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The new Docker testbot that will power Drupal Quality Assurance
Drupaldevdays 2014 at Szeged was a huge success, especially regarding the seven-day long sprints, where a lot of work was done, from the core development initiatives to drupal.org improvements and infrastructure developments.
On the... Plus
By Ricardo Amaro Posted on lundi, avril 21, 2014
Great Examples of Amazing Digital Experiences!
On a mission to help companies and brands thrive in the complex digital world, Acquia partners with top digital agencies that are creating amazing digital experiences. This competition serves as a... Plus
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lundi, avr 21, 2014
by Nicole Lee
lundi, avr 21, 2014
by Nicole Lee
SharePoint to Drupal Migration
Cross-posted with permission from Blue Coda
With enterprise adoption of Drupal increasing at a rapid rate,... Plus
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mercredi, avr 23, 2014
by Jason Schaffer
mercredi, avr 23, 2014
by Jason Schaffer
Recent Posts
Six Ways Your NGO Site Can Increase Membership and Donations
Cross-posted with permission from Promet Source
If you're looking to create great NGO and association sites using Drupal, below are six ways your NGO can increase membership and donations.
1) Develop a Community!
Drupal has a lot of exciting ways (including the Organic Groups module) for you to give members a social hub. Engage users with live social walls, user profiles, communication tools, user search functionality, event calendars, and more...Drupal lets you... Plus
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mercredi, avril 23, 2014
by Maggie Graham
mercredi, avril 23, 2014
by Maggie Graham
I’m Kris Vanderwater, Drupal Developer and Acquia’s Developer Evangelist.
I’ve been working at Acquia for a little over two weeks now. The experience has been one I would characterize as “whirlwind” in nature. If you ask new Acquians about their on-boarding experience, the most common comparison is the age old “Drinking from a firehose” analogy. I honestly expected, as someone who already knew Drupal, that this might in some way lessen the stream of information to manageable levels. I was wrong. If anything the fire hose is a bit like sticking your toes into the shallow end of the pool, and knowing Drupal already was like “Oh you know how to swim? Here’s the ocean... Plus
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mardi, avril 22, 2014
by Kris Vanderwater
mardi, avril 22, 2014
by Kris Vanderwater
Locking Down the Cloud: Dealing with Complexity
I love this illustration from a recent Netskope Cloud Report.
The IT guy, standing in his dinghy, is estimating that he has 40-50 cloud apps running in his enterprise.
But check out that submerged iceberg: it’s more like 397! That’s nearly 10x the IT estimate.
You’ll notice that Netskope also points out that 77 percent of those apps are not enterprise ready. We’re talking consumer cloud apps like Dropbox, Evernote, Twitter, and so on. We’re talking all those “stealth IT” and “shadow IT” sites that employees set up on their own -- to prototype an idea, or get a specific task done, fast.... Plus
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mardi, avril 22, 2014
by Jess Iandiorio
mardi, avril 22, 2014
by Jess Iandiorio
Keeping Pace with DigitalDisruption.com
Here are some of the past week's highlights from DigitalDisruption.com, Acquia's portal for examining the impact of digital disruption.
Innovative Solution Delivers Affordable, Assistive Technologies
What would happen if you could never tell a loved one how much you cared about them or even communicate simple commands that are taken for granted each day? There are millions of Americans currently living with neurological conditions that leave them unable to communicate effectively or use a computer. With the only market-available... Plus
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vendredi, avril 18, 2014
by Ryan MacInnis
vendredi, avril 18, 2014
by Ryan MacInnis
Paul Wander on PHP and Open Source in the Enterprise
Part 1 of 3: Paul Wander, co-founder and VP Sales and Marketing at the UK PHP service provider Inviqa – the co-parent company of SensioLabs UK – was kind enough to give me an hour of his time recently to talk about some interests we have in common. In this podcast, we talk about when Paul discovered open source software, Inviqa and SensioLabs UK's history, Symfony and open source software in the enterprise. In parts 2 and 3, we cover Symfony2, Drupal 8, behavior... Plus
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jeudi, avril 17, 2014
by Jeffrey McGuire
jeudi, avril 17, 2014
by Jeffrey McGuire
Lush - launching a flagship eCommerce Site with Drupal & Drupal Commerce
Cross-posted with permission from i-KOS.com
This years New York Drupal Camp (NYCAMP 2014) was held at the iconic United Nations Headquarters in the heart of the city, and saw hundreds of Drupal professionals come together to share, learn and discuss development trends, as well as their own stories.
Our very own Richard Jones presented the story of Lush's move to to Drupal with the help of i-KOS.
The story began at this years DrupalCamp... Plus
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jeudi, avril 17, 2014
by Myles Davidson
jeudi, avril 17, 2014
by Myles Davidson
Secure Acquia accounts with two-step verification and strong passwords
Today I’m proud to announce the general availability of three new authentication and access control security features for the Acquia Network. The following features will help ensure the security of your account and sites on Acquia Cloud by securing the sign-in process and enabling subscription-based access controls on the Acquia Network:
Two-step verification (a.k.a. 2FA)
Strong password enforcement
IP address access control
Any user may set up two-step verification on their Acquia account; IP address control and password strength requirements can also be enforced for all team members and... Plus
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mercredi, avril 16, 2014
by Ben Jeavons
mercredi, avril 16, 2014
by Ben Jeavons
5 Erreurs à éviter pour votre site Drupal - Numéro 1: l'architecture
Drupal est l’un des systèmes de gestion de contenu les plus flexibles qui existe. Dans cette série de post, je vais revenir en détail sur 5 erreurs à éviter sur votre site Web Drupal qui incluent: l’architecture, la sécurité, la performance, l’infrastructure, et la gestion du cycle de vie du site.
Un remerciement chaleureux à mon collègue Ryan MacInnis qui m’a incité à écrire cette série d’articles.
Du point de vue de l’architecture, voici les décisions vitales que vous prendrez pour vous assurer du succès et de la performance de votre site Web Drupal.
Comment structurer votre contenu
Comment... Plus
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mardi, avril 15, 2014
by Heather James
mardi, avril 15, 2014
by Heather James
Locking Down the Cloud: Freeing the Cloud
When I started talking to cloud experts about automation and security, I thought that we’d spend most of our time discussing how automation reduces human error (and deliberate malfeasance). And how it frees up IT time for higher value activities.
It does both of those things, of course. But I also discovered a sub-theme that kept bubbling up in my conversations: by automating security, you give a power boost to one of the most appealing features of cloud hosting: rapid elasticity and scalability.
Let’s say that you need to scale up your digital capacity to handle a surge of interest and... Plus
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mardi, avril 15, 2014
by Jess Iandiorio
mardi, avril 15, 2014
by Jess Iandiorio
The best kind of learning technology
Our training is hands-on, but what that means has changed through the years we’ve run Drupal training. Now you’re just as likely to see learners drawing on paper, collaborating with someone, giving a quick demo, or of course, working hard on their computers. I was reminded of this recently looking at some photos of a client training by our partner, Cegeka with Laurens Vandeput, Senior Drupal developer and team coach. Such simple tools are a key component of our technical... Plus
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lundi, avril 14, 2014
by Heather James
lundi, avril 14, 2014
by Heather James
Keeping Pace with DigitalDisruption.com
Here are some of the past week's highlights from DigitalDisruption.com, Acquia's portal for examining the impact of digital disruption.
The Chief Digital Officer Landscape
While the CDO role is most prevalent in media and advertising, the sector where it is having the most gains is retail, with Best Buy, Walmart, Starbucks, etc. leading the way in carving out a role for a senior executive devoted to owning and innovating on the digital customer experience. Any digitally focused organization (one that relies on digital to deliver a... Plus
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vendredi, avril 11, 2014
by Ryan MacInnis
vendredi, avril 11, 2014
by Ryan MacInnis
How to reliably test sandbox projects using the drupal.org testbot locally
During Drupal Dev Days in Hungary, there were many sprints that took place. You can see the amazing footage of what went on there in this nice movie, but that is not what we are going to discuss now!
