Do I Need a Salesforce Metadata Backup?
Taking proper care of your Salesforce data and metadata begins the moment you introduce a line of code to a new update or application. However, utilizing static code analysis is only the first step toward securing and appropriately managing system metadata. A Salesforce metadata backup is an essential aspect of a full data governance strategy […]
How a Salesforce Code Scanner Boosts Data Security
Data security needs to be a major concern for all Salesforce developers. The applications and updates you produce can either guard against or create potential security risks. Buggy or malfunctioning software creates unnecessary data security vulnerabilities. As is the case with other aspects of your products, the quality of code will have a drastic impact […]
Sophos: Code Analysis Case Study
Sophos is an international security company founded in Oxford, United Kingdom in 1985. Sophos supplies businesses and individuals with anti-virus software, compliance consulting, and network security solutions. To date Sophos has 3000+ employees, 250,000+ customers, 100+ million users, and 30,000+ channel partners. THE CHALLENGE Sophos has used Salesforce since 2011, not only for CRM, but […]
Dentsply Sirona: Taking A Bite Out Of Code
Unless you are in the dental industry, you may have never heard of Dentsply Sirona. Dentsply Sirona is the world’s largest manufacturer of dental products and technologies, empowering dental professionals to provide better, safer, and faster dental care. Dentsply Sirona manufactures leading dental products across multiple platforms, such as consumables, equipment, and specialty products. If […]
PolSource: Offering Salesforce Static Code Analysis Solution Customer Success
PolSource, a boutique, global Salesforce Systems Integrator, has been challenging and exceeding client expectations, by innovating and delivering success on the Salesforce Customer Success Platform. PolSource works with companies across all industries and sizes, in many cases alongside in-house development teams. THE CHALLENGE PolSource had been using PMD as a static code analysis tool. PMD offers free, […]
Integrating static code analysis tools into existing code review practices
Many companies have formal processes for performing code reviews to reduce defects during development. These processes involve using the development team to check proposed code changes before deployment. The goal is to find functionality issues, security threats, and other bugs before they are transferred into a production environment. It doesn’t matter if the person who wrote […]
Top 8 DevSecOps Security Tools Every Salesforce Team Needs
Salesforce DevSecOps security tools are an essential aspect of properly securing your Salesforce environment and producing applications and updates that support your data security strategy. Why It Matters: Traditionally, security considerations weren’t addressed until the last stages of the development pipeline, but this mindset is outdated. DevSecOps includes data security considerations throughout the dev pipeline from the […]
How to Choose the Best Salesforce Static Code Analysis Tools
The tools that you use to streamline your Salesforce development process are what allow you to deliver the best and most efficient version of your release. Planning, project management, source code management, static code analysis (SCA), and continuous integration, these are tools that help to streamline the development process. Each of these tools plays an […]