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Integrating FileMaker with Drupal: A Case Study derek.deraps, jamesrutherford UPDATE: Check out our Mediacurrent blog post on this topic, covering the first half of this session proposal. LOTS of non-technical folks love to use FileMaker; it's a cheap and intuitive... Intermediate Site Building
Upgrade Your Offer! How to Sell Business Value solipsist In order to stay relevant and be competitive, Drupal shops need to shift focus to take on a bigger role and take responsibility for the results of web investments, and not just code. The usual "sites... Beginner Business + Strategy
/* Talking about code */ solipsist When you're just one person, or three, knowing how something is done or why is not that hard. You can rely on comments in code, and when necessary ask the person. But as your organization grows it... Beginner Business + Strategy
Caching Without Fear tekante, Steven Merrill Caching is a typical performance boosting strategy but as Phil Karlton said, “There are only two hard problems in Computer Science: cache invalidation, naming things and off-by-one errors.” Managing... Intermediate Coding + Development
A Guide to Planning Complex Applications in Drupal zorbtrauts Drupal has increasingly been used as a framework for building complex web-based applications. In this session, we will explore how proper planning, documentation, testing, prototyping, and... Intermediate Business + Strategy
Making sense of policy: A case study of Stanford University's research policy website Adam Snetman, furiouslymandy, Suzy Bates Throughout much of 2012, Four Kitchens in Austin and Thinkso in NYC collaborated on a complete redesign of the website for the Office of the Dean of Research at Stanford University, one of the... Beginner Government, Nonprofit, and Education
Top Ten Reasons You Should Say No to Fixed Bids svettes, solipsist Fixed bids has long been the standard process to establish a contract between a web agency and the buyer. They've been favored by customers who want control. But fixed bids only offer superficial... Beginner Business + Strategy
How Therapy Helped My Client Relationships nicelobster Knowing how to collaborate effectively with clients and co-workers largely accounts for the success of our projects. Yet navigating these waters is not always easy. All of us have encountered sticky... Beginner Business + Strategy
Line’em up and knock’em down: planning and executing multiple projects for maximum efficiency and amazing results justin2pin, juaneclark Large nonprofit organizations often need to build several related projects at a time. This can include organizations with multiple, interrelated programs, or a family of sub-branded web properties... Beginner Government, Nonprofit, and Education
Embrace and Extend - Development Using Distros tekante Drupal distributions aim to completely solve particular problems out of the box but sometimes they fall a little short. Even so, they can make a great starting point for your site development. This... Intermediate Coding + Development
Development & Profit in PM - How Digital Agencies Use Drupal jmosmith Profitability is never a guaranteed outcome. Drupal is a powerful CMS that developers use to give clients the web products they need, with all of the features and functionality they want.... Beginner Business + Strategy
Going Beyond the Magic: Codifying Culture to Build a Kick Ass Team matt westgate Have you ever wanted to take vacation but didn't know who to ask? Have you wanted to attend a Drupalcon but didn't know if your company had an event policy? Ever wanted to vent but didn't know... Beginner Business + Strategy
Drupal analogies for Android glennpratt For more and more Drupal sites the job can’t stop at HTML. Android is one of the most popular mobile platforms that your customers may use. It has an extensive, powerful and somewhat daunting API... Advanced Coding + Development
Take Control of File I/O with Stream Wrappers whastings PHP provides an useful abstraction for managing file I/O called stream wrappers and defines an interface for developers to utilize. Drupal extends PHP’s native interface, creates multiple wrappers in... Intermediate Coding + Development
EPA.gov: Building a Sustainable Drupal Platform azinck, dcmouyard, kthell You have to get dirty when cleaning up hazardous waste. From initial RFP thru site-build, we examine the challenges of using Drupal to bring EPA’s sprawling legacy sites into the modern age... Intermediate Government, Nonprofit, and Education
Notes from a Dissipate Life: UX Lessons I've Learned jsokohl What really goes on in UX projects? How does a story come together? In this talk, I'll present four real projects from my 20 years of experience. Spending 10-12 minutes on each, Ill talk about the... Beginner User Experience (UX)
The Library of the Future - Solr Search and Responsive Design for Multnomah County Library MobileHippie The Multnomah County Library is the second largest public library in the U.S. by circulation. We are second only to the New York Public Library system. We move more books, music, movies (and more)... Advanced Site Building
Multco Labs: Large Scale Drupal at Multnomah County Oregon MobileHippie Over the past three years, Multnomah County has intentionally driven its development towards open source content management and cloud infrastructure. The public website (http://web.multco.us), animal... Intermediate Government, Nonprofit, and Education
The Swiss Army Knife of Drupal Project Planning: The CivicActions Project Framework ianrhett Every Drupal project is a solution to a client problem and the beauty of Drupal is its flexibility in solving problems. As a wise project architect once said, “There are many paths to the top of the... Intermediate Business + Strategy
Controlling our destiny: open source as a university strategy loisbrooks Universities are challenged to keep pace with technology innovation across the spectrum of education and research activities, yet must aggressively manage costs even while constantly providing more... Beginner Government, Nonprofit, and Education

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