We had quite a big Salesforce DevOps party at Dreamforce 2019. There was a ton of buzz around Copado, and also around the book. A personal highlight was the chance to engage with so many Salesforce developers and architects, and people from the Salesforce Platform product team. Wade Wegner was …
We had a very special evening event on Wednesday, during Dreamforce 2019, bringing together my former team at Appirio and my current team at Copado to celebrate the launch of Mastering Salesforce DevOps. As I said at the event, it was a bit like having your ex-girlfriend and your current …
I had the opportunity to attend the DevOps Enterprise Summit in Las Vegas both this year and last year. In my view, this is the pre-eminent conference in the DevOps movement based on the quality of the speakers and the collective influence of the attendees. It’s also extremely well organized. …
I’m giving a brief talk at the DevOps Enterprise Summit 2019 in Las Vegas entitled “In Emptiness There is no Software: Buddhist Wisdom for DevOps”
I had a great time recently chatting with Xi Xiao on his Salesforce Way Podcast. Check it out!
Today we celebrate Columbus Day. This is a time for us to reflect on history, it’s complexity, and the struggles and successes of our ancestors. Over 500 years ago, waves of Europeans started migrating to a distant and mysterious continent. They were immigrants. Some were refugees. Some were ambitious. All …
There are tons of great books on how to build on Salesforce, but until now there’s never been a comprehensive guide to the whole Salesforce development lifecycle. You can now order my book, Mastering Salesforce DevOps: A Practical Guide to Building Trust While Delivering Innovation, available at Dreamforce 2019. Order …
While at Appirio, I was the editor and author of much of the Appirio DX documentation site. This covers many of the same topics as the book Mastering Salesforce DevOps, although it’s oriented towards hands-on implementation of Appirio DX. There are lots of very readable explanations of key Salesforce DevOps …
I’m very happy to share that I’m joining forces with Copado to help accelerate the adoption of DevOps practices on Salesforce. There are many excellent open-source and commercial tools available to help with the Salesforce development lifecycle, each with their own strengths and limitations. Copado hits a sweet-spot for people …