DrupalCon Los Angeles 2015: Maximizing Site Speed with Mercy Corps | CASCADE

This session by Forum One focuses on maximizing site speed through performance enhancements for Drupal sites, specifically in collaboration with Mercy Corps. The speaker examines various strategies, supported by benchmark data, that aim to significantly improve the performance of www.mercycorps.org, including optimizing the administrative interface, front-end adjustments, caching best practices, and server configuration. Attendees will learn how these improvements can lead to decreased bounce rates, increased user engagement, higher conversion rates, and better SEO.

In the second session, BlackMesh introduces CASCADE, a workflow and deployment tool designed to automate the code deployment process. This platform allows users to easily transition sites between development, staging, and production environments with a single click, thereby reducing the time spent on debugging and allowing teams to focus more on content review.