, aka "The Cloud". This move will upend entire segments of the industry and will have a huge impact on the Drupal project. Within the next two years, more than 50% of all new Drupal sites will be hosted in the cloud and an increasing number of cloud based services will be available to enhance the Drupal platform.

"The Cloud" is more than just hyper-hand-waving. There is a monumental shift under way in the global software industry. In the last fifty years software innovation has moved from the mainframe, to the desktop, and now to the internet, aka "The Cloud". This move will upend entire segments of the industry and will have a huge impact on the Drupal project. In the near future, the majority of Drupal sites will be hosted on cloud services and an increasing number of cloud based services will be available to enhance the Drupal platform.

Additional Presenters:  Zack Rosen
Resources:  The PANTHEON Project

Scaling your Drupal Application, Data and Business with Microsoft Windows Azure

VIJAY RAJAGOPALAN 24 June 2010
Type:  Not planned session

Microsoft is no stranger to the OSS community these days. Come learn about Microsoft’s new investments in PHP interoperability, and how this benefits the Drupal community. You can grow your Drupal app onto Windows Azure - Microsoft’s Cloud Computing platform – which provides a comprehensive set of online service. Learn how you can plug and play into these rich set of services. You’ll also learn how your business can grow through our Microsoft programs such as WebsiteSpark and PinPoint.

There are multiple ways to scale your Drupal application and business with cloud computing. The first is being able to horizontally scaling your computing power. The second is being able to leverage the scale that you can get with cloud based data services and content delivery networks (CDN). Imagine taking advantage of all of that on a platform that can place your application in front of hundreds of thousands of potential new customers…

Building Scalable, High Performance Drupal Sites in the Cloud

Barry Jaspan 15 June 2010
Type:  Session in official program

Cloud computing offers many advantages for hosting Drupal sites but also presents several unique challenges. This talk will provide an overview of how Acquia has built Acquia Hosting and the Drupal-as-a-Service platform Drupal Gardens on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Cloud computing offers many advantages for hosting Drupal sites but also presents several unique challenges. This talk will provide an overview of how Acquia has built Acquia Hosting and the Drupal-as-a-Service platform Drupal Gardens. As part of this, we'll discuss specific issues we've encountered while building on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the solutions we developed to address them. Topics will include:

  • Load balancing: Elastic IP vs. Elastic Load Balancing
  • Handling user-uploaded files with multiple web nodes

Scaling your Drupal Application, Data and Business with Microsoft Windows Azure

VIJAY RAJAGOPALAN 14 June 2010
Type:  Not planned session

Run Mission critical drupal Application on Microsoft's new cloud computing Platform Windows Azure.
Come learn about Microsoft’s new investments in PHP interoperability, and how this benefits the Drupal community. You can grow your Drupal app onto Azure - Microsoft’s Cloud Computing platform

There are multiple ways to scale your Drupal application and business with cloud computing. The first is being able to horizontally scaling your computing power. The second is being able to leverage the scale that you can get with cloud based data services and content delivery networks (CDN). Imagine taking advantage of all of that on a platform that can place your application in front of hundreds of thousands of potential new customers…