dmf10 krimson : drupal in belgium
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Presentation slides for DMF2010 in Tour&Taxis 28 oct 2010. Explaining the High demand of Drupal professionals, showing the exisitng ecosystem of companier providing Drupal Services and finally Explaining that the offer is NOT enough to hold on in 2011. Krimson has set the goal to DOUBLE the number of Drupal Specialts in Belgium by end 2011TRANSCRIPT
THE DRUPAL ECO-SYSTEM IN BELGIUM
Roel De Meester
Oct 28, 2010 DMF 2010 : Drupal Ecosystem in Belgium
Overview
● Open Source
● Drupal
● The Eco System
● Challenges
● State in Belgium
Oct 28, 2010 DMF 2010 : Drupal Ecosystem in Belgium
Open Source
Oct 28, 2010 DMF 2010 : Drupal Ecosystem in Belgium
Open Source
● Freedom to● Use● Examine● Redistribute● Modify
● Not allowed to deny these freedoms to anybody else
Oct 28, 2010 DMF 2010 : Drupal Ecosystem in Belgium
Open Source : Licences
Oct 28, 2010 DMF 2010 : Drupal Ecosystem in Belgium
Open Source : Business Imperatives
● The open source and proprietary/closed source ecosystems are increasingly converging
● Open source is now much more about open communities and implementing open standards
● Integration and interoperability
Oct 28, 2010 DMF 2010 : Drupal Ecosystem in Belgium
Open Source : Why?
● Lower TCO
● Big testing farm
● Early access to new techonology
● Freedom from vendor lock-in
● Greater Security
Oct 28, 2010 DMF 2010 : Drupal Ecosystem in Belgium
Open Source : Why?
Oct 28, 2010 DMF 2010 : Drupal Ecosystem in Belgium
Open Source : How ?
“We have reached a critical inflection point for open source.With everyone from Qualcomm to UBS to Microsoft embracing open source in one shape or another, the question is no longer "why" to use open source, but rather "how".
by Matt Asay
Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10383730-16.html
Oct 28, 2010 DMF 2010 : Drupal Ecosystem in Belgium
Drupal
Oct 28, 2010 DMF 2010 : Drupal Ecosystem in Belgium
Drupal
● Open Source CMS
● Active community
Oct 28, 2010 DMF 2010 : Drupal Ecosystem in Belgium
Sites in Drupal
Oct 28, 2010 DMF 2010 : Drupal Ecosystem in Belgium
It's the community
Oct 28, 2010 DMF 2010 : Drupal Ecosystem in Belgium
CXO http://cxo.drupaldays.org/participants
Oct 28, 2010 DMF 2010 : Drupal Ecosystem in Belgium
What about Belgium ?
Oct 28, 2010 DMF 2010 : Drupal Ecosystem in Belgium
Huge demand
Oct 28, 2010 DMF 2010 : Drupal Ecosystem in Belgium
Growing offerhttp://drupal.be/support?land[be]=be
Oct 28, 2010 DMF 2010 : Drupal Ecosystem in Belgium
That's NOT enough !
● Not even100 KNOWN developers in companies● Known = in community
● Around double # Freelancers throughout BE● 40 off them at Krimson Office yesterday
● Quality is variable● PHP developer is NOT Drupal developer
● No certification existing ● But we (Acquia) are working on it
Oct 28, 2010 DMF 2010 : Drupal Ecosystem in Belgium
TRAINING !!
● Some training initiatives exist
● MORE training is needed
● Krimson's Goal● In 2011 DOUBLE the number of Drupal
developers● Custom training in house● Training our concullega's