Drupal is a powerful framework and CMS. But it can extend beyond just building websites. Drupal can power almost any web application. Many people do not realise the potential for Drupal as a framework.

There is a lot of confusion in the non-Drupal community about what Drupal actually is. Drupal is not just a framework, but also not just a CMS. Drupal is a framework with a built in CMS. This built in functionality allows for Rapid Application Development, as the developer does not have to worry about implementing things from scratch. Yet, Drupal is flexible enough to allow any kind of workflow or functionality and can be scalable and performant. This makes it a platform of choice and very popular for developers

This session will cover:

* A real world use case of Drupal as a framework for developing a web application.
* Business objects as Drupal components
* Managing large amounts of data (Import, Migrate, Export)
* Workflow, Staging and Deployment/Releases
* Integrating with external services (REST, etc)

This session would be suitable for non-Drupal developers who are interested in working more with Drupal, as well as existing Drupal developers wanting to use Drupal to build web applications.