Salesforce Ninja: An Elite Blog about Salesforce.com

Cloud Computing is the new phenomenon hit the world. Everyone is busy repackaging their server software with the custom stickers of 'Its about Cloud'. However, there are some genuine cloud providers out there, who offer great service. How to differentiate between the original and fake? Understand what is cloud, this infographic created an infographic to explain what exactly is cloud computing. During a drinking session with a friend, we got discussing how everyone is taking about cloud. I pointed out that soon cloud is going to replace a computer and he said that was not possible. Computer will still be needed for many professional work like movie editing, photo editing, animation and a lot other things. But what about personal computing? Can I use only cloud systems and survive for many days? The short answer is 'yes' I can. The long answer is this blog post. The challenge was accepted, that for seven days I will use only cloud services for my personal compu...

Many people who come to attend a session on Salesforce are very much confused on what exactly is cloud. One of my clients had actually told his rep that they are using this 'website' to improve productivity. While that is one way to put it, it may not be a good idea in long term. This infographic will remove confusion about cloud if you have any. If you already know what cloud is, feel free to enjoy the infographic (Oh and as usual, this graphic also has some easter eggs, symbolic clues to some ideas, see if you can find them) (Click on it to see larger version and do not copy without credits.)

In my attempt at maximum certifications in 60 days, I completed Salesforce Certified Administrator exam on February 11th 2013 So you have decided to ramp up your career and take certifications in your hand. Good choice. It is also likely that this is the first time you have heard of Salesforce, certification and since your company has a vision of you completing the certification you have decided to do it. At this stage it is likely that, You have done extensive googling. You have received countless brain-dumps. And you have received plenty of advise from different types of users which ranges from Admin certification is easier than making coffee to Admin certification is tougher than building a rocket-ship to fly off to the moon. The purpose of this guide is to give you a clear understanding of what to expect when you are expected to become Certified Salesforce Administrator. To bring sense to all the things you have seen so far and to clearly explain w...

If you are following our mutual friend, Daryl Shaber  on Twitter you have come across the Salesforce Dashboard resume created by me. If you have not seen it, you are welcome to see the original first version and the version 2.1 with some more added features here. For those who joined in late (I always wanted to say that, ignore if you didn't understand the reference) it happened on one night when I could not sleep. I had experimented with coffee and red bull (I dare you don't do it) and had lost one night of sleep. I was reading about the modern way of resume building. People were showing off their info-graphic resumes and that is something, I wanted to do. As a Salesforce consultant what was any better way to show off infographic resume than using Salesforce reports and dashboards to do it. Many people requested that they wanted a similar resume and hence, I have deployed a package on AppExchange. It is a private listing, use this link to access it. It is a...

I had taken up Computer Engineering as my specialization and the only languages we had in our syllabus were 'C', 'C++' and core Java with a horrible touch of machine language (yes we had that), DOS and Unix. It all began in third year of engineering college when all seniors informed that .net was the key to secure job in the future. I was a 'C' language loyalist and c was my home turf. I believed in 'while' loop more than 'for' loop. 'Pointers' were my best friend. However when seniors informed, as any scared college grad would do, I walked into a local shop selling second hand .net books and purchased a black book on .net (buying original complete reference or black book series in pocket money was not affordable). .Net was fairly easy to understand. Only trouble was getting a decent visual studio to develop. Affording a license copy was not that easy and college had to provide a license key (for which had to argue a lot with the com...

In December 2012 I attended a Salesforce Foundation roadshow in Bangalore. Many Salesforce foundation costumers had gathered at the venue to listen to salesforce or share their stories. One common complaint that was shared was what to do once I get the salesforce license. A little variation to the complain was, there was xyz who introduced us to salesforce but now he has moved on or has no time for implementation. There were a lot of technical queries on building an app on Salesforce. If you are a non-profit and cannot afford to hire a consultant to configure Salesforce for your needs, you can always use the DIY approach. Building a basic data collection app on Force.com is very easy and takes hardly a week. Compiling here is the collection of some implementation questions if you are building a Force.com app for yourself without any prior knowledge. What is salesforce? What is force.com To begin with, the very first thing you need to understand is the difference betw...

Remember the infographics resume that was created long back ? This is the version two of the same with many added sections and detail explanation of how to create one at the bottom. This resume is truly cloud made and all the tools that are used are based on cloud. The way this resume was created is: 1. All the graphs and charts are real. Created an App called 'Resume Builder' on Force.com. The resume builder app has got all the data sources like Publication, Work Experience, Academic score etc. 2. The About me section is generation using wordle.net a cloud tool to generate word cloud. It is pushed on the resume using visualforce component. 3. Small editing is done to insert the header and footer and my name but keeping the dashboard format. Image editing is done using Pixlr.com , a free photoshop on the cloud (now taken over by Autodesk) If anyone wants to use the App to build such resume, feel free to get in touch. Ill deploy the package for you. Cheerio, Si...