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Job Role

Architect

Duration

Virtual: 3 Full Day(s) or 6 Half Day(s)

User Interface

Lightning Experience

Overview

Who should take this course?


This course is designed for architects who are responsible for building enterprise data management solutions using Salesforce. This is also a great course for anyone interested in earning their Data Architect credential.


When you complete this course, you will be able to:


  • Leverage the Salesforce Well-Architected Framework to build high-performing enterprise data management solutions on the Salesforce Platform.
  • Explain the role of data governance in relation to data quality, data privacy, and data security.
  • Design scalable Salesforce data models that correctly illustrate object relationships and cardinality.
  • Use standard, custom, external, and big objects to address business requirements and meet compliance standards.
  • Make design decisions that account for large data volume considerations.
  • Migrate data from legacy systems directly into Salesforce using APIs, among other data migration tools.

Prework

Prepare for the course with this Trailmix.

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Lessons and Topics

Data Governance

  • Review the Salesforce Well-Architected Framework
  • Define Data Governance
  • Compare Data Governance Program Design Techniques
  • Assess Data Governance Requirements
  • Examine a Data Governance Use Case


Master Data Management

  • Define Master Data Management
  • Compare Master Data Management Techniques
  • Assess Master Data Management Requirements
  • Examine a Master Data Management Use Case


Data Modeling

  • Define Data Modeling
  • Identify Data Modeling Objects, Fields, and Relationships
  • Compare Data Modeling Techniques
  • Assess Data Modeling Requirements
  • Understand Data Modeling for Customer 360
  • Examine a Data Modeling Use Case


Salesforce Data Management

  • Define Salesforce Data Management
  • Describe Standard Objects
  • Understand Custom Objects
  • Review Salesforce License Types
  • Examine Standard and Custom Object Use Cases
  • Define Big Objects
  • Compare Use Cases for Different Objects
  • Identify Benefits and Drawbacks of Big Objects in Data Models


Large Data Volume Considerations

  • Define Large Data Volumes
  • Assess Large Data Volume Considerations
  • Examine a Large Data Volume Use Case


Search and Query Performance

  • Define Query Optimizer
  • Optimize Query Performance

 

Data Migration and Introduction to Data Cloud

  • Define Data Migration
  • Review Data Migration Techniques
  • Migrate Large Data Volumes into Salesforce
  • Define Data Cloud
  • Understand Data Cloud Functionality
  • Examine a Data Cloud for Customer 360 Use Case


Data Architecture Case Study

  • Examine Data Architecture Use Cases
  • Design a Data Architecture Solution