Open source development

Most of our current work uses Drupal, a proven, enterprise-grade framework in widespread use at Yahoo!, IBM, Sony, Greenpeace, Amnesty International, and thousands of other organizations throughout the world. Drupal allows us to build powerful applications that are open, flexible, and designed to evolve as your needs change and technology advances:

• Freedom to extend and innovate
• Powerful applications at a fraction of the cost
• Open APIs and extensive documentation
• Complete ownership of code and data
• You are not tied to any one developer or company
• Hundreds of high-quality, pre-existing modules

Although we have roots in the Microsoft world (ASP, .NET, MSSQL) we have been using open source solutions for nearly all of our work since 2003-04 and Drupal specifically since 2006-07.

Enterprise hosting

We provide enterprise-grade hosting for all clients on a Virtual Private Server (VPS) living in tier 1 data center (Equinix). You get the full benefits of application support, source code versioning control (SVN), automatic updates, redundant backups, security audits, server hardening, and more.

Our Virtual Private Servers are provisioned on enterprise-grade hardware with the following specs:

• 750GB/mo data transfer
• 1GB dedicated RAM
• 50GB SCSI storage

We do not require a long-term contract and you will be free to move hosts at any time for any reason. We can also assist with in-house installations or work with other third-party hosting providers.

Full application support

One of the problems with all content management systems is that while they make it very easy to do certain tasks like adding content and uploading images, other changes can be difficult if you aren't an expert. We provide the following for all hosted clients:

• Full application support
• Redundant backups
• Security monitoring and patching
• Technical support
• Proactive software upgrades
• Ongoing performance audits and improvements
• Custom development services (add on)

There are typically 8-10 or more module updates and security patches that need to be applied and tested each month. We provide these services and work pro-actively to keep your server up to date at a fraction of the cost of handling these tasks internally or on an hourly basis.

We are also available to help with common support tasks:

• Add new menu items
• Change layouts
• Enable and configure new sidebar blocks
• Create new content types
• Develop new "views" and landing pages
• Enable and configure new features
• General troubleshooting
• If anything goes wrong, we are there to help!

Our base level agreement provides all pro-active server management plus up to 5 hours each month of application support, with additional hours available if required. We do not require a long-term contract for our application support and you can end your service at any time.

Drupal basics

For a nice overview of Drupal watch this introductory video from the Drupal Dude.

Advanced techniques

This short video demonstrates a variety of more advanced Drupal techniques as you watch a fictional website come together from idea to finished product.

Design and coding

This excellent video from the Poetic Prophet explains our simple approach to websites better than we ever could. We turn unwieldy Drupal projects into web applications that would make the Poetic Prophet proud. Enjoy!

About Electric Jet

We are a small company in Minneapolis, MN with a simple approach to creating powerful web sites that are easily managed by non-technical users. Our expertise is hard-won and we have been thankful to work with a diverse range of great clients dating to 1994 when the Web was in its infancy.

Electric Jet Interactive officially incorporated as an LLC in 2001 by Tim Broeker and Patty Remes. Tim is a former founding member of the core Joomla development team and was a co-founder of UrbanPlanet LLC in 1999. He manages the technical side of Electric Jet. Patty is a strategic consultant and business analyst, with a long background in user interface and design. She has been helping guide Web strategy and planning as a consultant to General Mills since 2006.

We often work with a variety of talented consultants and contractors in Minneapolis and beyond to assemble full-service Web teams. We are a stable, profitable company that is in it for the long haul.