Web a mere few years ago was a relatively plain field with a handful of dominant technologies. Fast-forward several years, and welcome to the emerging dominance of disruptive technologies like NoSQL databases, functional programming languages, grid systems and cloud computing. Welcome to the world in which the new kid on the block: NginX fearlessly goes after the web-server almost as old as the web itself: Apache, and often beats it.
Due to the rapidly increasing demand for more scale, more data-processing on the web, the new technologies are here to stay. What is the role of Drupal in the new eco-system? Can it survive the changing demands? What might its value proposition be in 5 years?
Business decision-makers, software architects and Drupal community members interested in taking a closer look at the changing playing field and engaging in a discussion about Drupal's role in the new Web.