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So what are we going to talk about this Morning ? What Web Architecture or Platform do I choose to build a new Website on ?

Be-Spoke Open Source Re-usable code from an Internal Library The Big Question ?

Requirement Delivery Time Budget The 3 Primary Considerations…

Initial Considerations… Extremely Custom Requirement (No Matches found!). Need to build from ground up. No Room for Uncertainty Security Concerns – Not let hacker find out ! Be-Spoke Corporate Websites E-commerce Community Sites Online Content Publishing Standard Websites Open Source Smaller Modules Tools and Utilities Re-usable code from an Internal Library

The Maze ! The Questions ? Which OPEN SOURCE ?? Have I heard of the CMS ? Is it going to be difficult ? Is there enough Documentati on ? How do I say if its fits the requirement ? Why not custom developme nt? Which one is better ? Are there plug-ins available I don’t know, if I know every thing ?? Is this my Best Choice?

So How does one Decide ? Not a rather simple Decision you see! Requirement – Right on top ! Money Time Expectation Future Scalability Resource Pool Availability Integration Requirements

Narrowing Down the Choice further… Community Plug-ins and Extensions available Language (PHP,.Net, Python..) Ease of Management by the user Structural Flexibility UI simplicity Documentation Version Management bandwidth

Some Common Open-Source platforms

Popular Picks… Magento Ideal for Ecommerce User Friendly Administration MVC Framework Ample Web 2.0 Plug- ins. Mutli-store Needs Thorough Understanding required to manage Drupal Ideal for Combination CMS & Ecommerce Websites Ample Web 2.0 Plugs available Not so easy Admin UI Wordpress Ideal for Blogs and Corporate Websites Loads of Plug-ins available Very user-friendly UI Ideal for Dummies! Themes usually similar looking Joomla Ideal for Multi-purpose Sites – Ecommerce+ CMS+ Community Extensive Communit and Resource Pool Advantages of being an Old Platform To many choices- Overload! Most Popular Open Source CMS

So Finally … Consider the knowledge level of the End-User who would be using the back-end. Checkout Sample sites and review final products. Are you ready to take on an un-explored journey. NO – So what do the specialists say ? Is the platform Mobile Ready – Primary Digital Devices changing rapidly! 2 Years later – The platform you choose could just be obsolete and a Super New CMS will most likely take over. So don’t worry too much Go Ahead - Enjoy and Explore!

Questions ? Have a nice Learning day! (We are hiring!)