Configuration, Set-Up & Performance

Views are a powerful way to display specific subsets of your content. From a simple list of all nodes in a single content type to a complex collection of related information, each step will be explained so you can easily repeat the strategy in your own views.

I will demonstrate a systematic approach to building all views and show examples of using arguments and relationships.

Topics
• Systematic way to create ALL views in the GUI
• What are arguments and how to use them
• What are relationships and how to use them
      • Discussion of CCK node reference

Web mapping is all the rage these days, and for good reason. Mapping allows users to explore data in a more meaningful and enjoyable way. Combining the power of geo-coded content and mapping, a site's content can come to life in ways that traditional sites cannot offer.

Here comes Views Send! Views Send allow sending mass mailing using Views Bulk Operations.

A brief (bullet points) description of how one, large non-profit organisation approached the migration of 70+ websites site into a single Drupal codebase in a hosted environment (Cloud Sites platform in Rackspace Cloud). Architecture, technology and strategy will be discussed including a brief description of the top 2 or 3 pitfalls/challenges we faced/still face in the way we are using Drupal.

This session has 2 goals: 1) Demonstrate how the Open Media modules extend Drupal to allow users to do everything from reserving cameras and studios, submitting broadcast quality video, and rating those videos to determine what airs on TV in several US cities. 2) Describe the some of the steps taken to develop the culture of collaboration that continues to drive the project beyond the initial $380,000 Knight NewsChallenge grant.

See how to setup a complete e-commerce solution using Drupal as CMS and Magento as e-commerce back-office.

We'll present Drupal / Magento (http://www.drupal.org/project/magento) API.

• Products, users, orders synchronisation : see how data goes from Magento to Drupal.
• Scalability and performance : we'll show how you can setup the fastest e-commerce solution ever : AuthCache / Memcache / Boost and NginX to get the best from your hardware
• Live examples : we'll present 2 live sites using Magento / Drupal integration

Online surveying with Drupal is commonly associated with modules like Poll and Webform. Complex surveys for social and marketing research require a lot more features than what is provided from these (excellent!) modules, like the ability to build scales and specialized question types, question filtering, question routes, controlled survey delivery or exporting data to statistical analysis software packages. This session will introduce a new Drupal distribution profile currently in development and aimed to be a powerfull surveying solution. You will find out how it can help you to:

Developers who want to integrate video into their websites or for a client's website face a wide variety of services and a confusing array of options and terminology. What do you do when YouTube isn't good enough? How do you choose the best solution?

This session will familiarize attendees with hosted video solutions across three price tiers, from entry-level to enterprise, and how to integrate these solutions into Drupal. We will discuss terminology, best practices and hosting providers such as:

• YouTube
• Vimeo
• CDN2
• Kaltura
• Limelight
• Brightcove

Topics include:

Have you wanted to set your site up on the Amazon EC2 Cloud and run your Drupal site on it. Have you wondered about what the language you hear, Elastic IP, EBS Volumes, Snapshots, Instances? Been confused about what it costs to run your web sites on EC2?

This will clear the fog up for you so you can start to use EC2 as your host.

We will go over the language of Amazon cloud hosting.
Setting up and instance and attaching an EBS volume
Looking at scripts to automate the restore and setup of an EBS disk.
Adding an Elastic IP address

Apache Solr is a powerful search engine well integrated with Drupal. Solr provides faceted or "guided navigation" which allows site visitors to quickly find what they are looking for by narrowing or refining their query by simply clicking on the links provided as "facets".

Unfortunately, the standard Apache Solr Search Integration module is not very suitable for non-English websites. A lot of manual work is necessary to provide a working setup e.g. for German or French websites.