DrupalCon Sydney 2013: News & Media Case Study: South China Morning Post

This talk presents a detailed case study on the SCMP.com project, where South China Morning Post transitioned their website from Vingette to Drupal 7. The speaker, Josh Waihi, explores the distinctive characteristics of news sites and how Drupal effectively addresses these needs. He shares insights into the project's scale, including statistics on effort and performance, as well as challenges related to scalability and troubleshooting. As a seasoned Drupal developer and maintainer of the PostgreSQL Driver, Josh provides valuable lessons learned from building a media portal using Drupal.