6 Reasons Why We Suggest Drupal to Our Clients
We recommend using Drupal as a content management system platform for our client projects for many reasons, not least of which is that it is a widely adopted, free, open source solution. Here are some of the strengths that we see our clients benefiting from when they use the Drupal content management system.
1) Open source
As an open source platform, Drupal is free to use, free to modify and free to distribute. There are no licence fees and no vendor lock-ins. You have complete control over your site/codebase and, given the large number of Drupal developers out there, you have the freedom to switch between vendors as needed (if you are looking for a new Drupal agency to service your needs, talk to Annertech).
We love the freedom this gives to our clients. It means they can come to us with a Drupal project developed by another agency, or they are free to take our work to another agency. You only need to work with agencies that you trust and enjoy working with.
2) Flexible and extensible
There are thousands of freely available extensions (called modules) to the core Drupal platform, which can provide all manner of additional functionality to your website, from shopping carts to advanced social media integration to integration with back-office CRM systems.
If for some reason you can't find an extension to deliver what you want, you can always hire us to create it for you. You can see some of the modules Annertech develops/supports here.
3) Secure
Drupal is seen as one of the most secure of the open source solutions available, with dedicated release slots scheduled for security updates, so developers know when to expect an update and can best place themselves to apply these patches as soon as they are available.
It is backed by a team of security professionals who make up the security team, including Annertech's Stella Power.
4) Scalable
Drupal scales effortlessly and is stable even when serving thousands of users simultaneously. For example, The Economist website, built with Drupal, has over 3 million registered users and 30 million page views per month.
Building large-scale CMSs, often with interactions to other systems and APIs, is our speciality.
5) Innovative
An award-winning platform is the best platform to build award-winning sites with. It is highly innovative and is constantly being worked on and extended by thousands of Drupal developers around the world. It is a best in class solution for content management.
Annertech is proud to be the leading team of this innovation in Ireland.
6) Proven
Drupal powers some of the busiest and highest profile websites for the biggest organisations and brands globally, including the White House, the Grammy Awards, Nike, Amnesty International and The Economist. Drupal is a mature product with a large user base. Started in 2001 and in the top three most popular platforms, Drupal is currently downloaded approximately 150,000 times per month.
We at Annertech have proven ourselves over and over again to be the choice when it comes to proven technology.
Due to the reasons outlined above, we believe Drupal will provides our clients with a high level of business security in their content management investment.
If you want to discuss Annertech helping you build an award-winning website using Drupal, please feel free to contact us by phone on 01 524 0312, by email at hello@annertech.com, or using our contact form.
