You're reading from Becoming a Salesforce Certified Technical Architect - Second Edition

Product type Book

Published in Jun 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803239439

Pages 568 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Languages

Concepts

Cloud Computing

Author (1):

Tameem Bahri

Table of Contents (18) Chapters

Preface

1. Chapter 1: Starting Your Journey as a CTA

2. Chapter 2: Core Architectural Concepts: Data Life Cycle

3. Chapter 3: Core Architectural Concepts: Integration and Cryptography

4. Chapter 4: Core Architectural Concepts: Identity and Access Management

5. Chapter 5: Developing a Scalable System Architecture

6. Chapter 6: Formulating a Secure Architecture in Salesforce

7. Chapter 7: Designing a Scalable Salesforce Data Architecture

8. Chapter 8: Creating a Lean Solution Architecture

9. Chapter 9: Forging an Integrated Solution

10. Chapter 10: Development Life Cycle and Deployment Planning

11. Chapter 11: Communicating and Socializing Your Solution

12. Chapter 12: Practice the Review Board: First Mock

13. Chapter 13: Present and Defend: First Mock

14. Chapter 14: Practice the Review Board: Second Mock

15. Chapter 15: Present and Defend: Second Mock

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Appendix: Tips and Tricks, and the Way Forward

From Exam to Real Life—How to Train to Become a CTA

In addition to the significant career boost, there are several other reasons to learn how to design secure, high-performance technical solutions on the Salesforce Platform in the same way it is expected from a CTA.

During the review board exam, you are expected to perform certain activities (such as creating a data model diagram, rationally selecting between multiple potential solutions, and presenting your solution as a story) and think in a particular way. This should not be thought of as activities required to pass the exam but more as best practices that an architect is expected to follow to produce a solution that delivers value and has fewer implementation risks.

Regardless of whether you are targeting the CTA credential or not, as an architect, you will find that you can apply the knowledge in this book to your day-to-day activities. The best way to get hands-on experience with all the required domain knowledge...