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Integration Architecture for Salesforce.com

This article was originally published for DeveloperForce on November 26, 2014.  See the following link: http://sforce.co/1AWIC3h   As a Salesforce.com Architect it is your role to lead your company in the evolution of it’s Integration Architecture. A good architect must understand both integration architecture and integration patterns.  The difference between the two is analogous to designing […]

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Becoming a Salesforce Architect – A Mind Map

There was a recent article by Business Insider (http://www.businessinsider.com/resume-tech-skills-ranked-by-salary-2014-3) in which technology salaries were rated and guess who came in #1?  That’s right – the Salesforce Architect!  I must say it is nice to have focused so deeply on something that is so hot right now.  But what does it take to be a good Salesforce […]

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My Journey to Salesforce.com Certified Technical Architect

Today I received the best email I have seen in a long time: “Congratulations!  You have successfully completed the Review Board Presentation…” Passing the Certified Technical Architect (CTA) exam is the culmination of more than 3 years of dedication to studying the Salesforce.com platform.  I was a late entrant to the program – I didn’t start […]

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Force.com Architect – Blog Series Overview

I have a set of blog articles I will be writing over the coming weeks and months (let’s be honest: years).  I wanted to list the outline of what I am planning.  I would love your feedback on which ones you would be interested in seeing sooner than later.  (These are listed in no specific […]

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2014 – Lofty Goals

When my free year on EC2 expired I realized that I needed to fork-lift my blog over to a new site.  I am so spoiled on SaaS and PaaS that I couldn’t stand the thought of dealing with my EC2 machine.  So I am officially moving to WordPress tonight and will slowly be migrating any […]

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