Introducing Security to DevOps for Salesforce
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 efforts. […]
Why Use a Third-Party Data Backup Tool in Salesforce?
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 full […]
How Does Version Control Help Salesforce Developers?
Keeping track of changes to your main code repository throughout the Salesforce DevOps pipeline can become challenging. There are many sources for these changes, and these changes can occur at a variety of times. So how do you maintain control of the code changes while ensuring errors don’t arise? Salesforce source control is the practice […]
7 Benefits of Continuous Delivery in Salesforce
DevOps tools and processes all share a similar goal: create a better product in a more streamlined fashion. However, the needs and chosen practices of each DevOps pipeline are going to vary. Your needs are not the same as those of even your direct competitors. Finding the tools that best address your needs will save […]
How to Backup Salesforce Data
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 of […]
7 Tips for Healthcare Companies to Optimize the Salesforce DevOps Pipeline
An efficient Salesforce DevOps pipeline is beneficial to every business. However, the importance of services provided by healthcare companies to their customers heightens the necessity of creating reliable updates and applications. An optimized Salesforce DevOps pipeline keeps costs low for healthcare companies while helping them produce products that can positively impact the lives of their […]
The Role of Metadata in DevOps for Salesforce
Metadata is an ever-present aspect of every Salesforce environment, whether you’re aware of it or not. It often exists behind the scenes but that doesn’t make it any less important. In fact, your Salesforce environment would cease to operate if all your metadata were to suddenly disappear. Metadata plays a variety of essential roles in […]
9 Essential Aspects of a Successful Salesforce Data Security Policy
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, and procedures. The […]
9 Tips for Working on a Multi-Developer Team
Producing more software releases involves more than simply adding more developers to your team. In fact, multi-developer teams can run into issues such as code overwrites that can contribute to the failure of a release. Streamlining your Salesforce DevOps efforts involves the utilization of intentional processes and tools to optimize your team members’ contributions. Numerous […]
Avoid These Common Salesforce CI/CD Mistakes
Developing software updates and applications requires a massive amount of time, energy, and attention. The scope of the project will dictate the resources it requires, but there will always be multiple team members addressing various aspects of the project. DevOps aims to incorporate the efforts of multiple team members to expedite the process while maintaining […]