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Category: Salesforce

Salesforce…

datafam + ohana = awesomeness

1 Feb 20231 Feb 2023
When Salesforce acquired Tableau in August of 2019, two worlds collided. This was an event of much more significance than many previous technology acquisitions, like that of EdgeSpring or BeyondCore,…
Business Analytics…

Data is the new soil

4 Dec 20225 Dec 2022
It has been said, repeatedly, that data is the new oil. Here is how Clive Humby, the data science entrepreneur who coined the phrase “data is the new oil,” compares…
Business Analytics…

Why do you need CRM Analytics when you have reports and dashboards?

22 Oct 202223 Oct 2022
You’re using Salesforce, the #1 CRM in the world. It comes with best-in-class native analytics, providing powerful, customisable reports and dashboards. It’s working really well for your team or business.…
Life hacks…

Disability will not define me

19 Aug 2022
Guest post by Trailblazer Craig Pollok, Solutions Consultant, Salesforce Disability will not define me. I was 16 years old, disabled and depressed. Fast forward to today – I am 29 years…
Life hacks…

How can you build a career in the Salesforce ecosystem?

21 Apr 202221 Apr 2022
There has never been a better time to build an exciting and rewarding career around Salesforce, the world’s #1 CRM (Customer Relationship Management software). The global COVID pandemic has acted…
Business Analytics…

Developing your first Analytics app in Tableau CRM

3 Dec 2021
I am excited to have completed the draft copy of my book, Creating Actionable Insights Using TableauCRM, which will be launched on December 29 of this year. As a teaser, I wanted…
Salesforce…

Salesforce vs HubSpot – the ultimate CRM showdown!

7 Oct 202128 Oct 2021
Even after a basic needs analysis, the selection process is complicated. You might ask which CRM delivers at the lowest cost. To understand the total cost of ownership, most buyers…
Business Analytics…

Do your Salesforce reports live in spreadsheets?

8 Apr 20208 Apr 2020
Here is an all-too-common scenario for businesses and organisations which have their precious data stored in Salesforce: Step 1: Data analyst runs 25 Salesforce reports – based upon various objects,…
Artificial Intelligence…

Brief on Summer’19 Release for Einstein Analytics and Discovery

1 May 2019
Some of the features are being added on a rolling basis, not available immediately.   Analytics Setup and Data Integration Connect data in Oracle Eloqua and NetSuite, Amazon redshift. Set…
Salesforce…

Trailhead isn’t just a game changer — it’s a life changer

9 Mar 20192 Apr 2022
Talking about change is easy — change itself can be extremely scary, difficult, and costly. To leave the only career / calling that you have ever known for 23 years,…

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