Saforian Featured on Drupal.org

Saforian’s work for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is now a featured case study on Drupal.org, the online community for this leading open source software. Since SHRM has over 240 chapters worldwide, Saforian leveraged Drupal’s multi-site capabilities to craft a site configuration to keep maintenance as simple as possible. Now SHRM headquarters staff can roll out complete site updates while management of chapter specific information remains in the hands of local chapter directors.

The term open source is defined as having access to the end product’s source materials and code, but it definitely means much more to many of our customers. Often, clients come to Saforian wanting to move away from an existing proprietary system that they have either outgrown, or it can no longer perform at the expected level. We help them understand that open source technology gives them the freedom to manage their system without the expense of being tied to a specific company or even a specific developer. With open source, any client can take their code to any professional development firm. They are not locked in. That gives them better control and the ability to tailor the system to meet their specific needs.

As Drupal admins, we at Saforian believe in the flexibility that open source provides. And as part of the Drupal community, we know that the best development practices and the most innovative technologies come when we work together. From a collaboration standpoint, open source gives you the ability to collaborate with developers and advocates all over the world. With all of this technology readily accessible, a developer no longer has to reinvent the wheel every time a feature needs to be developed. This is the true power open source.