DrupalCon Copenhagen August 23-27 2010 - products

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

populist — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:22:43 +0000

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.

45 minutes (+15 minutes Q&A)

Look upwards and see the future of Drupal

"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

The State of Drupal As a Web Application & Product Platform

irakli — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:28:37 +0000

Type: Not planned session

While Drupal is usually thought of in terms of CMS for web sites, many companies and Drupal shops are starting to use the framework to build web applications/products. This panel will look at some of the products being built on Drupal and will discuss the potential of the business model, from the perspective of Drupal Shops looking to expand beyond a strictly service based business as well as from the vantage point of businesses who are looking for a platform to build their products with.

45 minutes (+15 minutes Q&A)

A panel representing leading Drupal-based products, will discuss topics that include:

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Additional Presenters: Chris Brookins David Strauss Eric Gundersen