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Integration Architecture for Salesforce.com
Posted on November 27, 2014 2 Comments
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 […]
Becoming a Salesforce Architect – A Mind Map
Posted on April 1, 2014 1 Comment
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 […]
My Unofficial Study Guide for the Certified Technical Architect
Posted on March 14, 2014 5 Comments
For more background on the whole process of CTA check out my lengthy post. Prerequisites – DEV401 or equivalent – DEV501 or equivalent – ADM201 or equivalent – ADM301 or equivalent – Sales Cloud Consultant Certification or equivalent – Service Cloud Consultant Certification or equivalent – Technical Architect Study Guide material – Enterprise Technical Architecture – especially […]
My Journey to Salesforce.com Certified Technical Architect
Posted on March 12, 2014 37 Comments
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 […]
Force.com Architect – Blog Series Overview
Posted on January 10, 2014 3 Comments
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 […]
2014 – Lofty Goals
Posted on December 27, 2013 Leave a Comment
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 […]
Force.com IDE running on Eclipse 4.2 (Juno)
Posted on December 9, 2012 Leave a Comment
Quick tip: When trying to install the Force.com IDE (http://www.adnsandbox.com/tools/ide/install/) into Eclipse 4.2 (Juno) you will receive errors. The fix is very simple. Get a hold of the following JAR file: org.eclipse.update.ui_3.2.300.v20100512.jar and place it in your Eclipse ‘plugins’ directory. This is especially easy if you have an older version of Eclipse. I copied it from […]
Using the Force.com Web Services Connector to access the Salesforce.com API
Posted on November 27, 2012 2 Comments
In this post we will be creating a Salesforce.com client application that can communicate with and alter the Salesforce.com data in your org. This would be the building blocks for a custom Java on-premise app. We are using the WSC open source project for connection to Salesforce.com. This is a web service client stack that […]
Salesforce.com APEX REST + oAuth
Posted on August 2, 2012 Leave a Comment
We are building an integration between Salesforce.com and a custom iPhone application. The system has the following high level requirements: 1) Salesforce.com will stand up a custom API for communication with the iPhone. Apex Rest web services will be used. 2) oAuth will be used for the iPhone to authenticate into Salesforce.com. There were enough nuances in […]
The Enterprise Force.com Architect 
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