Automation

Decoupled Drupal is the realization of Drupal as a content hub for frontend websites and web applications. Automated testing is critical to the success of decoupled systems due to the complexities of the overall architecture. In addition, the coverage provided by automated testing allows teams to focus on developing and releasing new features rather than fixing bugs that have made it into production.

AI (Artificial Intelligence) is changing the way we work and live. 
AI is estimated to create an additional 13 trillion US dollars of value annually by the year 2030. And that is including all the sectors not limited to the software industry.
Few examples where AI is used is in smart speakers (Alexa, Google Talk), Self-driving cars...
And now it has also started contributing to content management systems.

In this session we will talk about:

Depending on the needs of your organization, taking advantage of RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds to automate your newsletter campaigns can be a simple way to increase traffic to your blog, especially if you don’t want to pay for a fancy marketing automation tool. During this session we will discuss the basics behind building out automated newsletter campaigns in RSS-compatible email marketing tools such as Mailchimp.

Any major data platform, like Drupal, requires you to load data before going live (sometimes a lot of data), and it is important to plan your data migration as carefully as any other part of the launch. Aaron Crosman from Attain Partners will give a talk about questions to ask yourself when planning that data migration. Aaron will provide questions you can pose to help ensure your plan makes sense and will lead to success.

An unopinionated walkthrough of the full Drupal 8 Dev Ops stack and recommendations to get started automating tests, deployments, and upgrades.

• Development hosting environments
• Local development tools, such as Git, Composer, Drush, and the Drupal Console
• GitFlow and collaborative coding
• Coninuous integration and deployment
• Automated upgrades

With a special appearance from the upcoming Acquia Development Studio to streamline the process and lower the barrier for entry to Drupal 8 development.

DevOps for Drupal is often thought of as an advanced topic for developers and digital agencies. Yet any Drupal practitioner from site builders to front end developers whether working as a solo freelancer or in a large organization can benefit from understanding DevOps and Agile best practices. This session will address the following questions: