May 8, 2018

Salesforce Coding II: Too Many Triggers?

in: Programming, Software Tagged: Apex Triggers, sales force developer, salesforce, salesforce automation, Salesforce coding, Salesforce programming, salesforce triggers

When was the last time you took stock of the custom code in your Salesforce org? If it’s been a while, now might be the time to check on your triggers. Older Salesforce orgs may have evolved to include more than one trigger per object. This can cause unpredictable behavior, which is never a good […]

May 8, 2018

How to Measure ROI for your Enterprise Mobile Apps

in: Business, Software Tagged: enterprise mobility apps, enterprise mobility roi, mobile apps, mobile productivity, mobile workforce apps, mobile workforce tag

Extending your team’s productivity tools to the mobile space can be a game-changer in many ways. Your mobile workforce enjoys greater efficiency and convenience, while your back office team sees timely and accurate data capture. Win-win! How can you tell, though? Measuring enterprise mobility ROI needs careful thought and management. Defining return on investment (ROI) The […]

April 23, 2018

Is Force.com a real PaaS?

in: Programming, Software Tagged: force.com paas, force.com platform, platform as a service, salesforce paas, salesforce platform

Cloud computing, with its related software, platform, and infrastructure service models, has changed the way people use technology. It’s so common that many people don’t think about, say, webmail or online document sharing as a cloud computing service; it’s just a normal part of the landscape. Both individuals and organizations use many cloud computing services. While […]

April 23, 2018

Signs You Need to Overhaul Your Legacy System (i.e. that custom software you had built over 5 years ago)

in: Software Tagged: business, business efficiency, business productivity, custom software, legacy software, Legacy Systems, Programming tag, softwares

We see it all the time: a company has a long-established software system that’s either fully custom or has been customized to fit just right. It’s perfect, or as nearly perfect as software can be. And then the company grows. It evolves with the changing marketplace. Little by little, that perfect fit starts to pinch […]

April 23, 2018

3 Considerations for Salesforce Coding

in: Programming, Software Tagged: salesforce, Salesforce coding, Salesforce development, Salesforce programming

Sooner or later, in the Salesforce ecosystem, you will find yourself writing code to customize a Salesforce organization. There are plenty of references about the Apex programming language, which is Salesforce’s Java-esque proprietary language for controllers and triggers. Of course, you’ll follow general programming best practices. You’ll also want to keep a few things top-of-mind […]