Want to learn more about Acquia’s products, services, and happenings in the Drupal Community? Visit our site: http://bit.ly/yLaHO5. Many organizations have identified Drupal as one of the most open and reliable web platform. Easy to deploy, robust enough to integrate their Information Systems. Complex and high-quality websites can now be delivered in much less time than with other technologies, while respecting high security requirements. Long run maintainability and centrally developed web platforms are the new expectations Drupal is challenging. Web factory approach, rationalized design and pre-configured site profiles provide answers. Adapting these methods to existing large IS, migrating web history and respecting in-time delivery demands a high level experts team. In this webinar, Capgemini will explain the technical and management choices made to deliver this and beyong. Topics that will be covered during this session include: • Features and Costs expectations • Long run specific risks • Platform consistent security and features management • Continuous integration, quality control & centralised monitoring • Shortening new websites deployment • Reducing costs through homogeneous Drupal platform

1. Building, maintaining and
adapting Drupal projects:
How to challenge
the long run
Author: Alexandre Israël
Date: 22/02/2013 Drupal Factory
Reference: webinar
Version: 1.0_EN drupal-factory@capgemini.com
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2. Large Drupal Projects
Introduction
I. Built…
II. …to be run!
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3. Introduction
 Large projects
specificities
 Many features expectations
 IS Complexity
 Project costs
 Long run
 Many dimensions
 Main risks
 Attention points
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4. Large Projects Specificities
Many features expectations
Large sites
Motorised by DrupalCommerce
Interfaced with an ERP
Corporate
Community
E-commerce
What about the distribution?
Should we go with… # Official Drupal.org
# Mono-site installation # Official Acquia
# Multi-site installation # Pressflow
# Aegir multi-platforms and muti-sites # Drupal Commerce
# Drush managed platform (no-Aegir) # Commons
# Atrium
# OpenPublic
# … (too many!)
On-line Apps / Services
Drupal Profiles
Drush / Aegir
Drupal Gardens
Beyond contents Sites factory
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5. Large Projects Specificities
IS complexity vs Drupal
You can’t avoid taking
History into account History
# Tech team knowledge
# Web history Explain & respect
# Drupal history Drupal architecture
Software
# The rest of the IS
Team
Development Environment
Test-Preprod Environments
Prod Environment
Security
Drupal choice won’t win against
ISD’s Security policy Always keep Drupal
# LDAP / AD / SSO
# ClamAV antivirus structure in mind
# Module validation policy
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6. Large Projects Specificities
Project costs
Expertise mix
Localization mix
A Lead Dev should not
create the easy block
View…
Client’s vision maturity
Schedule priorities
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Jigsaw created on dumpr.net
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7. Long Run
Many dimensions
Changing Updating content
Features
Editorial
Web Services
Translation
Community
Modules choice should anticipate
change.
Give priority to:
# API provided to add new features
# Popular modules that are more
controled and better maintained
Theming & Design
Keep adapting Standards
Graphics chart
Site, Sections, Categories…
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8. Long Run
Main risks
Technical design must be focalized
on future maintenance risks and Maintenance
process
explosion
Developments focalized
on initial delivery
Test and don’t go without:
# A platform workflow
# Clear delivery and
validated processes
Delivery issues
on release
Management stability http://www.jesuiscultive.com/IMG/jpg/iceberg_Clevenger.jpg
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9. Long Run
Attention points
Maintainability driven
developments
Features + hook_update()
Export config from DB
…to Code
Modify database from Code
Test update from Development
to Pre-production environments
Deployment / Delivery
This will also help to:
processes
# Monitor quality through Urgent
version control tools
# Fully test before delivery
Normal
# Optimize (e.g. Views) http://2012.badcamp.net/sites/default/files/slides/Features%20BADcamp_0.pdf
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10. Build it right
 Drupal Best Practices
 Architecture
optimization
 Capgemini Delivery
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11. Drupal Best Practices
Design
Don’t hack Core
Custom modules: Select the right
maxi 15-20% Community modules
Beyond 25%, you should more question:
