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.