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Salesforce Data Architect Certification Guide

By : Aaron Allport
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Salesforce Data Architect Certification Guide

By: Aaron Allport

Overview of this book

The Salesforce Data Architect is a prerequisite exam for the Application Architect half of the Salesforce Certified Technical Architect credential. This book offers complete, up-to-date coverage of the Salesforce Data Architect exam so you can take it with confidence. The book is written in a clear, succinct way with self-assessment and practice exam questions, covering all the topics necessary to help you pass the exam with ease. You’ll understand the theory around Salesforce data modeling, database design, master data management (MDM), Salesforce data management (SDM), and data governance. Additionally, performance considerations associated with large data volumes will be covered. You’ll also get to grips with data migration and understand the supporting theory needed to achieve Salesforce Data Architect certification. By the end of this Salesforce book, you'll have covered everything you need to know to pass the Salesforce Data Architect certification exam and have a handy, on-the-job desktop reference guide to re-visit the concepts.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
1
Section 1: Salesforce Data Architect Theory
9
Section 2: Salesforce Data Architect Design
15
Section 3: Applying What We've Learned – Practice Questions and Revision Aids

Pulling together data from multiple Salesforce instances

Salesforce data architects must be able to design how to effectively consolidate, process, and leverage data from multiple Salesforce instances. While there are pros and cons of using multiple Salesforce instances within the boundaries of an Information Technology (IT) enterprise, there are instances where knowing how to best leverage the data from those multiple instances together across the IT enterprise can unlock value for your users. Salesforce offers several options or solutions in bringing data from several instances of Salesforce. These can include the following:

  • Salesforce Connect
  • Salesforce to Salesforce
  • Bulk API
  • Batch Apex

These are explained in the following sections.

Salesforce Connect

As explained in Chapter 3, Master Data Management, Salesforce Connect is a method for pulling in data from external data sources, using the OAuth 2.0 protocol, OAuth 4.0 protocol, or a custom Apex adapter...