# Is there a Community module for that?
# Should I publish/sponsor a module?
# Is Drupal the right tool? http://nsyll.net/files/dont_hack_drupal_core.png
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12. Drupal Best Practices
Development
Comply to coding standards
A few links:
# http://drupal.org/best-practices
# http://drupal.org/writing-secure-code
# http://drupal.org/security/secure-configuration
# Full project applications: http://drupal.org/node/894256
Use QC tools
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13. Drupal Best Practices
Deployment
Manage everything with drush
Drupal shell
# Local and Remote
# Use alias
# Integrate your modules
with drush
# Works on windows too
Code versioning with subversion / git # http://www.drush.org
Prefer Git if you can
# VCS for Drupal community
# Transition cost
Update database
Package database
with hook_update
settings with Features
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14. Architecture Optimization
Platforms
Managed by Managed by
Capgemini the Client
Developper Integration Pre-
Integration Acceptance Production
Stations Server production
or a unique TEST environment
Deployment triggered Reload from a Drupal Create/Restore Drupal
by Capgemini validation archive backup
(Files + Database) archive with drush
Deployment triggered
by the Client validation
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15. Architecture Optimization
LAMP components
# https://www.varnish-cache.org/ Proxy / CDN-like cache
# http://drupal.org/project/varnish
# Doc: http://drupal.org/node/1054886
# http://drupal.org/project/purge
Memcached: Data caching
# http://memcached.org/
# http://drupal.org/project/memcache
# Settings example:
http://drupal.org/node/1181968#comment-5855430
# apt-get install php-apc
# http://xerosphere.net/optimizing-apc-for-drupal
APC: PHP accelerator
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16. Capgemini Delivery
Project Management
OWB / Clarity (schedule) HP Quality
Center
Jenkins
Scripts
Identified plugins
These are Capgemini tools,
you have your own…
# Schedule
# Tracking tasks
# Tracking quality
# Continuous integration
# and more.
CollabNet
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17. Capgemini Delivery
Risk Management
Team Composition
Dream Team vs RL Team
Team Management # Architect
# Lead Developer
# Senior / Junior
# Availability # Themer
# Ramp-up the team # Tester
# Prepare Maintenance phase
Schedule
Budget
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18. Capgemini Delivery
2 main methodologies
Treat the client’s transparency expectations
Full specifications vs Short schedule
Scrum
Iterative No Vision, No Scrum
No Product Owner,
No Scrum either
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19. Keep it running
 Large range of tasks
 Tracking quality
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20. Evolution / Maintenance Tasks
Features
Theming
Content types, Menu, Profiles
Helpers
Search engine
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21. Evolution / Maintenance Tasks
Content
Secure treatments
inside Drupal
Update processed by Securing strings
an external agency # http://drupal.org/writing-secure-code
# http://drupal.org/node/28984
Regular sync tasks
through WS
Import/Export with Drupal
# Ouput: Services, Views data export
# Input: Feeds, Migrate
Regular data migration tasks
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22. Evolution / Maintenance Tasks
Translation
Translation workflow
Translation process
by an external agency
Introducing a
new language
UI translation update
Impacts in many ways your website
UI translation available?
Contents management, and menus,
and blocks, and…
BO impacted or not?
Theme behaviour may change
(arabic, hebrew, chinese, japanese…)
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23. Quality
Global Quality
Status update
Acquia Partnership: Insight
Some modules for quality control on
Drupal sites:
# https://insight.acquia.com # Security review, SEO tools,
# http://drupal.org/project/insight Localization update
Rescue project Checklist:
# http://groups.drupal.org/node/267758
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24. Quality
Security
Community code
(Core + Modules + Themes)
Some modules for quality control on Drupal sites:
# Coder , SimpleTest, Security review, Hacked!, md5check
Online sandbox tests
# http://ventral.org
Custom modules
Coder Status update
Coder Tough Love D.O. Security Team alerts
Security Review Localization update
PAReview Hacked
SEO Review
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25. Quality
Continuous Integration
# http://seleniumhq.org/
# WebDriver: http://drupal.org/project/selenium
UnitTest integrated with Drupal # Remote Control (RC): deprecated
# http://simpletest.org
# http://drupal.org/simpletest
Functional tests
automation
Trigger with drush W3C Validator
when possible
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26. Quality
Performance
Tracking loss of performance
Some modules for monitoring Drupal sites:
# Production check & Production monitor
# Nagios
# Insight
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27. Thank you!
 Now, it’s your turn:
Any Question?
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28. Contact
Drupal Factory
drupal-factory@capgemini.com
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29. About Capgemini
With more than 120,000 people in 40 countries, Capgemini is one
of the world's foremost providers of consulting, technology and
outsourcing services. The Group reported 2011 global revenues
of EUR 9.7 billion.
Together with its clients, Capgemini creates and delivers
business and technology solutions that fit their needs and drive
the results they want. A deeply multicultural organization,
Capgemini has developed its own way of working, the
Collaborative Business ExperienceTM, and draws on Rightshore ®,
its worldwide delivery model.
Rightshore® is a trademark belonging to Capgemini
www.capgemini.com
The information contained in this presentation is proprietary.
© 2012 Capgemini. All rights reserved.