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From the 1st of February 2022, Salesforce Customers are contractually required to use Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) to access Salesforce products. Let’s look at some of the key considerations. Table of Contents What is MFA? MFA enhances security by requiring users of a service, such as Salesforce, to provide more than one piece of evidence to …
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Over the past few months I’ve been working with my friend, Yau, to create an introductory course for new Salesforce users. I am pleased to announce that “Salesforce CRM: A Complete Introduction” is now available! In this post, I’ll share with you some of the high-level content of the course and how to access the course …
Earlier today I took the Data Architecture and Management Designer certification exam. Happily, I passed! In this post, I wish to share some tips and lessons learned for anyone seeking to study this certification. Table of Contents About the Exam The certification is one of four pre-requisites to earn the Application Architect certification. The exam covers …
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Ever wanted a piece of functionality in Salesforce, which isn’t available yet? Wish it was part of the core platform? That’s where the IdeaExchange comes in! In this post, I’ll take a quick look at the IdeaExchange, Prioritisation, how to spend your coins and where to go to learn more. Table of Contents What’s the IdeaExchange & …
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It’s nearly time for the last Salesforce Release of 2021! It has come around quickly. Let’s take a look at some of the best bits of Winter ’22! NOTE: At the time of writing, the Winter ’22 Release Notes are in Preview. Details are subject to change. Table of Contents Analytics Enhancements Report Run Page: Inline …
Einstein Search It’s time for another #LightningFlap! In this post, we’ll cover Einstein Search. This is Generally Available in Summer ’21. We’ll show what Einstein Search is, how to set it up and use it. Let’s get started! Table of Contents What is Einstein Search? First introduced in Winter ’20, Einstein Search is the next-generation of …
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In-App Guidance has been enhanced further in the Summer ’21 Release. This follows other updates in Spring ’21. Table of Contents In-App Guidance: Targeted Prompts In-App Guidance allows us to create targeted prompts for users. This has many use cases. For example, helping adoption and signposting changes. As of Summer ’21, the types of Prompts supported …
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Welcome back to this mini-series on Salesforce Certifications! In the last post we covered the reasons and benefits for passing certifications. Here, we will look at some of the key resources to help you. We will also give you some tips to help you prepare for your certifications. Salesforce Certified Professional Logo Table of Contents …
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Each year, Salesforce’s products expand. The number of certifications also increases. With so many certifications (~40) to choose from, the options can seem bewildering! Recently, a friend of mine, Adam Lawrence and I discussed certifications. This covered two themes: Why study them and are they worth it? What resources are available? This post looks at …
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The Salesforce Summer ’21 Release is nearly here! In this post, we shall cover what Summer ’21 is, when it is and some recommendations on what you should do ahead of the Release. NOTE: Summer ’21 is currently in preview. This means this is still subject to ‘safe habor’ and change. Table of Contents What is Summer …
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