Dreamforce 2022 marked my return to the biggest Salesforce event, after my first visit in 2011. If you saw my earlier article, you’ll know that this time I went far better prepared to maximize my experience. Here are some of my highlights over ten years later.
If you’re starting to explore DevOps, you might have come across the view that it’s something that’s only for Agile developers in code-based development environments. But, who says you can't learn to be lean and keen yourself, whatever environment you’re working in?
Dreamforce is almost upon us! For those lucky enough to be attending, by now you’re probably familiar with the feeling that comes with choosing which sessions to catch. Endless possibilities and deliberation, the excitement to learn about new features, or hear customer stories.
Whether you’re entirely new to DevOps, or are familiar with the concept but haven’t yet applied it to Salesforce development, DevOps Launchpad is here to help! At its simplest, 'DevOps' is a set of practices that merge the previously siloed areas of software development (Dev) and operations (Ops). DevOps helps teams build, integrate, test and deploy faster and more collaboratively than ever before.
I attended my first Dreamforce back in 2011. At that point, I’d only been in the Salesforce world for a little over a year and it was just a portion of my job role. I’d been to a few Salesforce User Groups—long before they were called Trailblazer Community Groups—but I didn’t know much about Dreamforce and I didn’t know many folks in the community.
Salesforce DevOps is increasingly the solution for today’s Salesforce developments challenges. The State of Salesforce Devops 2022 survey found that 66% of companies use source control while 85% of teams say DevOps has boosted their Salesforce ROI.
Salesforce DevOps adoption continues to increase globally, with teams seeing impact across efficiency, improved return on investment (ROI) and easier, more frequent releases. So what are the key components that help drive successful adoption of DevOps processes and principles in these high-performing teams?
Most of us are seeking that elusive work/life balance, which is why more control over both the way we work and our career development is very attractive. So instead of trying to set a distant career resolution, how about joining a revolution?
Matt Pieper, Director of Business Systems Engineering at CareRev joined DevOps Advocate Jack McCurdy for a conversation exploring his team’s journey towards CI/CD.
Depending where you work, it can be hard to believe that less than twenty years ago, most software development organisations worked with a structured hierarchy of decision makers – typically senior developers, business analysts and technical architects.
The journey to learning Salesforce DevOps is an exciting one — gaining skills is a gamechanger no matter where you are in your career. But committing to learning new terminology and getting the hang of new processes can be a little daunting.
One of the biggest advantages to learning more about Salesforce DevOps is the variety of skills anyone and everyone can pick up on their learning journey.
A new hobby? A new exercise regime? A new job? It’s that time of the year again where we all get stuck into self-improvement.
An ever-increasing number of Salesforce’s 150,000 customers worldwide are adopting DevOps best practices to improve business processes. They know that DevOps unlocks efficiencies within release cycles and sharpens the customer experience.
Community and support from people you trust are key whatever the learning journey you’re on. Seeing people that you relate to going through the same challenges and enjoying the same success provides an emotional lift that would benefit anyone.
One great advantage of using Salesforce is that new features are regularly released which benefit the user and unlock higher business performance.
Whether you’re planning to take on some new Salesforce responsibilities, or you're setting out on a totally new trajectory as a Salesforce administrator or developer, becoming a DevOps master will have an enormous impact on your professional prospects.
What do seasoned release managers, Salesforce developers and admins just getting their teeth into Salesforce all have in common? The fact that Salesforce DevOps skills are hugely valuable and practical — whatever their role and no matter what stage they’re at in their careers.