The document discusses the importance of upgrading to Drupal 8, highlighting its key features such as HTML5 support, native web services, and improved authoring experience. It emphasizes that while Drupal 7 remains a viable technology, Drupal 8 offers significant benefits for early adopters and is essential for future-ready web development. The author provides guidance on readiness for migration and resources to support the transition.

1. Why Drupal 8?
Why now?

2. PS - Drupal 7 is still awesome.
Why Drupal 8?
Why now?

3. Jeffrey A. “jam”
McGuire
Open Source Evangelist
– Acquia
•acquia.com/podcasts
•jam@acquia.com
•@horncologne

4. What is D8? And why should I care?
Why is it important to me now and later?

5. Some features
● HTML5/responsive default frontend
● native web services/REST-first
● authoring experience
● incremental release cycle
● multilingual
● configuration management
● adoption of external components/communities
● simplification/unification of internal systems
● decoupled architecture

6. How do we know when we’re ready?
When are we ready for D8?
When is it ready for us?

7. 7

8. Introduction
Innovators
“Tech Enthusiasts”
Growth
Early Adopters
“Visionaries”
Maturity
Early Majority
“Pragmatists”
Decline
Late Majority
“Conservatives”
Decline
Laggards
“Skeptics“
“I need an advantage”
“I need safety”
How do we know when we’re ready?
(Chasm)
(Now … … late 2016)

9. http://d8upgrade.org/
http://pronovix.com/blog/d8upgradeorg-
community-service-tells-you-when-upgrade-
your-site-drupal-8
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10. Drupal 7 is not legacy technology!
Innovation
Adoption
Introduction
Growth
Maturity
Renewal
Decline

11. D7/D8 decision matrix *Apr/May 2015*
Drupal 7
Public facing
Rapid deployment
Full feature set
Mission critical
User generated content
Large, complex
Established processes
Secure, stable
Build now, upgrade later
-
Ramp up training
Drupal 8
Internal / R&D / Prototype
Less urgent
Can you do it w/ core?
Experimental
Brochure sites
Small, simple
Training, preparation
Sandboxed, (stable)
(Migrate in core!)
Contribution, reputation
In-house Symfony/PHP
* http://webchick.net/critical-rundown-bogota
* http://www.wunderkraut.com/blog/should-you-upgrade-to-drupal-7/2010-11-19
* https://amsterdam2014.drupal.org/session/future-proof-your-drupal-7-site

12. Beta blockers 2015.Apr.30
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13. D8 Accelerate
https://assoc.drupal.org/d8-accelerate-
awarded-grants
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14. Notes from the front …
- http://montpellier2015.drupaldays.org/bofs/
production-d8-projects-today-howto
- https://lite6.framapad.org/p/ddd2015-5
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15. HEAD to HEAD
https://www.drupal.org/project/head2head
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16. http://d8upgrade.org/
http://pronovix.com/blog/d8upgradeorg-
community-service-tells-you-when-upgrade-
your-site-drupal-8
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17. Who is already on Drupal 8?

18. – Drupal.com

19. – Sommercable.com

20. 21

21. – http://sgg-ssup.ch

22. – http://sgg-ssup.ch

23. – Lääkärikeskus Aava

24. ch2m.com
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25. http://beta.suedostschweiz.ch
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26. ● D8 will deliver massive benefits
● Early D8 adopters can benefit now
● It’s time to prepare for D8
● Drupal 7 is not legacy technology
Recap: Apr/May 2015
• @horncologne
• jam@acquia.com
• acquia.com/podcasts
• Jeffrey A. “jam” McGuire

27. Recap: D8 *Apr/May 2015*
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• @horncologne
• jam@acquia.com
• acquia.com/podcasts
• Jeffrey A. “jam” McGuire
Drupal 8
• Internal / R&D / Prototype
• Can you do it w/ core?
• Brochure sites
• Multilingual!
• Integrations
• Training, preparation
• Contribution, reputation

28. Thank you.
• Acquia Open Source Evangelist
• Jeffrey A. “jam” McGuire
• acquia.com/podcasts
• jam@acquia.com
• @horncologne