Drupal Upgrade · Derby
Drupal Upgrade in Derby
Major version upgrades for Derby Drupal sites, where the work can be measured before it is committed to. Deprecated code is marked in advance and scanning tools report exactly what in your custom and contributed code will stop working — so an upgrade estimate can rest on a report rather than on an assessment of how it feels.
Why this comes up
The problem
A major version upgrade is being estimated by guesswork, and nobody has run the tooling that would list what actually breaks.
What you get
What we deliver
- Deprecation scanning run across custom and contributed code before planning
- Findings triaged into automated fixes, manual work and modules needing replacement
- Contributed modules checked for compatible releases with the target version
- Custom code updated ahead of the upgrade where deprecations allow it
- The upgrade rehearsed on a copy before any date is committed
- A path to the next version considered, so this does not become a cycle
Want this scoped for your business in Derby?
Thirty minutes, no charge, no sales script. You leave with a written summary of what drupal upgrade would actually involve — whether or not you use us.
Working in Derby
East Midlands
Derby is an engineering city — aerospace, rail and automotive supply chains — so the work here skews toward integration with existing plant systems, quality and compliance workflows, and reporting that has to stand up to audit.
Most work here involves connecting shop-floor and plant systems to reporting the rest of the business can actually read, plus quality and compliance workflows that have to survive an audit.
Sectors we work with in Derby
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Aerospace
- Rail Engineering
- Automotive
- Logistics
What we work with
Technologies and platforms
- Drupal
- Composer
- Drupal Rector
- Drush
Who we work with
Industries we serve
- Public sector
- Education
- Healthcare
- Charities
- Media companies
Why us
Why Derby businesses choose Asionis
- Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
- No long-term contracts required
- All team members UK-based
- Dedicated account manager and development team
- Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
- Scalable from startup to enterprise
How we work
- Step 1
Free consultation
A 30-minute call to understand the problem. You keep the written summary either way.
- Step 2
Proposal
Scope, timeline and a fixed price, in writing, before anything starts.
- Step 3
Build
Short cycles with regular check-ins, so you see progress rather than hear about it.
- Step 4
Launch and support
We handle the go-live and stay available afterwards.
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Drupal Upgrade in Derby — common questions
- Can the work really be measured beforehand?
- To a useful degree, yes. Scanning tools report deprecated code by file and line across your custom modules and themes, which converts an upgrade from an unknown into a list — and a substantial portion of that list can be fixed automatically.
- What cannot be automated?
- Anything where the replacement requires a decision rather than a substitution. Removed APIs with no direct equivalent, contributed modules with no compatible release and custom code doing something the platform now handles differently all need judgement.
- Should custom code be updated first?
- Where possible, yes. Much deprecated code can be updated while still running on the current version, which means the upgrade itself becomes a smaller step with fewer things changing simultaneously — and each change can be verified in isolation.
- How do we avoid doing this again in two years?
- By staying current between major versions. The platform now provides a genuine upgrade path when you are on a recent release, so the expensive upgrades are the ones performed from several versions behind rather than the ones performed on schedule.
- Do you work with businesses across Derbyshire?
- Yes. We are based in Leicester, United Kingdom and work with clients throughout East Midlands, including Derby and the surrounding Derbyshire area. Most collaboration happens remotely, and we travel for kick-offs and key milestones.
- What kind of Derby businesses do you usually work with?
- Most work here involves connecting shop-floor and plant systems to reporting the rest of the business can actually read, plus quality and compliance workflows that have to survive an audit. Beyond that we work across Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, Rail Engineering, Automotive and Logistics.
- Do you cover the areas around Derby?
- Yes — we work throughout East Midlands, including Nottingham, Leicester, Loughborough, Birmingham. Derby is an urban area of roughly 260,000+, and we take on work across the wider Derbyshire region rather than the city boundary alone.
Talk to us about Drupal Upgrade in Derby
A 30-minute call with someone who would actually work on it. No sales script, no obligation.
- Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
- No long-term contracts required
- All team members UK-based
- Dedicated account manager and development team
- Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
- Scalable from startup to enterprise