DevOps Launchpad

A free training platform for all areas of Salesforce DevOps

Whether you’re just discovering DevOps, or wondering how it works for the Salesforce platform, DevOps Launchpad is here to help.

Build your Salesforce DevOps skill set
Develop your DevOps knowledge and give your Salesforce career a boost.
Train your development and release teams
Get new and existing team members up to speed on all things Salesforce DevOps.
Earn Salesforce DevOps certifications
Share your DevOps Launchpad certificates on social media and add them to your résumé.

Build your skills and expertise in all areas of Salesforce DevOps

Salesforce DevOps Fundamentals

Cover the full range of DevOps concepts, including version control, CI/CD, test automation, backups and more. Start now.

CI/CD for Salesforce

Sort out continuous integration from continuous deployment, and master release automation for Salesforce. Start now.

Salesforce DevOps Leadership

Become a certified leader for DevOps, so you can drive successful adoption and measure your performance. Start now.

Salesforce Backup

Learn how to build a disaster recovery plan for Salesforce that protects your data and metadata. Start now.

Gearset Academy

Get hands-on experience of Salesforce DevOps, exploring every corner of the Gearset platform. Start now.

About DevOps Launchpad

DevOps Launchpad was created to meet the ever-growing demand for training in DevOps principles and practices, specifically for the Salesforce platform. We’re constantly updating and adding courses with the latest best practices.

The courses and quizzes on DevOps Launchpad are curated by experts in the field from Gearset, the leading DevOps platform for Salesforce. But apart from Gearset Academy, the content on DevOps Launchpad is all vendor-neutral, and useful for anyone learning more about Salesforce DevOps.

Who is DevOps Launchpad for?

DevOps is all about bringing people together to collaborate on one streamlined development life cycle. Whatever your role or level of experience, DevOps Launchpad has courses for you!

Salesforce Admins

Master DevOps with clicks not code, empowering declarative developers and configurators!

Salesforce Developers

Apply DevOps best practices to your Salesforce development process.

Salesforce Architects

Explore how continuous delivery can support well-architected Salesforce orgs.

Release Managers

See how DevOps practices bring visibility and stability to release management.

Development Team Leads

Embrace DevOps culture and improve performance at any team size.

From accidental admin to principal engineer: an unexpected Salesforce journey

At DevOps Launchpad, we love to spotlight the real stories behind career growth in the Salesforce ecosystem. Recently, we were thrilled to host Kyle Bentsen, Principal Salesforce Engineer, for the April edition of our “Careers in DevOps” webinar series. Kyle shared his incredible journey through the world of Salesforce — from his unexpected start as an “accidental admin” to leading DevOps strategy at some of the biggest names in tech. In this post, Kyle walks us through the pivotal moments of his career, the lessons he learned along the way, and his top advice for those looking to grow their technical skills and embrace DevOps in Salesforce. Missed the webinar? You can catch the full recording here.

5 steps to building observability into your Salesforce development process

Observability is vital for modern DevOps, giving Salesforce teams true visibility over what’s happening within their orgs. But knowing what observability is, and understanding why it matters, is just the starting point. The real transformation comes when we learn how to effectively build observability practices into our day-to-day Salesforce development process.

What is observability and why does it matter for Salesforce DevOps?

In the world of Salesforce development, we’re constantly striving for smoother releases, more stable applications, and a better experience for our users. A key practice that underpins all of these goals, and one that's becoming increasingly vital in Salesforce DevOps, is observability. In this blog post, DevOps Architect Andy Barrick deep dives into what observability is, and why should it be on your radar if you’re serious about optimizing your Salesforce DevOps lifecycle.