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Why Git Must Be the Source of Truth in Modern Salesforce DevOps If you’re still treating your Salesforce org as the source of truth and trying to “sync” it with Git, you’re not doing DevOps, you’re doing damage control. Modern DevOps teams understand that version control isn’t just a backup system; it’s the operating system […]
Moving from Change Sets to Git Without Breaking Your Release Process If your team still relies on Salesforce Change Sets, you already know the pain: Manually selecting metadata Losing track of what’s changed Conflicting deployments from devs and admins Zero auditability And yet, for many Salesforce teams, switching to Git feels risky. You might worry […]
Why Your Admins and Devs Can’t “Just Use Git”: Solving the Clicks vs Code Divide Most Salesforce teams know the pain: developers live in Git, admins live in sandboxes, and the two worlds often collide. Architects and DevOps leads are left managing the fallout: overwritten changes, deployment failures, and merge conflicts caused by admins and […]
Salesforce Metadata API Best Practices: 7 Rules and 3 Common Mistakes Salesforce teams rely heavily on the Metadata API to automate deployments, manage version control, and maintain consistency across orgs. While powerful, the Metadata API has sharp edges, mainly when used without guardrails. This post outlines seven field-tested best practices for working with the Salesforce […]
Why Most Salesforce DevOps Tools Fail Mixed Admin + Developer Teams Salesforce isn’t like other platforms. It’s a unique blend of point-and-click customization and complex code development, meaning your team likely includes both admins who work inside the Salesforce UI and developers who manage code in Git. Most DevOps tools try to force both sides […]
For many Salesforce teams, the SFDX CLI is the first serious step into automation. It enables scripted deployments, test execution, source tracking, and authentication across environments. For individual developers and small teams, it can work well. But as Salesforce environments grow in size, number of contributors, and release frequency, teams begin encountering friction that the […]
Salesforce admins are often told, “Just use Git.”But for most admins, Git can feel like a technical wall, full of branches, commits, pulls, merges, and command-line tools that seem far removed from the clicks and configuration they use every day. Yet there’s a growing truth across Salesforce teams worldwide: Modern Salesforce release management isn’t stable, […]
Modern Salesforce teams, architects, developers, admins, and DevOps leads are under increasing pressure to deliver faster, reduce errors, and maintain full auditability across sandboxes and production. As teams mature, one question comes up repeatedly: “Should we adopt open source Salesforce deployment tools, or is it time to move to an enterprise DevOps platform?” It’s a […]