Dries Buytaert

DrupalCon Vienna

A timeline that shows the progression from manual updates to automatic updates, with Drush updates, Update Manager and Composer as key milestones.
A slide from my keynote at DrupalCon Vienna 2017 where I introduced the Automatic Updates initiative. My speaker notes read: "Maybe Composer can be used under the hood to develop an automatic updates feature?".
What other technologies do Drupal agencies use?
Drupal agencies report that most Drupal projects are using Drupal 8 now
We saw a 2x increase in stable contributed modules
Most Drupal agencies have growing businesses
A diagram shows how Drupal scales from small blogs to large multi-site platforms, emphasizing its flexibility and reach.
Drupal is no longer for simple sites, but for sites with medium-to-high richness
Dries, holding a presentation clicker, speaks on a dark stage lit in blue during his keynote.
© Paul Johnson.
A packed hall of attendees faces a distant stage and two large screens showing keynote slides.
© Amazee Labs.
Dries presents below a slide reading "We're lucky that we have a large community of contributors" over a world map dotted with Drupal drops.
© Paul Johnson.
Dries smiles on stage as Rachel, in a red shirt and headset microphone, rests her hand on his shoulder.
© Paul Johnson.
A large group of people gathered indoors for a group photo at DrupalCon Vienna 2017, looking at the camera.
© Dominik Kiss.