How Drupal 8 Can Power Your Global Digital Transformation

Still using a flip phone? Of course not. By now, you’ve realized the benefits of having a smartphone--it’s a camera, it’s a computer, and it’s your connection to the digital world. Enterprises large and small all understand the importance of upgrading to the latest technology. It’s critical to stay relevant and remain competitive in the digital age. The most digital companies are leaving everyone else in their dust.

To power your global digital transformation, it’s time for Drupal users to upgrade to the premium multilingual capabilities of Drupal 8. Translating web content using Drupal 8’s Multilingual APIs isn’t just superior to Drupal 7’s model of translation, it’s the only way to keep up.

Drupal makes it easier for users to create multilingual content that will resonate with a global audience. The power of Drupal 8 lies in its ability to assign languages to any content or configuration, along with the improvements in the APIs and user interfaces for localizing and translating your site.

In this session, Calvin Scharffs, Lingotek's VP of Marketing, will show you how Drupal 8 can power your global digital transformation. We will cover:

• Digital transformation and its implications on your company’s global success

  • Implementing a digital culture

  • How ever-increasing global digital content impacts localization strategy

• How Drupal 8 can power your global digital transformation

What is this session about?

To power your global digital transformation, it’s time for Drupal users to upgrade to the premium multilingual capabilities of Drupal 8. Translating web content using Drupal 8 Multilingual API isn’t just superior to Drupal 7’s model of translation, it’s the only way to keep up.

What tools are we going to talk about?

The Drupal 8 core multilingual four pillars:

• Language Translation

• Interface Translation

• Content Translation

• Configuration Translation

What level of knowledge should attendees have before walking into your session?

Every Drupal developer who works with contributed or custom modules must be aware of the requirements for providing a solution that is multilingual ready. Drupal themers also need to be aware of what is needed for making their templates and translation-ready and for those who want to know how to build Drupal 8 multilingual support for modules, themes, and distributions.

What will your session accomplish and what will attendees walk away having learned?

We'll look at the most important APIs and best practices to ensure that your global digital transformation is multilingual-ready.