DrupalCon Baltimore 2017: A Case Study in Migrating Content from a Legacy .NET CMS

This talk covers the significant Drupal migration undertaken by Fig Leaf Software for the United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, focusing on the programmatic transfer of content from Ektron CMS to Drupal. The speaker discusses the planning process for transitioning from a .NET CMS to Drupal, detailing content retrieval, ensuring accurate content placement, and maintaining completeness. Key challenges addressed include managing the discrepancies between initial content downloads and final migration, as well as the complexities involved in making PDF content 508 compliant during the migration process. The session provides valuable insights into the intricacies of site build-out while managing a substantial content migration.