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I was referring primarily to enterprise adoption - there have been quite a number of high-profile wins recently in terms of Drupal finding its way into companie

by cal5k 15y ago

I was referring primarily to enterprise adoption - there have been quite a number of high-profile wins recently in terms of Drupal finding its way into companies/gov agencies that previously would have used proprietary software like Sitecore, Sharepoint, etc. But yes, the total number of installed sites has gone up dramatically as well. I guess the side benefit to demand outstripping supply of talent is that it's a great for companies who provide Drupal-related products and services. Every one of Acquia's Enterprise partners currently have more work than they can handle.

knieveltech 15y ago
This isn't limited to Acquia's enterprise partners. Every freelancer I know with Drupal in their portfolio is turning down gigs left and right because they're out of capacity. Most shops I've worked with have given up on finding out of the box talent and have started hiring developers and training them on Drupal. All of the recruiters I've talked to in the last eight months that where trying to fill a Drupal-related position where tearing their hair out trying to find loose talent. In short, there is HUGE demand for Drupal talent right now.
- OstiaAntica 15y ago
  I'm actually seeing a shift in the marketplace to more Wordpress projects than Drupal.
  - knieveltech 15y ago
    What segment of the marketplace are you referring to? Corporate clients, large nonprofits, government and .edu doesn't seem to be using wordpress for much.
  - cal5k 15y ago
    This is probably true on the small end of things, and I've had discussions around Drupal vs. Wordpress in enterprise-ish environments, but Wordpress is still not a serious contender in the enterprise space. I'd be interested in talking to the folks at Automattic to see where they're trying to take things though. Seems like everybody wants to play in everyone else's space. I have a sneaking suspicion that by the time all of the major open source CMS projects are on an even keel the target will have moved and frameworks will be "the thing".
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by cal5k 15y ago

knieveltech 15y ago

This isn't limited to Acquia's enterprise partners. Every freelancer I know with Drupal in their portfolio is turning down gigs left and right because they're out of capacity. Most shops I've worked with have given up on finding out of the box talent and have started hiring developers and training them on Drupal. All of the recruiters I've talked to in the last eight months that where trying to fill a Drupal-related position where tearing their hair out trying to find loose talent. In short, there is HUGE demand for Drupal talent right now.

OstiaAntica 15y ago
I'm actually seeing a shift in the marketplace to more Wordpress projects than Drupal.
- knieveltech 15y ago
  What segment of the marketplace are you referring to? Corporate clients, large nonprofits, government and .edu doesn't seem to be using wordpress for much.
- cal5k 15y ago
  This is probably true on the small end of things, and I've had discussions around Drupal vs. Wordpress in enterprise-ish environments, but Wordpress is still not a serious contender in the enterprise space. I'd be interested in talking to the folks at Automattic to see where they're trying to take things though. Seems like everybody wants to play in everyone else's space. I have a sneaking suspicion that by the time all of the major open source CMS projects are on an even keel the target will have moved and frameworks will be "the thing".
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