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Jun 10, 2016
How to Visualize Sales Goals by Adding Targets to Salesforce Reports and Dashboards

It is no secret that visualization plays a key factor in one’s path to achieving their goals. Robert Collier, an inspirational writer and author of the bestseller The Secret of the Ages (1926), once said “Visualize this thing that you want, see it, feel it, believe in it. Make your mental blueprint and begin to build it.” […]

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Documentation Process
May 24, 2016
5 Tips for Creating an Awesome Documentation Process

Let’s be honest…documentation is kind of a drag. The reality is that documenting a process for Salesforce, big data or IoT can be a daunting task, but more importantly, a necessary evil. Here are some tips I have for becoming a self-proclaimed documentation ROCKSTAR! Tip #1 – Create a standard naming convention to use for […]

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May 17, 2016
3 Innovative Ways Big Data is Bringing the Future Into the Present
Since cloud computing emerged on the business scene, the technology has grown exponentially. Along with this unprecedented growth, there has emerged a new way of thinking about technology. One such change revolves around big data. Here are a three examples of how innovative big data solutions are working to advance our society and businesses: 1. Machine [...]

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Salesforce Pardot Registered Partner
May 13, 2016
Ad Victoriam Solutions, a Salesforce partner, is now also a registered Pardot partner

  What it means to be a certified Pardot partner We’ve all heard the phrase – “There is no I in Team.”  To succeed, it takes not just a WE, but a P. P for Partnership. Building partnerships is part of our core values here at Ad Victoriam Solutions and because of this we are excited to […]

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May 10, 2016
The Commoditization of the Data Warehouse

These are exciting times in the data and analytics world! The last couple of years have seen a surge in technologies and offerings that bring big-time data and analytics into reach for most companies. No longer isolated to Fortune-500 data powerhouses with multi-million dollar project budgets, “Big Data” and Data Warehousing are becoming a commodity […]

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May 05, 2016
Stepping Stones Toward a Data Governance Framework, Part I
Salesforce administrators play a special role in companies: you have the opportunity to bring teams together to focus on what is most important to them – the customer. Just one problem – How can we focus on the customer if we don’t know who the customer is? You would be surprised how many companies cannot easily [...]

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Apr 22, 2016
Salesforce Shield Receives an Upgrade

Salesforce Shield™ was introduced in early 2015 as a simple tool that allows businesses to view their data, encrypt that data if necessary, and archive/review data values from up to ten years ago. These functions are available for all Salesforce apps built on the Salesforce1™ platform, on which Shield was natively built. Earlier this month, Salesforce […]

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Hybrid Cloud Integration - Scalable and Affordable
Apr 21, 2016
Unlocking Affordable and Scalable Hybrid Cloud Integration

In this article, we will focus on how using Azure Logic Apps can provide an effective and affordable iPaaS solution for companies of any size – a Hybrid Cloud Integration. Companies today, large and small, are using a mixture of on premise and SaaS applications to run their business.  Systems such as an ERP, POS, […]

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Apr 18, 2016
Salesforce Shows Resilience in the Cloud Computing World

In recent months, a market-wide stock selloff has occurred amongst cloud computing companies, and the results have hit hard. Even big name companies like Salesforce felt the burn. It is speculated that one the reasons for this downward trend is that investors who want to find havens for their companies don’t typically make plays that are considered […]

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IOT Data
Apr 13, 2016
IoT Data Making Big Data Look Small

As the price of technology continues to level off, it’s likely we’ll continue to see an increase in objects that users want connected to the internet. This flood of internet-connected devices will lead to even more information pouring into the system—and the kicker is, experts haven’t even begun to comprehend what to do with all […]

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