136 Details on the NodeSquirrel Acquisition by Pantheon with Drew Gorton and Ronan Downling - Modules Unraveled Podcast

## NodeSquirrel
* What is NodeSquirrel?
    * Backup and Migrate (over 300,000 sites using it)
    * Only cloud backup-as-a-service for Drupal
    * Backup database and Files
    * Every site should have automatic off-site backups configured.
* That leads great into the pantheon acquisition, because now everyone can create free off-site backups with NodeSquirrel.
 
## Pantheon Acquisition
* How did the aqcuisition come about?
    * Drew - BadCamp October 2014. Sitting at a Pantheon party, ended up talking to Zack about running a services firm and product at the same time. The excitement, issues etc. involved with that. And it happened.
* Did you pitch it to him? Did he pitch it to you?
    * Me.
* So, what’s in it for them? Why did Pantheon buy NodeSquirrel?
    * They want to build great tools that developers can love and trust and use. 
* What’s new now that it’s been acquired by Pantheon?
    * It’s FREE! (There’s a new free tier)
    * It’s not a trial. It’s always free.
    * It’s not just for Pantheon customers.
    * We have access to Pantheon’s resources to further the development and continue improving support.
    * It’s been a side project from the start, but now that it’s backed by a real product company, we’re officially here for the long-haul. So, if you’ve been holding off because you didn’t want to risk storing your backups with something that might not be there in a year, you can rest assured that we’ll be here.
    * (Ronan) Now I’m able to dedicate more time and effort to the Backup and Migrate module (instead of only using my free time), which helps the community as a whole.
* What happens to current users?
    * Higher storage limits
    * Might even be able to downgrade and pay less.
    * Won’t lose any features. Still use local backup, etc. (except maybe email)
* What’s in the future?
    * Drupal 8
    * Wordpress
    * More features for both Backup and Migrate and NodeSquirrel
    * Bringing Pantheon features to NodeSquirrel and NodeSquirrel features to Pantheon (Notes)