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Well, since PHP will work with IIS (not to mention that Apache and MySQL both work on Windows, negating the need for IIS at all), is there a reason to switch? J

by Rust 15y ago

Well, since PHP will work with IIS (not to mention that Apache and MySQL both work on Windows, negating the need for IIS at all), is there a reason to switch? Joomla, Drupal and Wordpress all work well on Windows servers. That said, Umbraco is interesting if you need something in the .net space. My few remaining Windows servers all run PHP through IIS or Apache, so I can't really recommend anything else.

amac 15y ago
Good point about not switching. I'll go into more detail; I should have mentioned that I also act as a bridge between our IT dept and our admin, marketing, sales dept's. In an ideal world, I (and our employees/stakeholders I guess) see our CMS/scripting/webserver/stack etc as not being more important than what we market to our customers/potential customers. (At the moment, it is for sure) With this in mind, there's probably two chief concerns; from a publishing perspective - content - and from a technical perspective, databases. Ideally, I'd like a system where anyone in the company (any location or technically ability) can submit content for reviewing, approving and publishing via branch managers. All internal content right now is on sharepoint, so I guess a cms that can integrate with msft applications like sharepoint, outlook, word etc would perfect. (Umbraco possibly can do this I believe, it's not possible with Joomla - for me, it's not suitable for the average person) Adding to this, if we could connect our sql erp and ecommerce databases and tie all this up in a database cluster e.g. a tightly integrated information website with ecommerce and customer accounts capabilities. I understand this might not be possible with an open source cms and might require a tonne of custom development. Nevertheless, I'd be intrigued if anyone can share their previous experiences.
- nowarninglabel 15y ago
  http://drupal.org/project/sharepoint http://drupal.org/project/sharepoint
  - amac 15y ago
    Looks interesting but alas, not ready for production. I am looking at something that I can deploy in 1-3 months time. Drupal is awesome though, an ideal Windows CMS would offer the same level of customization whilst allowing the average person to produce content.
    - nowarninglabel 15y ago
      You know MS is big into the Drupal game right? If all you really feel like you need is some guidance and maybe a bit of hand-holding, then check out http://www.microsoft.com/web/drupal http://www.microsoft.com/web/drupal

by Rust 15y ago

amac 15y ago

Good point about not switching. I'll go into more detail; I should have mentioned that I also act as a bridge between our IT dept and our admin, marketing, sales dept's. In an ideal world, I (and our employees/stakeholders I guess) see our CMS/scripting/webserver/stack etc as not being more important than what we market to our customers/potential customers. (At the moment, it is for sure) With this in mind, there's probably two chief concerns; from a publishing perspective - content - and from a technical perspective, databases. Ideally, I'd like a system where anyone in the company (any location or technically ability) can submit content for reviewing, approving and publishing via branch managers. All internal content right now is on sharepoint, so I guess a cms that can integrate with msft applications like sharepoint, outlook, word etc would perfect. (Umbraco possibly can do this I believe, it's not possible with Joomla - for me, it's not suitable for the average person) Adding to this, if we could connect our sql erp and ecommerce databases and tie all this up in a database cluster e.g. a tightly integrated information website with ecommerce and customer accounts capabilities. I understand this might not be possible with an open source cms and might require a tonne of custom development. Nevertheless, I'd be intrigued if anyone can share their previous experiences.

nowarninglabel 15y ago
http://drupal.org/project/sharepoint http://drupal.org/project/sharepoint
- amac 15y ago
  Looks interesting but alas, not ready for production. I am looking at something that I can deploy in 1-3 months time. Drupal is awesome though, an ideal Windows CMS would offer the same level of customization whilst allowing the average person to produce content.
  - nowarninglabel 15y ago
    You know MS is big into the Drupal game right? If all you really feel like you need is some guidance and maybe a bit of hand-holding, then check out http://www.microsoft.com/web/drupal http://www.microsoft.com/web/drupal