Alfresco Drupal Integration Webinar by CIGNEX Datamatics

Alfresco & Drupal Integrated SolutionTo Achieve Scalability, Speed, Simplicity, and Superior User Experience

Date: August 6, 2013

CIGNEX Datamatics Confidential www.cignex.com

Agenda

• Introduction

• Why Integrate DM & WCM?

• Alfresco & Drupal Solution Examples

• Business Benefits

• Q & A

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What is Document Management?

• Document Management includes creation, distribution and deletion of documents

• Features– Version control– Library services - locking, check in/out– Flexible metadata management– Offline briefcase synchronization to access content offline– Taxonomy and categorization of content– Search - indexing and full text search, advanced search– Composite document by logically grouping various content– Soft deletes and deleted documents recovery support– Full audit control, transformation of data

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DeliverPreserveStoreManageCapture

Enterprise Repository


What is WCM - Web Content Management?

• A system for managing content in a web site

• Features– User friendly interface– Simple access– SEO friendly– Reliability– Extensibility– Automated navigation– Multiple language support– Dynamic sitemap

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Presentation Framework


Why Combine DM & WCM?

• WCM - Powerful Presentation Framework– Rich UX and usability– Multichannel presentation of

content to mobile, browsers– Collaboration, social media,

commerce– Controlled publishing– Analytics

• DM - Scalable Enterprise Content Services – Highly scalable storage– Extensible content model– Powerful workflow engine– Taxonomy, metadata,

versioning – Enterprise search

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Unified Experience(Unifying Process and Presentation of Content)


Commercial Solution

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Presentation Layer

Content Layer

Limited Integration Features, Expensive Solution, Less Collaboration

Proprietary, Scalable Repository, Metadata, Versioning, Workflow

Organizations may have multiple repositories, maybe from different vendors.

Multiple Content Repositories


Open Source Solution

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Presentation Layer

Content Layer

Fast, Flexible, Modular User Interface

Open, Scalable Repository, Metadata, Versioning, Workflow

Organizations may have multiple CMIS repositories, maybe from different vendors.

Multiple Content Repositories


Why Alfresco?

• Alfresco is great at– Workflow– Collaboration management– Version control– Document management– Can handle large objects

through open protocols (FTP / WebDav, CIFS)

• It's not so great at – Publishing content to

websites/WCM• Previewing pages in context• Web presentation

management

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* Data from Alfresco Website

180 countriesWorldwide

Adoption

10,000+Docs/Day

Open Source Enterprise Content

Management Platform

3000Companies

100,000+Users

100,000,000+Documents & Files

Secure & FlexibleContent Platform

MobileEngagement

The open platform forbusiness-critical content management and

collaboration


Why Drupal?

• Drupal is great at– Presentation management– In-context page editing– Quick, cheap and easy setup

and host– Large active community

• It’s not so great at– Document management– Document collaboration– Document versioning– Managing large objects

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Open Source Web Content Management powering millions of websites and

applications

17,000+Developers

228 countriesWorldwide

Adoption

800,000+Community

Members

1,500,000+Sites built

with Drupal

Open Source Content

Management Platform

16,000+Free Modules

1080+Themes

* Data from Drupal Website


Why Integrate Alfresco & Drupal?

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Focus on the processes around content

Focus on the presentation of content and integration applications

Enables process and presentation of content, alongside applications

Integrated Solution

To Power Dynamic Content Applications


Solution Features - Integrated DM & WCM

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Advanced Search (Taxonomy/Tagging based)

Scalability, Security, Performance

Managed Cloud Hosting (Resilient & Scalable)

Community Collaboration (across stakeholders)

User Management (Roles & Permissions, SSO)

Integration with other Enterprise Applications (Open Source, Legacy, Proprietary)

Microsites, Multilingual

Responsive Theme

Commerce

SEO, Social Media

Analytics

Web Content ManagementDocument Management

Workflow/Rules Engine

Versioning

Categorization

Content Templates/Modeling

Meta Data, External Apps (MSOffice, Google, iWork, Adobe)


Solution Flexibility - Integrated DM & WCM

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Powerful Presentation FrameworkEnterprise Repository

• Thousands of modules to choose from• Easy to theme• Fast, efficient development model

• Multiple ways to update content• Robust business process engine• Extensible content model


Solution Scalability - Integrated DM & WCM

Cloud Hosting Dashboard Scalable Hardware Security Performance

Optimization Standard Compliance Multi-tenancy Third party Integration Backup & Upgrade

Content Document

Management Record Management Versioning Adv. Search Multi-lingual

Collaborate Roles & Permissions Workflow Security SSO - Single Sign-On

Publish Responsive Theme SEO, Analytics Multiple/Micro Sites Digital Rights Mgmt.

Infrastructure Content Management

Business Unit Authors Reviewers Creative Designers Ad Agency

IT Department Admin Web Master

External Visitors Customers

Stake Holders

Seamless Integration with IT Infrastructure, Business Applications & Stakeholders

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Solution Benefit - Integrated DM & WCM

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Content Infrastructure

Unified Digital Experience Combine Content, Community, Commerce

Content Presentation• Web• Mobile• Social

Content Production• Doc. Management• Workflow• Publishing

BenefitsAccelerate Content Delivery, Foster Collaboration,

Deliver User Experience, Reduce TCO


Success Stories

Business Benefits through Alfresco + Drupal Adoption

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Solution Use Case - Integrated DM & WCM

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Automated Content Management & Publishing Workflow Intranets, Extranets, Commerce, Partner/Vendor Portals,

Media Publishing Sites, Event Publishing Sites, Mobile Sites


Integrated DM & WCM Solution

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BPM Engine

Workflow Implementation

Share Configuration

Workflow Interface

Micro Sites

Themes

Analytics

Site Administrators, External Users

Content Authors, Internal

Users

Users

Integration


Realizing Benefits

Integrated Solution – Alfresco + Drupal

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Scalability

• Integrated DM & WCM

• Managed Cloud Hosting

• Integration Flexibility

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Speed

• Faster Search

• Performance

• Content Approval & Publishing

• Content Management

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Simplicity

• Content Categorization & Versioning

• Security

• Ease of Creation

• Reports

• Commodity Hardware

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Superior User Experience

• Visitor

• Admin

• Authors

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