drupalcon baltimore cornell case study: drupal as a centrally-brokered web platform

Drupal as a Centrally-Brokered Web PlatformCASE STUDY

3-MINUTE VERSION OF THIS TALK (TL;DR)

• University IT has a distinct set of challenges

• Need to support a wide range of clients: can’t easily say “no”

• At the same time, strong push to standardize and economize

• Drupal presents great opportunity, but also some challenges

• Figuring what to standardize, where, and how, is key

• Flexible and scalable infrastructure lets you focus on that

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JOSH KOENIG

My Perspectives:

• Pantheon Co-Founder

• Head of Product

• Long-time Drupal Evangelist

• Agency Principal (Chapter Three)

• @outlandishjosh

RYANN LEVO

My Perspectives:

• Hosting Engineer - Cornell IT

• Architected “The Cornell Stack”

• Presenter at Cornell Drupal Camp

SHANNON OSBURN

My Perspectives:

• Assistant Director - Cornell IT

• CIT Web Group (Custom Development)

• Focus on PM and business

• Organizer of Cornell Drupal Camp

IT AT CORNELL

● IT across Cornell is huge: everything from network jacks to graphic design.

● Operates on a cost-recovery model.

● Web Group provides a number of different services.

• Kind of like an “Internal Agency”

• May get brought in to do the whole project.

• Also may just be asked to provide hosting / support.

• Specializing in PHP for Apps

• Drupal hits a “sweet spot”

CIT - WEB TEAM SERVICES

Web Design

Custom App

Hosting &Support

The Drupal Advantage for Cornell● No license fees or fixed costs to adopt

● Already widely used — lots of prior art and best practices

● Flexibility to customize / no vendor lock-in

● Blend sites and apps together

○ Bringing together “both sides of the house.” Business is skyrocketing :)

○ Much faster time to market

● Campus community is a boost

THE DRUPAL ADVANTAGE FOR CORNELL

EARLY DAYS OF DRUPAL

COMMUNITY ADOPTION

THE TIPPING POINT

CENTRAL PLANNING

Federated StakeholdersEDU CHALLENGES

Sites of all sizesEDU CHALLENGES

Managing TCOEDU CHALLENGES

WEB TEAM WANTS

● Outsource to experts where they are experts/leaders.

● But without losing agency!

● Focus on delivering strategic value.

● Leverage the most scarce resource of all: our time.

FINDING PLATFORM / CLOUD VALUE

GOING TO MARKET ON CAMPUS

SUPPORT FOR ALL KINDS OF USERS

DIY for Developers

Partnerships & Consulting

Full Service Solutions

DRUPAL 7: CATCHING UP

DRUPAL 8: ARCHITECTING AWESOME

GROWING OUR COMMUNITY

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