Acquia, Drupal and the future

Posted on December 2, 2007 by agentrickard

So the Drupal community is talking about Dries' new venture, Acquia.

In most posts, the focus is on Dries. But I actually had a chance to talk with Jay Batson about Acquia in Barcelona -- after I had met Jay at DrupalCON Sunnyvale. Jay is a very smart guy, and he's been researching Drupal and the community for quite some time.

I understand the vision behind the company and agree that it is a Good Thing^TM for the maturity of Drupal as a platform.

When I started in Drupal, I was typically the only "enterprise" representative in the room -- Bryght and CivicCRM excepted. At DrupalCON Vancouver, the projects we were planning were some of the largest ever done. Now, not that much later, enterprise-worthy Drupal installations are commonplace.

The formation of Acquia is, as I said, an indication of the maturity level of the platform. And make no mistake, Drupal is a platform, not just a CMS.

So here's to exciting times.