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Summer ’23 Release – Tip of the Week #551

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Welcome to Phil’s Salesforce Tip of the Week #551

 

Tip 1 – Summer ’23 Release

It may feel like spring is barely here, but it’s already time to think about Summer!

Admins can now sign up for a pre-release Developer Edition environment – it’s full of all the Summer ‘23 features for you to explore.

Release readiness live expected mid to late June.

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 2 – Salesforce Chief Equality Officer

“When she was appointed Salesforce’s chief equality officer, Lori Castillo Martinez set a clear vision: to become the most inclusive workplace”

Find out more about Lori and her role as chief equality officer at Salesforce.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 3 – Manchester User Group

The next Salesforce Manchester User Group will be on Wednesday 26th April, 5.30pm. It’ll be at the Slalom Manchester office again.

Expect some interesting sessions, friendly faces, and of course, plenty of pizza!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 4 – Throwback #400 (pt2)

From #400, General Salesforce Learning Resources:

  1. The Official Certification Guides – if you are looking to get certified this is the place to start. The official guides give a great breakdown of what topics each exam will cover and the points for each section.
  2. Salesforce Certification Days – A day of exam preparation from an expert which often include discount codes for the exam itself
  3. Salesforce Support official YouTube channel that has a lot of great videos
  4. Salesforce Architects Medium Blog – a fairly new blog we featured in a recent tip of the week. A superb resource to read more about all things architecture.
  5. Salesforce Engineering Medium Blog – Not necessarily talking about Salesforce technology but by the team that keeps the platform moving
  6. Salesforce Tip/Cheat Sheets – a great set of cheat sheets for all sorts of things
  7. SFDC Stop – a great blog that contains lots of Salesforce information
  8. Salesforce.org Blog – The official blog for the Salesforce.org team

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The State of Salesforce DevOps 2023 – Tip of the Week #550

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Welcome to Phil’s Salesforce Tip of the Week #550

 

Tip 1 – The State of Salesforce DevOps 2023

The latest industry report on the largest ever Salesforce DevOps survey has just been published.

You can learn key insights about how teams are using Salesforce DevOps to deliver ROI across the world, and much more.

Produced by Gearset, this report is a must read for anyone interested in DevOps!

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 2 – Air India and Salesforce

You might have read recently that Air India has chosen Salesforce to transform their customer experience. They will be making the most of Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Data Cloud, and Tableau.

“Salesforce’s flexible technologies and unified customer data platform enables us to build the resilience our business needs and deliver the personalization our customers expect.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 3 – Net Zero Cloud Accreditation

Last week Salesforce announced that its carbon accounting solution, Net Zero Cloud, has gained gold accreditation from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).

“Accredited providers help companies disclosing to CDP to identify the gaps in their environmental performance, address these gaps, and identify further opportunities for becoming leaders in the corporate environmental action space”

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 4 – Throwback #400 

From #400, General Salesforce Learning Resources:

  1. No list of Salesforce Learning Resources would be complete without mentioning Trailhead.
  2. Salesforce 101 – An Introduction to Salesforce Udemy course by Francis Pindar
  3. Salesforce Partner Community If you work for a partner you should get logged in here. You can find a number of great groups for certification fast paths as well as partner online training.
  4. Power of Us Hub – working with Non-Profits or Education organisations? Have a look at the training options in the Power of Us Hub – all free!
  5. Trailhead Academy Classes – these are paid for in person or virtual classes from Salesforce Experts. Well worth attending if you want to really learn a topic rapidly and pick the brains of someone with a lot of experience.
  6. Focus on Force is a fantastic website that has a ton of training material and resources.

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ChatGPT App for Slack – Tip of the Week #549

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Welcome to Phil’s Salesforce Tip of the Week #549

 

Tip 1 – ChatGPT App for Slack

ChatGPT has been the talk of the town, and now it’s coming to Slack!

“The app integrates ChatGPT’s powerful AI technology to deliver instant conversation summaries, research tools, and writing assistance directly in Slack to help millions of companies work more productively”

ChatGPT app for Slack – will you be using it?

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 2 – McLaren and Salesforce

McLaren Racing recently announced that it will partner with Salesforce.

“McLaren will use Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and MuleSoft to engage its fans from anywhere with relevant and personalised content to build life-long relationships”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 3 – Big News!

As you might have seen on my recent LinkedIn post, after 15 years of success with Cloud Galacticos I have decided to retire.

Though it’s not a farewell quite yet for my Salesforce Tip of the Week emails. I will be gradually winding it down…

There are still an amazing amount of Salesforce news and tips to share with all of you!

 

 

 

 

 

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Cloud Galacticos to close after 15 years of Salesforce consultancy services

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After 15 years of Cloud Galacticos, I’ve made the difficult decision to close the business.

