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Resources
Lessons
Data Modeling / Database Design
- Compare and contrast various techniques and considerations for designing a data model for the Customer 360 platform (for example, objects, fields & relationships, object features).
- Given a scenario, recommend approaches and techniques to design a scalable data model that obeys the current security and sharing model.
- Compare and contrast various techniques, approaches and considerations for capturing and managing business and technical metadata (e.g. business dictionary, data lineage, taxonomy, data classification).
- Compare and contrast the different reasons for implementing Big Objects vs Standard/Custom objects within a production instance, alongside the unique pros and cons of utilizing Big Objects in a Salesforce data model.
- Given a customer scenario, recommend approaches and techniques to avoid data skew (record locking, sharing calculation issues, and excessive child to parent relationships).
- Knowledge Check
Master Data Management
- Compare and contrast the various techniques, approaches and considerations for implementing Master Data Management Solutions (e.g., MDM implementation styles, harmonizing and consolidating data from multiple sources, establishing data survivorship rules, thresholds & weights, leveraging external reference data for enrichment, Canonical modeling techniques, hierarchy management)
- Given a customer scenario, recommend and use techniques for establishing a “golden record” or “system of truth” for the customer domain in a Single Org.
- Given a customer scenario, recommend approaches and techniques for consolidating data attributes from multiple sources. Discuss the criteria and methodology for picking the winning attributes.
- Given a customer scenario, recommend appropriate approaches and techniques to capture and maintain customer reference & metadata to preserve traceability and establish a common context for business rules.
- Knowledge Check
Salesforce Data Management
- Given a customer scenario, recommend appropriate combination of Salesforce license types to effectively leverage standard and custom objects to meet business needs.
- Given a customer scenario, recommend techniques to ensure data is persisted in a consistent manner.
- Given a scenario with multiple systems of interaction, describe techniques to represent a single view of the customer on the Salesforce platform.
- Given a customer scenario, recommend a design to effectively consolidate and/or leverage data from multiple Salesforce instances.
- Knowledge Check
Data Governance
- PART 1: Compare and contrast various approaches and considerations for designing and implementing an enterprise data governance program.
- PART 2: Compare and contrast various approaches and considerations for designing and implementing an enterprise data governance program.
- PART 3: Compare and contrast various approaches and considerations for designing and implementing an enterprise data governance program.
- Given a customer scenario, recommend an approach for designing a GDPR compliant data model. Discuss the various options to identify, classify and protect personal and sensitive information.
- Knowledge Check
Large Data Volume Considerations
- Given a customer scenario, design a data model that scales considering large data volume and solution performance.
- PART 1: Given a customer scenario, recommend a data archiving and purging plan that is optimal for customer's data storage management needs.
- PART 2: Given a customer scenario, recommend a data archiving and purging plan that is optimal for customer's data storage management needs.
- Given a customer scenario, decide when to use virtualised data and describe virtualised data options.
- Knowledge Check
Data Migration
- Given a customer scenario, recommend appropriate techniques and methods for ensuring high data quality at load time.
- PART 1: Compare and contrast various techniques for improving performance when migrating large data volumes into Salesforce.
- PART 2: Compare and contrast various techniques for improving performance when migrating large data volumes into Salesforce.
- Compare and contrast various techniques and considerations for exporting data from Salesforce.
- Knowledge Check
Hi FoF Team,
I passed the Data Architect exam today, first try. I mainly studied with your course and practice exam. The exam was very hard tbh, but I managed a decen 75% overall score. With this cert now I’m a certified Application Architect.
Thank you very much.
Hi Manuel, A massive congratulations from all of us at FoF! 🌟 Passing the Data Architect exam on your first try is a remarkable achievement, and we’re thrilled to have played a part in your success. 🚀 Your dedication and hard work truly paid off, earning you a fantastic 75% overall score. 🎓 Now, as a certified Application Architect, the sky’s the limit for your future endeavors. Thank you for choosing FoF, and we wish you continued success in your architectural journey!
Hi FoF team, I passed the Data Architect exam last Friday, in first attempt. I am truly grateful to you for providing the study guide and practice exams. Those are very helpful and I used those primarily during my preparation. Thank you so much!
Dear Madhav,
Congratulations on passing the Data Architect exam on your first attempt! We are so proud of you and your hard work. We are glad that our study guide and practice exams were helpful in your preparation.
Keep up the great work!
Sincerely,
FoF Team
Passed the Data Architect Cert on Aug 9, 2023. Great resource for the exam. Highly recommended. Thanks FoF.
Hi Sarosh, Congratulations on passing the Data Architect Certification exam! We’re thrilled to hear that our resources were instrumental in your success. Your recommendation means a lot to us, and we’re proud to have been a part of your journey. Well done, and here’s to your continued achievements!
Passed Data Architect certification on first attempt. Course is very useful
Hi Narayanan, Congratulations on passing the Data Architect certification on your first attempt! We’re so glad to hear that our course was helpful in your preparation. Your hard work and dedication paid off, and we’re proud of you for achieving this milestone.
Best of luck in your future endeavours!
Thanks guys! great content passed my exam yesterday. Great content.
Hi Venkatesh, Congratulations on passing your Data Architect certification exam! We’re thrilled to hear that our content played a vital part in your success. Keep up the excellent work, and we’re here to support you on your continued journey in the world of Salesforce.
I passed on first attempt. The study guide and the reference links do provide a comprehensive view of this exam. Can’t fake through the exam. Thanks, FoF!
Hi Ben, Congratulations on passing the DA exam on your first attempt! We’re thrilled to hear that our study guide and reference links proved to be valuable in providing a comprehensive understanding of the exam. Your dedication and hard work truly paid off, and we’re proud to have been a part of your success.
Great, guide I passed on the first try, using this course.
Hi Judith, Great to hear that you passed Data Architect on your first try! We’re so glad that our course helped you achieve your goals. We’re always here to support you on your learning journey, so please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.
Passed Data Architect exam first try using this course and the practice exams. Very helpful. This is was the final exam I needed to earn the Application Architect cert.
Congratulations on passing the Data Architect exam on your first attempt! That’s a remarkable achievement and we’re thrilled to have been a part of your success. We’re delighted to hear that our course and practice exams were helpful in preparing you for the exam. Thank you for choosing our resources and trusting us on your certification journey. Best of luck in your future endeavors!
Hello FoF Team – Passed Exam today – a combo with CAA Achieved !
Tx you so much for top notch content 🙂
Hi Sébastien, congratulations on passing your exam and achieving a combo with CAA! The whole FoF team is thrilled to hear about your success, and we’re glad our content was helpful. Keep up the great work!