In this blog post, we'll talk about how to manage your Drupal 8 module upgrade while working with many people together using a sandbox. Since drupal.org does not allow you to grant per branch access to the repository, it might be risky to allow everyone commit... Plus
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vendredi, avril 11, 2014
by Nick Veenhof
vendredi, avril 11, 2014
by Nick Veenhof
Protecting Enterprise Drupal Users Against Heartbleed
On the afternoon of Monday, April 7 2014, the Heartbleed bug was made public and demonstrated that the majority of encrypted traffic on the Internet was vulnerable to eavesdropping.
In this post we wanted to provide insight into the steps Acquia took to handle this event. First, though, we want to state:
Acquia’s infrastructure is now safe and hardened
Acquia has been working to ensure our customers’ Drupal sites are secure no matter how or where they use Drupal
Mitigating Heartbleed involves more than just software updates or server patching
We are... Plus
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jeudi, avril 10, 2014
by Andrew Kenney
jeudi, avril 10, 2014
by Andrew Kenney
DrupalCon Training with the Acquia team! UX and Security
The Acquia team is getting ready for DrupalCon Austin. We're excited about the official announcement of training at DrupalCon which is held on the Monday before the conference on Monday, June 2. We have two courses on offer which we think you'll love. One will get you started evaluating your designs with users, and how to conduct usability testing. One will help ensure your site or application is secure which is increasingly important for sites of all sizes.
Sale on ticket prices until May 2nd
DrupalCon training is on sale for $75 off. And the ticket pricing is $100 off the cost of onsite... Plus
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jeudi, avril 10, 2014
by Heather James
jeudi, avril 10, 2014
by Heather James
Conference Heats Up Discussion of Customer Experiences
The warmth of Miami after a LONG winter has helped fuel the energy of the Demandware XChange Conference, but that’s certainly not the only factor. This highly engaged group is striving to keep up with the ever increasing expectations of online shoppers.
Innovation abounds in commerce, as brands work tirelessly to build loyalty and engagement through their digital channels. This challenge will continue to fuel innovation, increase the speed of commerce and drive the need for new, engaging, informed shopping experiences.... Plus
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mercredi, avril 9, 2014
by Kelly O'Neill
mercredi, avril 9, 2014
by Kelly O'Neill
Sensio Labs UK - Lessons and chances from Drupal 8 early adoption
Part 2 of 2 - I spoke with Richard Miller and Tom Kitchin, software engineers at SensioLabs UK and its parent company Inviqa respectively, via a Google Hangout on Air recently. Here, I learn the inside story on one of the first Drupal 8 sites online, www.sensiolabs.co.uk, what their goals were, how they built it and have kept it running since May 2013, and how Drupal 8 will change... Plus
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mercredi, avril 9, 2014
by Jeffrey McGuire
mercredi, avril 9, 2014
by Jeffrey McGuire
Live tutorial on using Bootstrap with Drupal today!
Our old training site was looking a bit long in the tooth. It was not only Drupal 6, but also had an old Acquia design several versions behind the current main site. It was time for a major update.
Step by step tutorials
Dave Myburgh, Lead developer for Acquia.com recently gave two webinars about the experience. He shares specific tips on what modules he used to keep the development lightweight and flexible.
The first recording is now available, and you can register for part 2, focusing on Bootstrap, which is today!... Plus
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mercredi, avril 9, 2014
by Heather James
mercredi, avril 9, 2014
by Heather James
Using Composer Manager to get off the Island Now
On the eve of 2013, prolific Drupal contributor Larry Garfield put forth a challenge to "get off the island", and judging by the adoption of non-Drupal projects in Drupal 8 core I would say the community has responded. By using the Composer tool it is easier than ever to build on top of the tens-of-thousands of platform-agnostic projects in the PHP community, and it is exciting to see Drupal contribute to... Plus
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mardi, avril 8, 2014
by Chris Pliakas
mardi, avril 8, 2014
by Chris Pliakas
Locking Down the Cloud: Taking Advantage of Automation
I was nursing a strong cup of coffee when I spoke to Marc Boorshtein, the chief technology officer at Tremelo Security, an identity service broker that enables enterprises to integrate new applications very quickly.
