+ Transform Your Intranet Why clients are excited about combining Drupal and Alfresco 15 September 2009 Jeff Potts, Sr. Director, ECM Blog: http://ecmarchitect.com Twitter: jeffpotts01 Chris Fuller, Technical Architect Blog: http://www.optaros.com/blog/ cfuller Twitter: cfuller
Learn why clients are so excited about combining Drupal and Alfresco for intranet solutions
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Transform Your IntranetWhy clients are excited about combining Drupal and Alfresco
What Does Drupal Bring to the Table?• Purpose-built community platform• 4000+ open source modules for a wide
range of features• Huge developer community• Infinitely customizable user interface• Easy-to-use content management tools• Integration with Enterprise systems• Existing intranet distributions, such as
Open Atrium• Commercial Enterprise support from
Acquia
Enterprise Integration• Single-Sign-On
– LDAP– Active Directory– NTLM– CAS
• Search– Lucene– Endeca– Google Search Appliance– Acquia Hosted Search
Scripting language on the front-end and Java on the back-end is a proven pattern. Drupal provides the UI while Alfresco provides core content services.
Core
Many organizations have multiple front-ends that need to get to the same enterprise content store.
Multiple, disparate front-ends
Organizations may have multiple CMIS repositories, maybe from different vendors.
Key Ingredients• Acquia Drupal for community features, UI and WCM• Alfresco for workflow and secure document management• Drupal CMIS API module• Drupal CMIS Alfresco module• Any of the additional Drupal modules necessary to meet requirements
Open Source• http://www.drupal.org/project/cmis_alfresco (GPLv2)
100% CMIS• Requires no install on the Alfresco tier
Raw capabilities• Persist web content in Alfresco• Create Drupal content from Alfresco via CMIS Sync• Upload binary files into Alfresco via Drupal• Attach binary files, created in Alfresco, to Drupal content• Execute CMIS and OpenSearch queries• Provides support for additional CMIS repositories
The CMIS module is an enabler, but there's still work you have to do...
• Find senior leadership support and other champions• Create an adoption plan• Design UI• Determine integration points (SSO, search, LDAP, etc.)• Create a security model• Determine additional contributed/custom Drupal modules to meet requirements• Create an Alfresco content model and decide on storage hierarchy• Implement business processes as Alfresco workflows
Optaros delivers each client a tailored roadmap of Assembled Web solutions to achieve their business objectives.
Dynamic customer-facing portal and content management system assembled in 13 weeks from concept to completion
Multiple projects including user experience design for American Idol, currently designing new Ecommerce storefront for Fox Entertainment.
Replatformed PGATour from CBS to CNN/Turner infrastructure in 14 weeks. Payback: 10 months on ad sales
How we work with our clients Work jointly and transparently with client teams Turn ideas into implementable blueprintsCommit contractually to deliver on time, on budget Design Web 2.0 user experiences Iteratively assemble open source softwareSupport the solution
We have a proven record100% reference-able98% on-time/on-budget
We‘re growing$0 $28 million since 2005Over 100 clientsAlmost 200 employees in North America and Europe
We have a rich historyHelp clients leverage technology disruption: client-server, web browser − now assembled web Stellent Migration to Alfresco Surf for DAM;
Alfresco+Drupal Intranet; National Sales Portal for new sales team