What Not to Do about Data
This chapter is about the ways in which you can compromise your data layer on the Salesforce platform. Throughout this chapter, we cover four data domain anti-patterns that occur with some frequency in Salesforce environments and give you pointers on how to recognize and avoid them.
In this chapter, we’re going to cover the following main topics:
- Why treating Salesforce as a relational database won’t lead to acceptable results
- How failing to coordinate activities can lead to a disconnected data model with serious negative repercussions
- The negative consequences of failing to plan for growth in your database, especially when you should know better
- Why data synchronization can be a great solution on a small scale, but a nightmare on a larger scale
After completing this chapter, you will have a good understanding of how Salesforce is different from a traditional relational database and why that matters greatly. You...