The coffee was crucial, because Marc decided, as an example, to go through the manual process of deploying a new server. “First, install the OS; then install certain libraries; then install packages; then configure the packages; then lock down the server…”
“Stop!” I pleaded. “I get it!”
Marc was happy to oblige, because I just made his points for him: Rote activities are... Plus
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mardi, avril 8, 2014
by Jess Iandiorio
mardi, avril 8, 2014
by Jess Iandiorio
Jumpstarting a UX Research Program at Acquia
This April, at the Lean UX NYC Conference, Ezra Gildesgame and I will co-present a half-day workshop, Communicating the Business Value and Getting Buy-in for UX Research. In our workshop, we will share techniques for selling your internal stakeholders on the importance of research for making business and product decisions.
In 2013, one of the biggest priorities for the Acquia UX team was to revamp our customer research program to effectively involve our internal team members in our research projects. During the... Plus
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lundi, avril 7, 2014
by Christine Perfetti
lundi, avril 7, 2014
by Christine Perfetti
Organize Your Styles - An Introduction to SMACSS
On smaller brochure sites, how your organize your styles isn’t usually a big concern. You get in there, write some CSS, or maybe even some SASS. You compile it all into a single stylesheet with SASS’s production settings, and then you aggregate it to get all the stylesheets from modules into a nice tidy package.
However, when it comes to larger, more complex projects, how you organize your code is a key to efficiency. Not only in how how much time it takes, but also in how much code you write, and how much a browser has to load. This is especially important when you’re working with a team of... Plus
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lundi, avril 7, 2014
by Jason Stanbery
lundi, avril 7, 2014
by Jason Stanbery
Keeping Pace with DigitalDisruption.com
Here are some of the past week's highlights from DigitalDisruption.com, Acquia's portal for examining the impact of digital disruption.
Digital leaders for Oprah, Lady Gaga, Rachael Ray, and Michael J Fox discuss protecting personal brands at Chief Digital Officer Summit
“It’s so different…with a person, you’re dealing with an emotional relationship and their reputation.”
That distinction—how managing fans of a personality, versus those of a product—was shared by Rosemary Maggiore, President of Rachael Ray Digital, at the 2013... Plus
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vendredi, avril 4, 2014
by Ryan MacInnis
vendredi, avril 4, 2014
by Ryan MacInnis
Why selecting a new CMS will just not cut it
Being part of Acquia’s Solutions Architecture team gives me unique insight into the changing landscape of Digital Marketing and the Internet in general. People are scrambling to get shiny new tools in place to be able to cope with the speed at which the Internet is changing. During the course of the last year I have reviewed dozens of RFP’s in which companies set out to select a “solution”.
But, selecting a new “solution” won’t actually solve your problem! Having an online strategy isn’t only about the tool, it’s about much, much more, as we’ll see in a moment.
Most RFP’s fall into one of... Plus
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vendredi, avril 4, 2014
by Frederik Demets
vendredi, avril 4, 2014
by Frederik Demets
Drupal 8 + Symfony - "This is what open source is all about"
Part 1 of 2 - I spoke with Richard Miller and Tom Kitchin, software engineers at SensioLabs UK and its parent company Inviqa respectively, via a Google Hangout on Air recently. I wanted to learn more about PHP and Symfony from their perspective and how they think the Drupal 8 and Symfony2 are going to affect each other.
In part 2, I learn the inside story on one of the first Drupal 8 sites online,... Plus
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vendredi, avril 4, 2014
by Jeffrey McGuire
vendredi, avril 4, 2014
by Jeffrey McGuire
More Responsive Image Effects for Drupal 7
Cross-posted with permission from Isovera.com
When working with image styles in Drupal 7, there are many types of visual effects that can be applied to responsive displays. Some examples include: Cropping; Desaturation; Watermarks; Canvas Effects; etc. These examples and others can be applied per device type and/or screen width based on the breakpoints and image styles already applied as shown in the previous blog post. Building upon our integration of the Breakpoints & Picture modules from the... Plus
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jeudi, avril 3, 2014
by Trent Wyman
jeudi, avril 3, 2014
by Trent Wyman
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