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Architecting a scalable Drupal build system with AWS ECS

PreviousNext and our Continuous Integration (build system) have been on a journey for the past 3 years. We are now onto our 3rd generation and would like to share with you some of the concepts and technologies behind it.

Nick SchuchOperations Lead

Our year of giving back

One of the best things about running a sustainable company is our ability to give back to Drupal, our community and the environment, and this year has been no different.

Owen LansburyCo-Founder & Chair

The future of Australian Government Drupal websites with aGov 3.0

Way back in 2009, PreviousNext built the first major government Drupal portal in Australia for NSW.gov.au. That project became a showcase for how the open source CMS could be successfully adopted by all tiers of government, and helped pave the way for its rapid adoption.

Owen LansburyCo-Founder & Chair

Innovative Collaboration with the aGov Drupal distro

Pia Waugh, Director of Coordination and Gov 2.0 for Technology & Procurement Division, at the Australian Government Department of Finance recently gave a talk about collaborative innovation. She challenged attendees from the public sector to step outside their organisational silos and work together to make the most of their resources. She acknowledges the constant pressure public servants are under when being asked to deliver more and more with less and less, but suggests collaborative innovation as the key to doing exactly that.

To Alter or Dispatch: Drupal 8 Events versus Alter Hooks

Drupal 8 comes with two extension points for module developers to allow other modules to interact with their code.

The trusty alter hook, the linchpin of Drupal versions past is still there - allowing other modules to interact and intervene in the behaviour of your module.

But there is a new kid on the block, the event system.

So as a module developer how do you decide whether to use the alter system or the event system.

Lee RowlandsSenior Developer

Drupal 8 Accelerate

PreviousNext helps drive the push towards the release of Drupal 8, with financial support for the Drupal Association and our team members providing development expertise.

Owen LansburyCo-Founder & Chair

Decouple Design with Styleguide Driven Drupal Development

The traditional approach of directly styling default Drupal markup is not a scalable solution when we consider the volatility of the modern browser ecosystem. It is now necessary for front-end developers to abstract design patterns into manageable components. By using a styleguide we can automate the process of isolating and cataloguing patterns so they can be iterated and tested against independently. In this post I discuss ideas and put forward some informal rules around managing these components from within a styleguide.

Front-End Developer

PreviousNext are AWS Consulting Partners for Enterprise Drupal Hosting

With a rapidly expanding global infrastructure, Amazon Web Services provides a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of websites around the world. PreviousNext are pleased to announce we’re now AWS Consulting Partners and Certified Solution Architects, offering diversity in enterprise-grade Drupal hosting and support for our clients.

Owen LansburyCo-Founder & Chair

PreviousNext Prepares for DrupalSouth Melbourne 2015

There’s a buzz in the air as Drupal enthusiasts prepare to descend upon Melbourne for DrupalSouth 2015, to be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) from 5 - 7 March.

Lucy VernonAdministration