The Seer
THE BIG PICTURE
6 Tips to Optimize Your Salesforce Data Recovery Plan
6 Ways Security Debt Becomes Business Debt
In 2024, 30.2% of businesses experienced data loss, up from 17.2% in 2023. A well-planned Salesforce data recovery plan gives organizations the tools and guidance they need to quickly return to operations after a data outage and avoid costly downtime.
There are far too many potential sources of data loss to completely guard against all of them. Those who fail to plan for worst-case scenarios are setting themselves up for loss of consumer trust, compliance failures, and massive amounts of lost money.
Every organization carries some level of security debt: the accumulation of unaddressed risks, vulnerabilities, and outdated controls that pile up over time.
Like financial debt, it’s easy to ignore when business is good and systems are stable. But the longer it lingers, the more expensive it becomes. The “interest” on this debt compounds through downtime, fines, and lost trust, until the balance comes due in the form of a breach or disruption.
Security debt isn’t a technical issue alone. It’s a business liability that erodes efficiency, damages reputation, and constrains growth.
Industry Pulse
How AutoRABIT + nCino Help Banks Drive Salesforce Digital Transformation
6 Tips for Building Business Continuity Into Salesforce DevOps
Banks looking to streamline processes and increase the value they offer their customers will see huge benefits from combining the power of AutoRABIT and nCino on Salesforce. Banking customers expect state-of-the-art software and mobile capabilities.
Any bank that doesn’t offer these capabilities will fall behind their competition. The financial services industry is among the most frequent targets for cybercriminals. Having a constantly updated data security approach is critical to properly protecting sensitive data.
Business continuity used to mean having a binder on a shelf for when something went wrong. But in today’s digital economy, continuity is no longer a contingency plan. It’s a requirement baked into everyday operations. For organizations that depend on Salesforce, this truth is magnified. Salesforce houses customer data, revenue pipelines, service processes, and compliance-critical records. A disruption in Salesforce doesn’t just slow down IT—it reverberates through sales, marketing, support, and finance.
Yet many DevOps pipelines supporting Salesforce remain optimized for speed at the expense of resilience. Deployments are measured in terms of velocity, not reliability. Testing often prioritizes features, not failure modes. And backup strategies are frequently manual or inconsistent.
The result? Even minor disruptions can become costly business events. According to IDC, unplanned application downtime costs large enterprises an average of $1.25–$2.5 billion per year. For Salesforce-driven organizations, where customer engagement is the lifeblood of business, those costs are amplified by reputational damage and lost trust.
Expert Voices
Salesforce AppSec: A Comprehensive Guide to Key Application Security Acronyms
The Agentic Enterprise Arrives: Inside Salesforce’s Dreamforce 2025 Announcements
In the realm of application security, many industry experts often refer to acronyms and as a developer, decoding these acronyms is crucial, as they represent key facets of safeguarding your applications.
In this guide, we’ll unravel the top 7 application security acronyms, offering not just their definitions but also insights into how code scanning tools address potential vulnerabilities, along with a glimpse into real-world examples of potential hacks.
Dreamforce isn’t just another product showcase. It consistently marks a shift in Salesforce identity. This year’s theme, centered around the “Agentic Enterprise,” redefined what it means to integrate AI into business systems.
Instead of copilots and assistants, Salesforce introduced agents—autonomous systems capable of action, orchestration, and decision-making across the enterprise.
Let’s break down the major announcements from Dreamforce 2025 and explore what they mean for the future of enterprise automation and CRM.
Beyond the Buzz
How Do Salesforce Deployment Tools Expedite Release Cycles?
Overcoming DevSecOps Challenges in Salesforce Environments
Human error is continuously labeled as the leading cause of data loss. Salesforce deployment tools reduce the potential for human error by automating critical quality and security processes in the DevOps lifecycle.
A streamlined release cycle enables organizations to be more flexible and agile in their responses to software needs. Eliminating errors and automating time-consuming manual processes enable faster delivery of features and updates.
Salesforce has become a cornerstone of enterprise operations, connecting data, users, and processes across teams. That power comes with complexity and risk.
As attack surfaces grow, organizations turn to DevSecOps to bring security into every phase of development. Yet Salesforce’s low-code flexibility and interconnected ecosystem make implementation uniquely difficult. Success requires aligning culture, tools, and governance around a single goal: delivering innovation securely, at scale.
We’ll explore seven challenges where most teams stumble, as well as a clear strategy to turn security from an obstacle into a competitive advantage.
