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My Dream for the Web: The Open Source Way
What should the Web be? When I ask this question, I suddenly feel ancient because it takes me back to the days when I was an engineering student. We were always told that with technology, the sky was the limit, but it was never easy for me as a developer to explore everything that technology had to offer. The Internet has been a world of endless opportunities, yet I have always hoped for developers to have a more seamless, free web experience.
So, my dream for the perfect technology world is one that completely embraces open source and appreciates “Creative Independence”, where a young,... More
Courting Big Data Talent
Posted on Monday, April 1, 2013 by DC Denison RSS
When does it make sense to start up a Big Data program? If your email marketing system isn't talking to your sales force automation system, and neither is synched up with your online purchase system, are you really ready to tackle a Big Data project? The answer may surprise you as we examine Big Data and its impact on the next generation digital experience in this fifth installment of our ongoing series "Are You Ready for Big Data?"
What skills do you need to implement a Big Data project? The field you want to explore is... More
Acquia India support, training and consulting
About a year and a half ago, Dries, Ron (our former CMO) and myself made a trip to India to get to know the companies there and what they were doing with Drupal. We met with community leaders, partners and customers and came away impressed by the scale of the Drupal ecosystem.
I am pleased to announce that we now have an India presence to support our customers and partners in the region. Based in Bangalore, our team consists of trainers, expert Drupal architects and... More
Easy, often overlooked, tips for a great education site.
As a new member of the Acquia team, I’m in awe of the breadth and the passion of our community. Acquia is a dynamic mix of our customers, our employees, our technology partners and our consulting partners.
NavArts is one of our Enterprise partners. Among their many talents, they are edu savvy. Ted Slesinski recently published a blog post that recommends 9 Drupal modules that are great for higher education, but are often overlooked.
Ted points out that 'Using different modules within the Drupal platform is a way to customize the technology to the specific needs of your school based on its... More
Meet Erica Ligeski: Drupal training means jobs
![Jeffrey A. "jam" McGuire - Community Affairs Manager's picture](http://www.acquia.com/sites/default/files/styles/user_large/public/pictures/picture-2485-1368033114.png?itok=tmrXcUh2 "Jeffrey A. "jam" McGuire - Community Affairs Manager's picture")
Erica Ligeski, Marketing Engineer on the Acquia.com website is another of the many Drupalists with a non-technical background. Her path took her from performance and dance, to arts management, to total geekery! Just like me, at some point along the way she needed a website for an arts project and fell in love with Drupal. The rest is history.
Acquia U
Erica was one of the very successful first group put through the Acquia U Drupal training program. "Successful" in this case means that all the trainees were hired as full-time Acquians... More
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