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Is Drupal ready for the enterprise? [closed]

Is anyone out there using Drupal for large scale, business critical enterprise applications?

Does Drupal's lack of database transaction support dissuade potential users?

Are there any other lightweight web-frameworks based on dynamic languages that people are using for these types of apps? What about Java portals such as JBossPortal or Jetspeed as an alternative or a Drupal + J2EE hybrid architecture?

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parkr Avatar asked Jan 09 '09 02:01

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1 Answers

Answer One: Yes

  • internet_search://"drupal in the enterprise" <- use this exact phrase
  • Drupal "Success Stories"
  • Student Activities Supports 170 Drupal 6 Sites at Texas A&M

Answer Two: It depends

There are surely some who have concerns about this issue. Drupal's database support and schema have been subject to some scrutiny and criticism over its evolution. That is likely to diminish if some or all of the planned enhancements make it into Drupal 7. This is the one out of your three questions that cannot be easily and definitively answered by searching the internet.

  • Drupal 7 Database Plans
  • Drupal 7 Database Update

Answer Three:

  • Open Source Content Management Systems

Answer Four: (Update: 2010-02-03 11:25:04)

  • see also: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1715811
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dreftymac Avatar answered Sep 22 '22 19:09

dreftymac