In this session we will talk about the 5 Pillars of a successful Salesforce DevOps process.

What is DevOps

DevOps = automated, more regular releases

OR

DevOps = simply a better way of managing releases /deployments

Why is DevOps important

• A higher frequency of new releases to production
• Fewer bugs and fewer service disruptions
• Faster restore times in the event of service outages

Google’s industry survey for 2019 showed that high-performing teams that have adopted. DevOps practices deploy 208 times more frequently and make changes 106 times faster than low performers.

DevOps is a journey: start small

• Start with small steps
• Make sure the whole team is onboard and up to speed
• Layer on complexity when your team + process is ready

Pillar 1: Version Control

How does version control benefit the whole team?

• Enable parallel development streams, safely, with branching
• Manage code conflicts
• Maintain a full audit trail
• Deploy consistently across environments
• Reduce bugs through code review
• Simplify rollback
• Release faster and more reliably

Source-driven development

Master is the source of truth – no commits direct to master, all new features + fixes happen in feature branches

Feature branches merged back to master when ready for release -> deploy from master to UAT, prod

Pillar 2: CI/CD

Not just for deploying changes

Pillar 3: Testing

Pillar 4: Backup

Expect the unexpected

• Control your data
• Guarantee your business continuity
• Protect yourself from malicious attacks, Salesforce bugs, accidental deletions, etc.

Pillar 5: Putting it all together

Common challenges

• I don’t have the knowledge
• I don’t know where to start
• I don’t know if I can get my team
• onboard
• My team is too small

Recording of session

• DevOps and Salesforce – A love hate relationship
• The 5 Pillars of DevOps Success
• Building your Success Roadmap

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