Independent software vendors (ISVs) have specific needs that the Drupal Community needs to address if it hopes to grow into a $1bn ecosystem. This session will provide a broad overview of what ISVs are, the role they play in a general software ecosystem, and how their revenue models are supported in open source communities. This will include illustrating successful ISV implementations already part of the Drupal ecosystem. Then, the age-old debate between Drupal as a framework verses Drupal as a platform will be discussed in the context of ISVs. The session will conclude with an exploration of the enterprise content management landscape; reflecting upon how trends in web application framework development and content management servers for distributed application development may impact the Drupal Community in the years ahead.
Strategists, Analysts, Media, Business Leaders, Software Vendors