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And the Finalists Are . . .
We’re proud to announce the finalists for Acquia’s inaugural Partner Sites of the Year Award Program. We were thrilled by the response; our partners submitted 114 sites across a range of categories. The competition was strong across many of the categories, particularly in higher education and public sector. A panel of Acquia executives poured over the entries and selected the following 21 sites as finalists for this year’s award program.
And without further ado, the finalists are . . .
General Commercial
Genuine Interactive,... More
"My job is to make Drupal awesome": meet Angie Byron - part 1
![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")
I recently sat down at Acquia HQ with my friend and colleague, Angela "webchick" Byron. She is a Drupal core co-maintainer, book author, Drupal Association board member, public speaker, equality advocate, and all-around powerhouse contributor. Angie works with Drupal Lead, Dries Buyteart, in the Acquia Office of the CTO (OCTO): "My job is to make Drupal awesome. We figure out together what's the biggest thing holding Drupal back right now, and whatever it is, we just tackle it."
This is part one of a two-part conversation. Here, we discuss the... More
How-to with Cloud API and Cloud Hooks
Drupal has so much to offer to developers. It allows you to experiment, innovate and work with innumerable modules. Drupal does not try to limit you. Wouldn’t it be great if your hosting platform also offered multiple interfaces and functionality?
Well, Acquia Cloud allows you to extend its capabilities using cloud API and cloud hooks. Some of you are perhaps familiar with the workflow UI page on the cloud platform. The UI lets you instantly deploy code, files and databases using a simple “Drag and Drop” function.
But as a developer, I would like to know that I have more options to work... More
"In accessibility there is usability": meet Vincenzo Rubano
If you can, I would like you to make a donation to this IndieGoGo campaign to help Vincenzo Rubano DrupalCon Portland. What's this all about? Read on.
FOSS is your license to make a difference
Lately, some people on the web have been making arguments like "It doesn't matter if a CMS is open source or proprietary. It's about features and service. I promise my (proprietary, license-fee charging) CMS will do what you need. Nobody cares about the rest." I call BS.
I say being free and open source... More
First Steps on the Road to a Big Data Project
Posted on Monday, April 15, 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 sixth, and final, installment of our ongoing series "Are You Ready for Big Data?"
"Start small with Big Data," is the advice from author Bill Franks.
Bill... More
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