BLOG 2020 changed the way many companies operate. Most notably, remote work has grown in popularity. It’s estimated that 36.2 million Americans will be working remotely by 2025, which is an 87% increase compared to before 2020. Cloud computing is an essential aspect of growing along with the changing expectations of both customers and team …
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BLOG Incorporating DevOps for Salesforce has helped numerous companies to optimize and streamline their development efforts. Stronger projects, faster release cycles, and reduced overhead costs have solidified the essentiality of incorporating DevOps tools and practices. However, fast release cycles and reliable products are not the only factors in the success of your DevOps for Salesforce …
BLOG There are a lot of options for DevOps tools. The dev environment in which you work will point you toward specific options. And for those that work within the Salesforce development environment, there are native Salesforce options for some of the most important DevOps tools. Salesforce data backup is an essential aspect of a …
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BLOG Salesforce data security should be a constant concern. The consequences of a data breach or data loss event can be very expensive while also interrupting your ability to remain in operations. The threats facing your Salesforce environment are constantly evolving so you need to cover your bases in every way possible. This includes tactics …
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BLOG Before learning how to backup Salesforce data, it’s important to understand why you need to create reliable backups in the first place. This context helps frame how essential it is to pay proper attention to these backups—as well as the proper resources. 96% of businesses experience some form of an outage over the course …
BLOG Data security needs to be a main consideration for every company. Salesforce DevOps pipelines have the ability to address this with new updates and applications. However, these software releases will only assist data security efforts if structured properly. A beneficial Salesforce data security policy will involve the utilization of a series of tactics, tools, …
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BLOG Cyberattacks, accidental deletions, phishing attempts—there are numerous ways your Salesforce system data and metadata can become compromised. Many companies make use of personalization, plug-ins, and more to tailor their Salesforce environment to their specific needs—and this can create security concerns. Salesforce itself is very stable and secure. Vulnerabilities are introduced to the system when …
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BLOG Your Salesforce system very likely contains a large amount of data. This includes everything from general network information, team member data, vendor data, customer data, and more. These repositories can range from the mundane, nuts-and-bolts aspects of operating a business to more sensitive information. But even if every piece of data might not seem …
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BLOG Salesforce data loss is a major concern for every business. It can affect compliance with government regulations, cost massive amounts of money, threaten the functionality of the Salesforce environment, and impact consumer trust. The average data breach costs companies $3.86 million. And while data breaches are only one form of data loss, it’s indicative …
BLOG The banking industry provides a variety of important services to their customers. Maintaining savings accounts, providing loans, paying bills—these services have a sizeable impact on the clients’ quality of life. There are many banks to choose from. And these customers are going to gravitate toward banks that have the best quality of services, highest …
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BLOG Data security is an ongoing concern. The threats to your Salesforce data are constantly evolving, and so must your data security measures. Cybercrime is definitely a threat, but it is not the only potential source of data loss or system corruption. In fact, the total damages associated with cybercrime are projected to cost $6 …
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BLOG Data security needs to be a top concern. Every business is connected to the internet in one way or another. Cloud-based systems such as Salesforce are mostly secure when operated correctly. However, nothing on the internet is 100% secure. Cybercrime is up 600% over the last year, and that’s just one potential source of …
BLOG We’ve discussed at length how important it is to protect your Salesforce data. Loss of access or corrupted data can have wide-ranging effects on daily operations and cost a considerable amount of money. A reliable backup and recovery infrastructure is essential to guarding against the possibility of a data disaster. And like most types …
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BLOG Salesforce development teams are taking control of their dev cycles by bringing the work off-platform and under control. Salesforce customers around the world found themselves unable to access their accounts for hours on May 11, 2021. An infrastructure issue took the software giant down and left their customers without an estimate as to when …
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BLOG The basic metadata definition of “data about data” is pretty well known at this point. However, even with this general idea being familiar, many of us don’t truly understand what metadata actually is or how it can impact the functionality and security of our Salesforce systems. Cybercriminals are always looking for a weak point …
