A Better Way to Build
and Manage Sites with
"Rain" for Drupal 9
May 27, 2021
The
Open Source Expansion
Partner
Our vision is to empower every person on
the planet with the innovative freedom
and community impact that open-source
technology offers.
Our Vision
Jay Callicott
VP of Technical Operations
● Engineer and Organizational Leader
● Passion for Solving Real-World Problems
● Drupal and Open Source Advocate
● 15+ Years Advancing Open Source
● Operations and Product Leader
● Rain distribution won Acquia’s “Open Source
Giants” award in 2019
in/jay-callicott-8535ba1/
@drupalninja
Today’s
Agenda
1. Why We Created Rain
2. Who Does Rain Help?
3. Rain Savings
4. Case Studies
5. Live Demo
6. Q&A
Why We Created Rain
| 7
Benefits of Rain
Go to Market in
30 Days
● Launch your MVP faster
● See immediate return
on your investment
Robust Authoring
Experience
● Improve workflows
● Rain is made with
content editors in mind
Component Based
Theming
● Save time
● Developer-friendly
theming approach
How Does Rain Differ from Drupal 9?
| 8
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Rain CMS vs. Drupal Core
Rain CMS Drupal Core
Base Theme
Ships with a flexible base theme including 15 ready-to-use
and extensible components. Plus a Pattern Lab style guide.
With Drupal 9, a simple set of themes serve as a demo. These
themes are rarely used for production builds.
Layout Builder
Fully-featured, easy-to-use implementation of Layout
Builder.
Layout Builder is difficult to configure. Additional modules are
needed to fill the gaps in features and functionality.
Modules
Dozens of pre-configured modules offer editorial
enhancements, security hardening, and other functionality
not available in Drupal core.
Drupal Core does not ship with any contributed modules.
With a vanilla instead of core, each module must be
downloaded, installed and configured.
Customizable
Packed with flexible functionality. Everything can be
customized to fit the project’s requirements.
Limitless potential for customization but it’s like starting with a
box of Legos and no instructions.
Admin theme
The Rain Admin was designed to make the authoring
experience more intuitive to create, schedule, and moderate
content.
The default Drupal admin takes a simple approach but lacks
some features that contributed themes offer.
Who Does Rain Help?
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Powering Fast, Forward Thinking
IT Professionals
Expedite Drupal website creation,
configuration, and deployment to get
projects done faster.
Marketers
Marketers, designers, and strategists
can make decisions faster by utilizing
Rain’s pre-built features.
Rain Savings
| 13
3 Weeks
To build the entire History Factory
site, from kick-off to launch.
75%
Reduced time to launch with
Mediacurrent’s Rain install profile.
24 Hours
Time to setup hosting environment
on Pantheon.
History Factory
| 14
Montefiore COVID-Safe Care
Rapid Development
Preconfigured component types
and content types helped launch
as fast as possible.
Empowered Editors
Intuitive UX interface to manage
content and experiences for
current and future patients.
Flexible & Functional
Reusable components with
consistent appearance and
functionality.
| 15
Scholar’s Edge
Pre-Built Flexibility
Although on Drupal 8, the previous site
was hard to update. Rain changed that.
Mobile Responsive
New solution gives users easier access to
content on mobile devices.
Faster Launch
Team could make custom landing pages
without going through IT resources.
| 16
The Challenge
● Legacy CMS
● Scattered ecosystem
● Poor Authoring experience
● Inconsistent touchpoint
● Poor Performance
| 17
The Solution
● Enhanced CMS with Rain
● Integrated across systems
● Defined digital brand extension
● Touchpoint consistency
● Component design system.
@Mediacurrent
Mediacurrent @Mediacurrent MediacurrentDrupal
Mediacurrent.com @Mediacurrent
Want to learn more? Check out:
mediacurrent.com/rain
Thank You!

A Better Way to Build and Manage Sites with Rain for Drupal 9

  • 1.
    A Better Wayto Build and Manage Sites with "Rain" for Drupal 9 May 27, 2021
  • 2.
  • 3.
    Our vision isto empower every person on the planet with the innovative freedom and community impact that open-source technology offers. Our Vision
  • 4.
    Jay Callicott VP ofTechnical Operations ● Engineer and Organizational Leader ● Passion for Solving Real-World Problems ● Drupal and Open Source Advocate ● 15+ Years Advancing Open Source ● Operations and Product Leader ● Rain distribution won Acquia’s “Open Source Giants” award in 2019 in/jay-callicott-8535ba1/ @drupalninja
  • 5.
    Today’s Agenda 1. Why WeCreated Rain 2. Who Does Rain Help? 3. Rain Savings 4. Case Studies 5. Live Demo 6. Q&A
  • 6.
  • 7.
    | 7 Benefits ofRain Go to Market in 30 Days ● Launch your MVP faster ● See immediate return on your investment Robust Authoring Experience ● Improve workflows ● Rain is made with content editors in mind Component Based Theming ● Save time ● Developer-friendly theming approach
  • 8.
    How Does RainDiffer from Drupal 9? | 8
  • 9.
    | 9 Rain CMSvs. Drupal Core Rain CMS Drupal Core Base Theme Ships with a flexible base theme including 15 ready-to-use and extensible components. Plus a Pattern Lab style guide. With Drupal 9, a simple set of themes serve as a demo. These themes are rarely used for production builds. Layout Builder Fully-featured, easy-to-use implementation of Layout Builder. Layout Builder is difficult to configure. Additional modules are needed to fill the gaps in features and functionality. Modules Dozens of pre-configured modules offer editorial enhancements, security hardening, and other functionality not available in Drupal core. Drupal Core does not ship with any contributed modules. With a vanilla instead of core, each module must be downloaded, installed and configured. Customizable Packed with flexible functionality. Everything can be customized to fit the project’s requirements. Limitless potential for customization but it’s like starting with a box of Legos and no instructions. Admin theme The Rain Admin was designed to make the authoring experience more intuitive to create, schedule, and moderate content. The default Drupal admin takes a simple approach but lacks some features that contributed themes offer.
  • 10.
  • 11.
    | 11 Powering Fast,Forward Thinking IT Professionals Expedite Drupal website creation, configuration, and deployment to get projects done faster. Marketers Marketers, designers, and strategists can make decisions faster by utilizing Rain’s pre-built features.
  • 12.
  • 13.
    | 13 3 Weeks Tobuild the entire History Factory site, from kick-off to launch. 75% Reduced time to launch with Mediacurrent’s Rain install profile. 24 Hours Time to setup hosting environment on Pantheon. History Factory
  • 14.
    | 14 Montefiore COVID-SafeCare Rapid Development Preconfigured component types and content types helped launch as fast as possible. Empowered Editors Intuitive UX interface to manage content and experiences for current and future patients. Flexible & Functional Reusable components with consistent appearance and functionality.
  • 15.
    | 15 Scholar’s Edge Pre-BuiltFlexibility Although on Drupal 8, the previous site was hard to update. Rain changed that. Mobile Responsive New solution gives users easier access to content on mobile devices. Faster Launch Team could make custom landing pages without going through IT resources.
  • 16.
    | 16 The Challenge ●Legacy CMS ● Scattered ecosystem ● Poor Authoring experience ● Inconsistent touchpoint ● Poor Performance
  • 17.
    | 17 The Solution ●Enhanced CMS with Rain ● Integrated across systems ● Defined digital brand extension ● Touchpoint consistency ● Component design system.
  • 18.
    @Mediacurrent Mediacurrent @Mediacurrent MediacurrentDrupal Mediacurrent.com@Mediacurrent Want to learn more? Check out: mediacurrent.com/rain Thank You!