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Learn firsthand how organizations are using Drupal and working with Acquia to power their social publishing websites.

Daimler creates an award-winning market research site with Commons

Drupal Commons speeds launch, while Acquia Cloud keeps it running

Daimler broke new ground to gain valuable insights into the needs and desires of one of its most important customer target groups, 20- to 45-year-old compact car drivers. With little precedent to rely on, Daimler decided that the best way to understand their target group was a social community website.

Multnomah County discovers savings and usability with Drupal

Open-source Drupal proves a worthy replacement for proprietary software

In 2009, Multnomah County (Oregon) began a series of substantial upgrades to Vignette, the proprietary content-management system (CMS) that ran its websites. But problems with the upgrade and uncertainty about Vignette’s future led it to discover the flexibility and freedom of Drupal.

JimmyPage.com delivers “All things Jimmy Page” with Acquia Cloud

Acquia Cloud sustains crush of page views

The anxiously awaited website explodes with over 1.5 million assets being downloaded from the content distribution network alone.

Tietronix and NASA launch kids into fitness with help from Acquia

Acquia hosts international website to get kids motivated and moving

When the Education and Outreach division of the NASA Space Life Sciences Directorate at Johnson Space Center needed a website for a new pilot outreach program, they tapped long-time partner Stuart Engelhardt at Tietronix. Having built websites for this group for the last six years, Engelhardt had already researched and chosen Drupal as Tietronix’s content management system of the future.

Blink Reaction partners with Acquia to create exceptional Drupal websites

Support, hosting, and more let Blink focus on development, tackle bigger projects

Case study on the company Blink Reaction and how it partnered with Acquia to maximize ability to create websites.

ChrisRock.com and SuperStar Media deliver the laughs with Acquia Dev Cloud

Comedian/celebrity site revamp gets needed flexibility, accessibility, and convenience

When celebrity Chris Rock’s managers wanted to replace his old, Flash-based website, they turned to SuperStar Media to create a new, Drupal-based ChrisRock.com. The new site, which could better accommodate such crucial content as concert videos, was further strengthened by its deployment on Acquia Dev Cloud, a Drupal-optimized platform with multiple staging environments.

Ipswich Ale Brews a New Drupal Site

How Ipswich Ale Brewery Reinvigorated its Online Presence with Acquia’s Easy to Use Drupal Gardens Software-as-a-Service

How Ipswich Ale Brewery Reinvigorated its Online Presence with Acquia’s Easy to Use Drupal Gardens Software-as-a-Service

Partners in Drupal Success at Sunshine State News

How Acquia and Blink Reaction Partnered Deliver Enterprise-Grade Drupal Performance

This case study examines Sunshine State News' migration to Drupal and highlights how Acquia Hosting was able to scale at the drop of a hat to accommodate 50,000 unexpected unique visitors in one day.

Revolutionizing The Online Media Market Through Open Source Social Publishing

How Examiner.com Is Being Rebuilt by Migrating to Drupal 7

This case study highlights how Examiner.com's migration to Drupal 7 has effectively improved their search engine and page load performance, community interaction and user engagement, and the elimination of all costs associated with server licensing fees.

Establishing Transparency in Government with Drupal

How Open Source Social Publishing Has Transformed The New York Senate

This case study examines how the New York Senate was able to leverage Drupal, a true Content Management System, to restructure their online presence, improve internal collaboration and establish the NY Senate as leaders in the Gov 2.0 space.

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