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In the area of Drupal performance tuning, server hardware often receives little or no attention, and the possibilities of server-grade flash storage are still completely overlooked. Here I put the spotlight on hardware trends from the past 12 months and explore what it might mean for Drupal performance. This was one of my presentations at SANDcamp 2010 and resonated well with attendees.

SANDcamp (aka DrupalCamp San Diego) will take place Jan. 24 and 25, 2009 at Platt College. This will be a great place to meet other people using Drupal, and you can learn from experienced Drupalers about all those features you always wanted to check out (and which to avoid!) as you expand and grow your site.

Of special interest to newcomers and intermediate Drupal users is a tightly linked series of sessions, starting with The One Hour Web Site and progressing through various add-on module sessions, letting you build your own, solid, feature-rich site using current best practices.

I will be presenting a few sessions:

• Image Handling with ImageField and ImageCache - Regain Sanity and Control
• Essential modules to extend the One Hour Site
• Distributed content publishing in large organizations

Dialog Consulting is a proud sponsor of SANDcamp 2009.

Over the weekend of Sept. 13/14 I attended DrupalCampLA, a gathering of Drupal aficionados from all over Southern California and beyond. A truly amazing and empowering experience!

My talk 3 Months Later: An (Almost) Beginners View of Drupal was very well received and gave me a major confidence boost. Victor Kane blogged about my talk here. How cool is that?