DrupalCon Amsterdam has wrapped up, and now that we’re over the jet lag, it’s time to look back on one of the most successful DrupalCons to date. DrupalCon Amsterdam was the largest European DrupalCon yet, by far. Just to knock your socks off, here are some numbers:
Earlier this year the Drupal Association began work on an initiative to launch a redesigned and improved Drupal.org in 2015. The first step of the plan was the Drupal.org user research, which was recently finished. Today we’d like to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the content strategy for Drupal.org, next step of our redesign project.
Back in May the Drupal Assocation with the help of the Drupal.org Content Working Group kicked off user research project for Drupal.org. Our goal was to understand who are our users, how do they use the website, what is their ideal user experience. We wanted to understand what are the main segments of our audience and define their priority so we could focus our development efforts. This user research is a first step on the path to a complete Drupal.org redesign.
If you have Drupal skills, or you are with a company that designs, builds or deploys Drupal websites, the good news is: business is strong.
According to a recent survey conducted by the Drupal Association, 82% percent of employers seeking Drupal talent expect to hire within the next six months, with 40% saying they are “constantly hiring Drupal talent”. A whopping 92% of hiring managers surveyed say the market needs more Drupal talent to meet their needs. See the infographic.
This sponsored post comes to you from Drupal Association Technology Supporter and DrupalCon Amsterdam Sponsor, Lingotek. Lingotek offers cloud-based website localization solutions that simplify the process of creating and maintaining Drupal global websites. This post was written by Calvin Scharffs, VP of Marketing and Product Development at Lingotek.