Franklin OIT’s Michael Brewer Shares Drupal 11 Migration Strategies at Drupal Camp Asheville

7/17/2025

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Michael Brewer, Web Developer Principal with Franklin OIT and a 24-year veteran of the team, recently presented on July 12, at Drupal Camp Asheville, an annual two-day conference dedicated to hands-on Drupal training and community building.

Brewer’s session, focused on navigating the often daunting migration from Drupal 10 to 11, offered hard-won insights from Franklin’s recent upgrade of 125 academic websites. He addressed common challenges such as delayed module updates, composer dependency loops, and interpreting error messages. His presentation emphasized practical, step-by-step strategies—like iterative module migration and patching—to help teams move forward with confidence.

Drupal Camp Asheville brings together developers, designers, and site builders of all experience levels, and concludes with a community day in nature, reinforcing the open-source spirit of collaboration and learning.