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BLOG Data security should be a major consideration for every business, regardless of their industry. However, there are some industries that have a greater need for protecting their system information as well as the information of their customers. Financial institutions provide a service that is inextricable from their customers’ lives. Financial services impact the most …
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BLOG The security measures we put in place and the daily habits of our team members can either be our greatest asset or a vulnerability. 95% of data breaches are the result of human error. Picture your Salesforce instance as a large building with multiple doors. Cybercriminals are going to try each one of those …
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BLOG Software updates and new service rollouts used to occur a few times a year. The span between releases could be months, which gave companies plenty of time to test their releases for bugs, security vulnerabilities, and more. But like just about everything else in the business landscape, things have changed over the last decade. …
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BLOG Banks provide essential services to their customers. Money management exists beneath some of the most important aspects of living in society—paychecks, savings accounts, bill payments, housing funds, loans, etc. The good news for consumers is that there are a variety of places they can go to fulfill these needs. This ensures that banking services …
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BLOG Losing your Salesforce data is probably one thing you don’t like to think about. The consequences could be drastic and it might be more comfortable to simply continue along as though a data loss event isn’t a possibility—but it is. According to a 2019 study by LogicMonitor, 96% of companies experienced at least one …
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BLOG Every business wants to avoid downtime. They can’t bring in any money if their customers can’t access their services. However, this basic imperative is even more of a necessity for the financial services industry. Gartner estimated the cost of IT downtime cost the average company $5,600 per minute back in 2014. This estimate will …
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BLOG Many of us have been told about the necessity of strong passwords and safe internet habits from the moment we began using the internet. The threat of cyberattacks are seemingly so apparent that the importance of maintaining these security measures is often unspoken. But many of us don’t actually understand why these safe practices …
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BLOG Cybersecurity needs to be a major concern in 2021. Companies and consumers have drastically increased their use of technology to account for the changing landscape of the pandemic. Cybercriminals are taking this opportunity to exploit every weakness they can find. In fact, it’s estimated that a cyberattack will occur every 11 seconds in 2021. …
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BLOG Losing access to your metadata—and therefore the functionality of your Salesforce platform—can be a huge problem. Businesses rely on this functionality to complete their daily tasks. It’s how they serve customers. Team members rely on the ability to efficiently and confidently perform their duties. There are many ways a system can lose access to …
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BLOG The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way many companies are running their businesses. A series of new challenges have impacted every industry in their own unique ways. One unifying consideration is that many companies have elected to allow their employees to work remotely. The inability to work alongside coworkers has led to the integration …
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BLOG Data security requires you to take a step back on look at the entire technological landscape. There are often tangential relationships that can end up exposing your entire system. For example, Home Depot had their customers’ information compromised because of a hack to a third-party vendor. This created a backdoor to their system, which …
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BLOG The overall security of your Salesforce platform is going to be he sum of a variety of factors. A major aspect your overall security is going to involve both how your code is written, and how it is handled. And if security is one of your major concerns, code quality is going to be …
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BLOG The importance of Salesforce data security is no secret. It’s estimated that cybercrime will cost companies $6 trillion in 2021. Cybercriminals are constantly on the lookout for new opportunities, unseen vulnerabilities, and inventive ways to exploit incomplete defense strategies. DevOps is the union of developmental practices and operations considerations. It combines the processes of …
BLOG We’re excited to announce the addition to our existing support of nCino Bank Operating System® with AutoRABIT ARM release management new data protection capabilities with AutoRABIT Vault for nCino. With this new offering, financial institutions that use nCino’s Bank Operating System® to help stay ahead of rapidly changing market conditions and drive innovation now …
BLOG Salesforce data security is an important aspect of protecting your business as well as your customers. This information informs your daily tasks. It provides essential insights into your choices. The processes that come from this data are integral to efficient completions of tasks. Access control is your first line of defense for protecting your …
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