CMS Special: Drupal Upgrades its CMS For Better UX; Acquia CMS Migrate Allows Companies to Move to Drupal 9 Up to 5X Faster

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Drupal, the enterprise for open source content management system, launches the newest comprehensive upgrade to its software. Whereas the new solution from Acquia helps organizations unlock the power of newly launched Drupal 9 by speeding upgrades from any legacy CMS

The reason why 700,000 plus websites globally or 1 in every thirty websites rely on Drupal for their content management needs are its cutting-edge features and super stable and secure source code that helps trigger lasting digital experiences. Rated as the content management system (CMS) with one of the most engaging communities worldwide and utmost software security, Drupal has continuously been on an upgrade journey with ongoing innovation capabilites for better user experience (UX).

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Drupal recently announced the release of its most comprehensive upgrade to its popular CMS software – Drupal 9. The new updatedOpens a new window version delivers new features and enhanced user experience allowing designers, marketers, and developers create high-performing next-gen digital experiences from scratch to launch. The newest tools like new layout builder, WYSIWYG media management system, and content workflow tools make Drupal much easier to use. Labeled as the “easiest upgrade of the decade” inevitably on Drupal 8, what is noteworthy is users can manage and create content without assistance from developers and without worrying about major re-platforming to stay up to date.

“One of the key reasons Drupal has been successful is we have always made big, forward-looking changes,” says Dries Buytaert, founder and project lead of Drupal. “As a result, Drupal is one of very few CMS platforms that has stayed relevant for 20 years.”

Acquia CMS Migrate Allows Companies to Move to Drupal 9 Up to 5x Faster

Acquia, a digital experience company, announcedOpens a new window the availability of Acquia CMS Migrate, a new solution that helps organizations migrate their data from any content management system (CMS) to Drupal 9 quicker and more cost-efficiently. It is a solution designed to make migrations to Drupal 9 five times faster, through minimizing risk, compared to traditional website re-platforming projects that typically take up to 12 months.

With singular technical expertise in Drupal 9, Acquia CMS Migrate can help existing Drupal users upgrade their sites quickly and easily to benefit from the latest innovations.

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“We’ve been looking forward to the release of Drupal 9, so we can leverage the most powerful and flexible version of Drupal to date,” said Ewan Auguste, director of the web strategy at Workfront. “Organizations can’t afford site downtime from migrations right now, as so much of day-to-day business has moved to digital channels. With the ability to rapidly migrate to and take advantage of Drupal 9 and the Acquia Cloud platform, we can move forward more quickly with our digital transformation initiatives, using Acquia’s comprehensive services to support our IT and marketing teams.” The Acquia solution is geared to offer a strategy and compliance roadmap for all organizations contemplating migration to Drupal 9 in the most seamless manner possible.