Headless Drupal and Gatsby: Scaling Content Delivery

Penn State News, one of Penn State University’s most visible communication platforms that generates millions of pageviews annually, has an ambitious goal to build a best-in-class digital storytelling platform. The decision was made to pivot to a headless Drupal architecture to transform the way they create and share news on their site. In this fireside chat, learn how a world-class public research university is revitalizing their news site into a more resilient platform that will deliver Penn State News the freedom to share stories with speed and scale.

Presented at Acquia Engage 2021

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