Journey to Architect: Blog Roadmap

Video content, in written form.

Many of the video series have matching blog posts — detailed write-ups with screenshots and diagrams, organized by architect domain, for anyone who prefers reading or wants to reference specific steps.

Integration Architecture

9 posts · Watch the videos

  1. Salesforce's Product Party: Some Dance on Core, Others Do Their Own Thing!Sep 2023
  2. Mastering Salesforce APIs: Reaching into the Cloud Like a Pro!Sep 2023
  3. Salesforce Tango: Understanding the API Dance Between the Client and the Server.Sep 2023
  4. Beam Me Up, Codey! Serialization and Deserialization: The Star Trek Transporters of IntegrationsSep 2023
  5. Cracking the Code: “Steve's Number of Zeros”for Estimating Integration Volumes!Sep 2023
  6. JSON Jamboree: Fixed vs. Dynamic Deserialization Showdown for Apex CalloutsSep 2023
  7. Salesforce Bulk API Steps: Importing Data at the Loading DockSep 2023
  8. Apex Web Service: Building Blocks for Web WizardsSep 2023
  9. Across the APIs: Summary of Salesforce APIsOct 2023

Identity & Access

12 posts · Watch the videos

  1. A Deep Dive into Salesforce Security: Authentication and Authorization ExplainedSep 2023
  2. Salesforce Security: Exploring Authentication Options Through ProfilesSep 2023
  3. Salesforce Security: A Dive into Single Sign-On (SSO) ConceptsSep 2023
  4. Unveiling Salesforce Security: The Intricacies of SAML Configuration and SSO FlowSep 2023
  5. Salesforce to Salesforce Single Sign-On Setup GuideSep 2023
  6. Deep Dive into SAML AuthenticationSep 2023
  7. Keeping User Data Updated Automatically With Salesforce SAML JITSep 2023
  8. Implementing Social Sign-On with Google Authentication in Salesforce: A Technical WalkthroughSep 2023
  9. Understanding Salesforce Security & Identity: When to Use Single Sign-On & OAuth IntroductionSep 2023
  10. Understanding Salesforce Security: Navigating OAuth Flows with a Beer Garden AnalogyOct 2023
  11. A Step-By-Step Guide to Setting Up a Salesforce Connected App for Easy OAuth IntegrationOct 2023
  12. Understanding OAuth Web Server Flow: A Beer Garden AnalogyOct 2023

Security Architecture

5 posts · Watch the videos

  1. Salesforce Security Simplified: A Guide to Authentication, Authorization and Record SharingOct 2023
  2. Mastering Salesforce Profiles and Permission Sets: The Present and the FutureOct 2023
  3. Salesforce Permission Sets and Permission Set Groups, A Guide and DemoOct 2023
  4. Session Activation in Permission Sets and Permission Set GroupsOct 2023
  5. Salesforce Field Level Security (FLS) – Details and StrategiesOct 2023

Data Architecture

2 posts · Watch the videos

  1. Steve Data Modeling: Mastering Version Control StrategiesSep 2023
  2. Steve Data Modeling: From Picklists To Infinity And BeyondSep 2023

More from the blog

1 post

  1. Becoming Salesforce CTA #231, Teaching, and Giving Back to the CommunityMar 2023