What an amazing adventure we have had, with the opportunity to work with some great people, both clients and employees. We have also had a brilliant run as a business and this is partly the reason I’ve made this decision – it’s time to go when things are still good.

It goes without saying, we have had a long and highly successful relationship with Salesforce and I thank everyone there for the commitment you have made to Cloud Galacticos and everyone who has worked with us.

The last few years, though the pandemic have presented so many challenges, I’m humbled by the way the team at Cloud Galacticos have continued to successfully deliver for our customers.  The team, of course, are fully aware of the situation and I will do everything I can to help them find new roles and new adventures……..they come highly recommended.

The decision to close has not been easy, but I do believe it’s the right time and I’ve made the decision for all the right reasons – but I realise this impacts both clients and employees.  I will of course be managing all obligations to them as we wind down.

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Trailblazer Bootcamp – Tip of the Week #548

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Welcome to Phil’s Salesforce Tip of the Week #548

 

Tip 1 – Trailblazer Bootcamp

There are three Trailblazer Bootcamps happening in the next few months.

In April, it’s Atlanta, in May, it’s London, and July, it’s the Gold Coast in Australia.

“Join our immersive, expert-led learning experiences to build in-demand, role-based skills; earn resume-worthy credentials; and network with fellow Trailblazers”

Which Trailblazer Bootcamp are you going to?

 

 

 

 

Tip 2 – PakDreamin

PakDreamin‘, the amazing Salesforce community event, is back.

It’s returning 4th November as an in-person event in Islamabad. It will also be available virtually. So, don’t miss out!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 3 – Meet Flo!

There were lots of excitement at TrailblazerDX, most of it was for the announcement of the new addition to the Salesforce Family.

Say ‘Hello’ to Flo!

“Flo represents Salesforce’s automation suite: Salesforce Flow. Just like this portfolio of tools, the character Flo is agile, hard-working, and ready to help take your team to new heights”

 

 

 

 

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Trailhead Coach – Tip of the Week #547

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Welcome to Phil’s Salesforce Tip of the Week #547

 

Tip 1 – Trailhead Coach

Last week, Salesforce introduced Trailhead Coach, a new free career service.

“Trailhead Coach extends the power of Trailhead by offering a step-by-step pathway for individuals pursuing a career in the Salesforce ecosystem”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 2 – Learn MOAR

The Spring ’23 release trailmix is live and it’s for Admin or Developers.

Simply compete either a Learn MOAR Spring ’23 for Admins or Developers trailmix by March 31, 2023, in order to win some cool prizes. Don’t miss out!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 3 – EinsteinGPT

It’s been the talk of the town for a few weeks now. And finally, in San Francisco last week at TrailblazerDX 2023, EinsteinGPT was officially announced.

“Einstein GPT is built on top of OpenAI’s technology, but customers can bring their own AI models or use one that comes out of the box from Salesforce…”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 4 – DevOps Summit

DevOps Summit is happening next week (Thursday 23rd). The keynote talk will take you through the findings of the State of Salesforce DevOps Report 2023.

“Dive into this year’s report by joining our virtual summit. See the key findings and insights from the largest annual survey of its kind, and learn what trends are emerging in the world of Salesforce DevOps.”

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 5 – MidAtlantic Dreamin’

MidAtlantic Dreamin’ is back and will be happening 8th May. The event will be held in Philadelphia, PA.

Call for Speakers deadline Sunday 26th March. Why not involved – did I mention the event is going to be at a winery??

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Salesforce 101 – Tip of the Week #546

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Welcome to Phil’s Salesforce Tip of the Week #546

 

Tip 1 – Salesforce 101

Salesforce 101: Learn the Basics of Salesforce Configuration is happening next Wednesday 15th.

“This interactive sessions will be go through the basics configuration all new/aspiring Salesforce Admin’s should know and how to optimise the Salesforce Platform through Click not Code”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 2 – Gender Identity

Salesforce recently announced new fields for gender identity and pronoun data in its products.

“This opt-in enhancement will give organizations more inclusive ways to collect, manage, and utilize data, enabling them to build trust and form deeper connections with their customers”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 3 – YeurDreamin’ 2023

YeurDreamin‘ in back in June and it’s already shaping up to be another amazing Salesforce community event.

“YeurDreamin’ is the #1 community-led event for Salesforce professionals in Benelux”

The Call for Speakers deadline is 31st March. So don’t miss out!

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 4 – TrailblazerDX 2023 Highlights

TrailblazerDX earlier this week did not disappoint. As always, there were plenty of highlights and special announcements.

