why drupal 8? why now? feb/mar 2015
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Why Drupal 8?Why now?
PS - Drupal 7 is still awesome.
Why Drupal 8? Why now?
Jeffrey A. “jam” McGuire Open Source Evangelist– Acquia• acquia.com/podcasts• [email protected]•@horncologne
What is D8? And why should I care?Why is it important to me now and later?
Some features● HTML5/responsive default frontend ● native web services/REST-first ● authoring experience ● incremental release cycle ● multilingual ● configuration management ● adoption of external components/communities ● simplification/unification of internal systems ● decoupled architecture
How do we know when we’re ready?When are we ready for D8? When is it ready for us?
Introduction Innovators
“Tech Enthusiasts”
Growth Early Adopters “Visionaries”
Maturity Early Majority “Pragmatists”
Decline Late Majority
“Conservatives”
Decline Laggards “Skeptics“
“I need an advantage”“I need safety”
How do we know when we’re ready?
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(Now … … late 2016)
Drupal 7 is not legacy technology!
Innovation
Adop
tion
Introduction
Growth
Maturity
Renewal
Decline
D7/D8 decision matrix *FEB/MAR 2015*Drupal 7
Public facing Rapid deployment
Full feature set Mission critical
User generated content Large, complex
Established processes Secure, stable
Build now, upgrade later -
Ramp up training
Drupal 8 Internal / R&D / Prototype Less urgent Can you do it w/ core? Experimental Brochure sites Small, simple Training, preparation Sandboxed, (stable) (Migrate in core!) Contribution, reputation In-house Symfony/PHP
* http://webchick.net/critical-rundown-bogota * http://www.wunderkraut.com/blog/should-you-upgrade-to-drupal-7/2010-11-19 * https://amsterdam2014.drupal.org/session/future-proof-your-drupal-7-site
Who is already on Drupal 8?
– Drupal.com
– Sommercable.com
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– http://sgg-ssup.ch
– http://sgg-ssup.ch
– Lääkärikeskus Aava
● D8 will deliver massive benefits ● Early D8 adopters can benefit now ● It’s time to prepare for D8 ● Drupal 7 is not legacy technology
Recap: Feb/Mar 2015
• @horncologne• [email protected]• acquia.com/podcasts• Jeffrey A. “jam” McGuire
Recap: D8 *FEB/MAR 2015*
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• @horncologne• [email protected]• acquia.com/podcasts• Jeffrey A. “jam” McGuire
Drupal 8 • Internal / R&D / Prototype • Can you do it w/ core?
• Brochure sites • Multilingual! • Integrations
• Training, preparation • Contribution, reputation
Thank you.• Acquia Open Source Evangelist• Jeffrey A. “jam” McGuire• acquia.com/podcasts• [email protected]• @horncologne