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  • Why Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Why Now?

    Why Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Why Now?

    For the first fifteen years of my career, I doubled down on the Open-Source Drupal CMS. The platform offered a smart and flexible approach to functional enhancements through its module and hook system (more on that later!). We often used Drupal not just as a CMS, but as a framework—leveraging its built-in tools for permissions,…

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  • Looking Behind the Curtain of Einstein AI: How Salesforce’s AI Powers Smarter Decisions

    Looking Behind the Curtain of Einstein AI: How Salesforce’s AI Powers Smarter Decisions

    Have you ever wondered what’s happening behind the scenes when you see Einstein AI recommendations, predictions, or automated actions? This post unpacks what’s happening under the hood—no complex mathematics, just clear, intuitive insights into the algorithms at play that help businesses make smarter, data-informed decisions. What Is Salesforce Einstein AI? Think of Einstein AI as…

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  • Introducing Agentforce: Takeaways from Dreamforce24

    Introducing Agentforce: Takeaways from Dreamforce24

    The Unveiling So first… a little bit of background: At TrailblazerDX last year, Salesforce finally introduced their new service – Einstein GPT. Einstein GPT has two main features: Einstein Co-Pilot and Prompt Builder. With the help of data from Salesforce or other external data sources (such as Data Cloud, which was also introduced last TrailblazerDX),…

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  • The 2024 Security Survey Results are Here

    The 2024 Security Survey Results are Here

    The Results are in! And we’re ready to share them with you. Security is one of our top priorities at Ateko. For ourselves, and for all of our clients. With that in mind, we wanted to find out the answer to the question “How’s everyone else doing with Salesforce security these days?” So we came…

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  • CloudKettle has been acquired by Bell, so what now?

    CloudKettle has been acquired by Bell, so what now?

    You may have heard… but we announced some pretty big news earlier this week, and I have some thoughts to share on that. But first you have to read this part. (Don’t be stingy with your time – it is important.) Let me start by saying that I am the product of a great deal…

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  • Everything You Need to Know About Salesforce Data Cloud Credits

    Everything You Need to Know About Salesforce Data Cloud Credits

    Data Cloud credits power usage in Salesforce Data Cloud — every time you perform an action in Data Cloud, credits are consumed. Credit consumption is based on different actions performed in the platform, where the actual consumption rate is based on the platform feature, the complexity of that feature, and ultimately the underlying compute cost…

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  • Configuring Service Cloud Voice

    Configuring Service Cloud Voice

    In our previous post on Service Cloud Voice, we reviewed what this new telephony tool actually does, and how it can be beneficial to organizations. It’s great to know the “why” – but now we want to get into the “how”. How do you actually get started and set up Service Cloud Voice in your…

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  • 5 Takeaways from Salesforce Connections 2024

    5 Takeaways from Salesforce Connections 2024

    The Connections conference holds a special place for me. It’s an event that shares new product roadmaps, provides opportunities to meet fellow marketers, clients, and partners, and offers a glimpse at new platform features. This year was just as full of exciting announcements as previous years (except for the concert on the first day, which…

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  • What is Salesforce Revenue Lifecycle Management?

    What is Salesforce Revenue Lifecycle Management?

    Revenue Lifecycle Management (RLM) is a new revenue solution from Salesforce, offering a combination of Salesforce processes and technologies that help businesses manage Sales and Finance in a single unified system. It provides a solution to manage and increase revenue by streamlining and automating the sales process, from generating quotes to managing subscriptions. While there…

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  • Service Cloud Voice Primer

    Service Cloud Voice Primer

    What is it and what are the benefits? The Salesforce ecosystem powers the Sales and Service engines at some of the world’s largest companies. Historically, organizations have had to rely on third-party providers to integrate voice—one of the most vital channels of communication—into this platform. However, there is now a native option available, thanks to…

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