Knauf Insulation Websites Adrien Fonzé Drupal Evangelist Emakina

About Knauf Insulation Member of the Knauf group Fastest-growing insulation manufacturer in the world 5.000 employees active in 50 countries 20 manufacturing sites

Member of the Knauf group

Fastest-growing insulation manufacturer in the world

5.000 employees active in 50 countries

20 manufacturing sites

Issues and Objectives Issues Manage 25+ country websites One to four languages for each website Numerous contributors Different CMS Licence fee Low flexibility Objectives Flexible platform  reduce costs Lower « time to market » for major content udpates More freedom allowed to subsidiaries BUT a common structure  coherence in the brand position

Issues

Manage 25+ country websites

One to four languages for each website

Numerous contributors

Different CMS

Licence fee

Low flexibility

Objectives

Flexible platform  reduce costs

Lower « time to market » for major content udpates

More freedom allowed to subsidiaries

BUT a common structure  coherence in the brand position

THE solution…Drupal! Open-Source Content Management Solution International references : Warner Bros., New York Observer, Universal, NASA, Barack Obama, PIAS, Teleroute… Quick implementation, flexible deployment Multi-language feature Wide range of « Web 2.0 » add-ons No license fee

Open-Source Content Management Solution

International references : Warner Bros., New York Observer, Universal, NASA, Barack Obama, PIAS, Teleroute…

Quick implementation, flexible deployment

Multi-language feature

Wide range of « Web 2.0 » add-ons

No license fee

Modular approach Drupal Framework Global Dev Country Instance Specific Dev Country Instance Country Instance Specific Dev Specific Dev …

The power of a community International platform supported by hundreds of developers Thanks to the Open-Source philosophy, new add-ons are constantly added to the original Drupal platform Free access to the code  total transparency (no « black box »)

International platform supported by hundreds of developers

Thanks to the Open-Source philosophy, new add-ons are constantly added to the original Drupal platform

Free access to the code  total transparency (no « black box »)

Global scope, local content Same template and structure for all country websites Every local website uses the same engine but manages its own content and has its own URL (e.g. www.knaufinsulation.be, .es, .it…) One or more content administrators per country One « super admin » as single point of contact for the subsidiaries

Same template and structure for all country websites

Every local website uses the same engine but manages its own content and has its own URL (e.g. www.knaufinsulation.be, .es, .it…)

One or more content administrators per country

One « super admin » as single point of contact for the subsidiaries

Custom modules: example Centralized management of job ads Custom-made development by our Drupal team All the job ads can be posted on Knauf Insulation.com by the recruitment team Can be integrated to the country websites (RSS) Automated workflow : if an application is rejected, the candidate is directly informed by e-mail

Centralized management of job ads

Custom-made development by our Drupal team

All the job ads can be posted on Knauf Insulation.com by the recruitment team

Can be integrated to the country websites (RSS)

Automated workflow : if an application is rejected, the candidate is directly informed by e-mail

The added value of a mutualized approach As all the local websites run on the same Drupal platform, Knauf Insulation is able to set economies of scale Cost of development is reduced Taylor made maintenance packages Easy addition of new features: local or global The same goes for the bug fixing  The right balance between maintanability and flexibility

As all the local websites run on the same Drupal platform, Knauf Insulation is able to set economies of scale

Cost of development is reduced

Taylor made maintenance packages

Easy addition of new features: local or global

The same goes for the bug fixing

 The right balance between maintanability and flexibility

Support process EMAKINA SPOC EMAKINA RESOURCES KI EUROPE SPOC KI COUNTRY New request, FAQ , Drupal using questions Bugs, Technical questions, Drupal using questions JIRA Answer, Problem resolution, …

Business Benefits More flexibility at lower cost Stronger brand consistance : design, structure,content Evolutive platform that can accept further developments and additional features Fast deployment to minimise the time to market

More flexibility at lower cost

Stronger brand consistance : design, structure,content

Evolutive platform that can accept further developments and additional features

Fast deployment to minimise the time to market

Emakina Intervention Corporate website (.com) +20 country sites Custom modules Minisites Local training User support & applications maintenance

Corporate website (.com)

+20 country sites

Custom modules

Minisites

Local training

User support & applications maintenance

Thank you! Any questions?