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The Importance of Accessibility in Salesforce Development
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In 2016, a man named Guillermo Robles decided to order pizza from Domino’s. Despite his best efforts, his attempt was unsuccessful. Guillermo, a blind man, relied on screen reader software to navigate the web, and both Domino’s website and mobile app proved unusable and inaccessible with his assistive software. He later sued Domino’s under the...
Dreamforce
6 Innovative Ways to Transform Work with Slack’s Partner Ecosystem
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The easiest way to maximize business outcomes with Slack? Tap into the expertise and apps across the Slack partner ecosystem. At Dreamforce 2022, the sessions were rife with stories about the fresh ways Slack partners and customers are using the technology to boost productivity and improve knowledge-sharing. With access to the Slack partner ecosystem, Slack...
Salesforce
The Essential Study Guide for Salesforce Certifications
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A Salesforce certification is a demonstration and verification that you have expertise in a given area of Salesforce. But there’s a vast divide between wanting a Salesforce certification and actually obtaining one. Getting certified takes tremendous dedication and discipline to prepare for and pass the certification exam. But those who achieve mastery with a Salesforce...
Salesforce
Why You Need a Digital HQ for Today’s Flexible Workplace
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The Great Resignation. The Jobpocalyse. Whatever you want to refer to it as, the issue boils down to companies struggling to attract and retain talent. During the pandemic, knowledge workers got a glimpse of what life is like fitting work around their lives instead of vice versa. Many liked what they saw in a remote...
Salesforce
Exploring the Future of Salesforce Marketing Automation at Connections 2022
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Salesforce Connections is an industry event that brings marketing, commerce, and digital professionals together to inspire, educate, and, of course, connect. This year’s sold-out event was held on June 8 and 9 in Chicago. A group of Silverliners gathered with other industry leaders and cultural visionaries at Connections to grow and learn from one another....
Financial Services
7 Essential Tools and Processes for Successful DevSecOps
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When deciding what tools and processes to adopt for your digital transformation, you need to keep DevSecOps front of mind. If you evaluate the security risks in your existing or planned development and release process, you can make sure the right tools and processes are in place to mitigate these risks. First, evaluate your process...
Financial Services
The 5 Phases of an Effective DevSecOps Process
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Last week, we looked at the people and technology you need to build a strong DevSecOps foundation for your organization, and the importance of having a Center of Excellence (COE) with a clear, actionable charter. Your DevSecOps charter should define in detail how you expect your COE team to engage security throughout the development lifecycle....
Financial Services
Intro to Salesforce DevSecOps: What You Need to Know
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Over the last few years, more and more Salesforce teams have been moving away from org-based development towards DevOps, so they can collaborate more easily, manage multiple workstreams, and deliver projects quickly and incrementally. Ultimately, DevOps enables teams to get more value out of Salesforce for their businesses. As DevOps has become more familiar to...
Salesforce
A Beginner’s Guide to Salesforce MDM
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One of the most common questions that we get asked is what is MDM, and how does it fit in the Salesforce world? MDM stands for Master Data Management. To put it simply, it means creating a single source of truth, or one master “golden record” for all versions of a record across all systems....
Salesforce
Uncovering the Future of Salesforce DevOps Technology
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If you think DevOps is only a concern for developers, you’re not seeing the full picture. Yes, DevOps tools and practices do help improve code quality and eliminate production bugs for developers, but they also help managers make more regular, reliable releases and give admins the ability to quickly compare Salesforce orgs and make changes....