Today was dreamOle in Sevilla, Spain. It was awesome to be around kindred spirits again. It’s been so long since my last Salesforce conference (*cough* COVID *cough*).
There were quite a few interesting sessions to attend. Here are my personal favorites, in no particular order.
Data Migration with Salesforce Data Migration Utility plugin
A relatively unknown way to quickly move data from one instance to another, and masking data as needed.
https://help.sfdmu.com/get-started
Decision trees for architects
A design pattern to making difficult design decisions. It also helps validate your final decision with business owners.
https://medium.com/salesforce-architects/decision-trees-for-architects-6c5b95a1c25e
7 killer tips all new Salesforce Consultants must know to be successful
There isn’t much info available online, but was the only one that was co-hosted by a hand puppet (hi, Pei!)
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pmlim_salesforce-activity-7020384145130311680-pf3i
Design patterns for Salesforce CI/CD
General tips, guidelines, and patterns for continuous improvement/continuous delivery.
https://www.pablogonzalez.io/dreamforce-cicd/
Aside from the sessions, I was able to connect with some wonderfully inspiring people today, including the first Salesforce MVP in Africa.
The takeaway
Wherever you are in the world, take some time in the year to attend at least one of your local Salesforce conferences or user group meetings. You’ll instantly be surrounded by fellow consultants, developers and architects, and be able to share your love (and frustrations) with Salesforce, and walk away feeling more connected than ever!