EinsteinGPT was the talk of the town, plus a new addition to the #AstroAndFriends crew – Flo (‘the flying squirrel).

Did you go to TDX23? What were your highlights?

 

 

 

 

 

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Salesforce MVP Class of 2023 – Tip of the Week #545

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Welcome to Phil’s Salesforce Tip of the Week #545

 

Tip 1 – Salesforce MVP Class of 2023

Following on from last week’s Hall of Fame announcement, it’s time for the Salesforce MVP Class of 2023.

There are 24 new trailblazers celebrating the announcement. An impressive set of people in the Salesforce ecosystem doing great things. And very well deserved!

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 2 – AppExchange Learn

AppExchange Learn is a great place to learn more about Salesforce from the AppExchange and partners.

There’s plenty of amazing articles, Webinars and app guides including ‘An Ultimate Guide to Sales‘, ‘Slack + Salesforce = More Productivity‘, and ‘How to Use AI to Improve Your Sales Efficiency‘…

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 3 – Dreamin’ in Color

Dreamin’ in Color, the amazing community conference for ‘current or aspiring Black Salesforce professionals & entrepreneurs‘, returns 14th to 16th June.

Call for Speakers is live and the deadline is 31st March. Don’t miss out!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 4 – Data Cloud

Last month it was announced that Customer Data Platform will be now known as (wait for it…) Salesforce Data Cloud for Marketers.

There is a transition period, so it be some time before one of the old names like Customer 360 Audiences, and Salesforce CDP, are phased out.

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 5 – Road to TrailblazerDX Quest

Not long till the much anticipated event that is TrailblazerDX, as in it’s next week…

So don’t forget to complete the ‘Road to TrailblazerDX Quest‘ trailmix by Monday 6th for a chance to ‘win 1 of 20 Trailblazer Hoodies or 1 of 10 Certification Vouchers‘!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Salesforce MVP Hall of Fame 2023 – Tip of the Week #544

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Welcome to Phil’s Salesforce Tip of the Week #544

 

Tip 1 – Salesforce MVP Hall of Fame 2023

It’s that time of year again for the announcement of the Salesforce MVP Hall of Fame 2023!

I’m already in this prestigious club. It’s great to see so many of my #SalesforceOhana being acknowledged this time round.

And a shout out to our COO at Cloud Galacticos, Paul Battisson for his award!

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 2 – Salesforce Admin Career Path

Have you been on the Salesforce Admin Career Path website recently?

Looks like they’ve had a refresh and made it more into a one-stop shop for all things #AwesomeAdmin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 3 – Southeast Dreamin’

Plenty of awesome community events being announced for this year. One being Southeast Dreamin’.

It’ll be in Atlanta, Georgia, USA on 29th and 30th June. And their Call for Presentations deadline is 17th March. Don’t miss out!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 4 – Managed Services

There are many reasons for looking into managed services to help you get the most of Salesforce.

By choosing Cloud Galacticos, you’ll have peace of mind. You will also have access to our highly skilled team to offer continual project support as needed.

 

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TrailblazerDX 2023 Special – Tip of the Week #543

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Welcome to Phil’s Salesforce Tip of the Week #543

*TrailblazerDX 2023 Special*

 

Tip 1 – TrailblazerDX 2023

“Calling all developers, admins, architects, partners, entrepreneurs, and IT leaders.” The ever-popular TrailblazerDX 2023 is back in San Francisco, 7th and 8th March.

“Be there when the innovations of tomorrow are revealed

We’re blurring the lines between learning and fun by bringing our whole community together for two amazing days. We’ll discover new ways to help our companies succeed now“

Are you going? What are you looking forward to most?

 

 

 

Tip 2 – TDX23.com

Looking for events/parties to attend at TrailblazerDX, or you’re putting on an event/party?

Check out tdx23.com for the latest on what’s happening at #TDX23. There’s already a growing list of great events to attend, such as ‘The Customer and Party Party‘, ‘SF Architects User Group Meet Up‘, ‘DemoJam with Elements Cloud‘.

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 3 – EinsteinGPT

ChatGPT has been the talk of the town (it does seem to be a game changer!).

And last week Benioff tweeted ‘EinsteinGPT‘ along with ‘TrailblazerDX‘ and ‘March 7‘. Guess all will be revealed at TrailblazerDX in San Francisco next month…

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 4 – Salesforce Admin’s Guide

TrailblazerDX is across two days and there’s a lot to take in from every angle. So the Salesforce Admin’s Guide is a must read.

“This handy guide together for you to get the most out of your TDX experience”

– TrailblazerDX Main Keynote + True to the Core

– Incredible low-code sessions

– Trailblazer community sessions

– Other can’t-miss content—and so much MOAR!

 

 

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