You're reading from Salesforce Data Architecture and Management A pragmatic guide for aspiring Salesforce architects and developers to manage, govern, and secure their data effectively

Product type Paperback

Published in Jul 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801073240

Length 376 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Salesforce

Concepts

CRM

Author (1):

Ahsan Zafar

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Table of Contents (14) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Data Architecture and Data Management Essentials

2. Chapter 1:Data Architect Roles and Responsibilities FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Understanding Salesforce Objects and Data Modeling

4. Chapter 3: Understanding Data Management

5. Section 2: Salesforce Data Governance and Master Data Management

6. Chapter 4: Making Sense of Master Data Management

7. Chapter 5: Implementing Data Governance

8. Chapter 6: Managing Performance

9. Section 3: Large Data Volumes (LDVs) and Data Migrations

10. Chapter 7: Working with Large Volumes of Data

11. Chapter 8: Best Practices for General Data Migration

12. Assessments

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