In this episode, our guest host Shell Black helps us kick off a week of live podcasting from the Salesforce Dreamforce 2015 Conference. We discuss various topics around the Lightning Experience and the use of analytics to enable intelligent systems. In the after show, we give a short recap of our experience in the Admin Zone Podcast studio, debate the size of the conference and whether it is too big for San Francisco, and share some thoughts from some of the sessions that we attended. ShellBlack...
Sep 16, 2015•2 hr 44 min•Ep 55•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we discuss IBM's cloud commercial, the Apple September 2015 Keynote event, and tips for Dreamforce. IBM Cloud: The Cloud that Understands Business Apple September 2015 Keynote Technology Flows Podcast Dreamforce Admin Zone Podcast Studio Schedule...
Sep 10, 2015•40 min•Ep 54•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we discuss Salesforce's Q2 financials and walk through some highlights from the Salesforce Winter '16 release notes. Salesforce Announces Fiscal 2016 Second Quarter Results Idea of the Week: Lock/Unlock a record in Apex Code Salesforce Health Cloud Salesforce Winter '16 Release Notes...
Sep 04, 2015•1 hr 25 min•Ep 53•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we debate the good and bad of the new Salesforce UI "Gatorade Edition" and what it could mean for customers, partners, developers, and the community in general. Oh, and don't use the hamburger! #SwearJar | @jeremy (2) | @john (0) Salesforce Lightning Why and How to Avoid Hamburger Menus Kill The Hamburger Button Salesforce Introduces Salesforce Financial Services Cloud...
Aug 26, 2015•2 hr 33 min•Ep 52•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we discuss the "New Salesforce" event, our Dreamforce live recording schedule, Amazon's working conditions, rumors of price changes for Wave, Custom Metadata types in Winter'16, a brief discussion on the upcoming Salesforce Q2 financials, and Microsoft's position as Salesforce's hottest competitor. #SwearJar | @jeremy (5) | @john (5) Salesforce is considering huge discounts on what it calls its 'greatest product ever' Here's The Reason Behind Salesforce's Declining Gross Ma...
Aug 21, 2015•1 hr 11 min•Ep 51•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we discuss the Dreamforce Podcast Zone, donating to the ASPCA, installing Windows 10 and Visual Studio 2015, the Lexus Slide hoverboard, polymorphic fields, Dreamforce tips and trailhead, Sage Live, and dynamic apex. #SwearJar | @jeremy (0) | @john (10$ Quiz Payout) ASPCA - The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Windows 10 ISO Visual Studio Community Lexus Slide Hoverboard Idea of the Week: Custom fields from user object when doing Service Cloud Report...
Aug 05, 2015•1 hr 19 min•Ep 50•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we discuss the AppExchange for Components, downgrading managed packages, highlights of the Skuid Banzai release, the inability to copy and paste from javascript, support for Custom Permissions in Apex, Amazon AWS earnings, Talend's CEO thoughts on Salesforce and Big Data, and the ineffectiveness of performance reviews. #SwearJar | @jeremy (0) | @john (2) AppExchange for Components Salesforce tools let customers snap together new mobile apps Lexus will show its ho...
Jul 30, 2015•1 hr 25 min•Ep 49•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we discuss Talend's support for Salesforce Analytics, the Skuid Banzai release, RedMonk's language rankings, Illuminated Cloud Force.com IDE for IntelliJ, the dangers of spaghetti code, asynchronous triggers, unexpected issues with getContent(), Moore's Law (again), and namespace support in Apex. Jeremy takes the "Who wants to be a Salesforce Admin" quiz. #SwearJar | @jeremy (6) | @johndesantiago (1) No bones about it: Cannabis may be used to treat fractures Here's Someone ...
Jul 23, 2015•1 hr 23 min•Ep 48•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we discuss Salesforce reaching 1 million volunteer hours, Office 365, IBM's 7nm chip, jQuery 3.0, TideKit shutting down, Heroku Connect, Apex Metadata API support, improvements to the Salesforce Developer Docs portal, Salesforce Shield, Microsoft Cortana Analytics, Workday acquires Upshot, developer productivity, makers schedules vs. managers schedules, and .Net support for TLS 1.2. #SwearJar | @jeremyross (2) | @johndesantiago (1) Salesforce Hits 1 Million Volunteer Hours! ...
Jul 16, 2015•1 hr 28 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we discuss John becoming a Salesforce MVP, Microsoft cutting jobs, social network trends, Salesforce unmanaged packages, web form etiquette, and ways to structure a large web application. 3D-printed 'dough' helps fix your fractured bones Microsoft writes off $7.6 billion from Nokia deal, announces 7,800 job cuts Social.com Q1 2015 Advertising Benchmark Idea of the Week: Collaborative Forecasting via Territory Hierarchy...
Jul 09, 2015•2 hr 34 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we discuss Apple's battery replacement policy, printing latte art, automatic bug repairs, dependent page layouts, AppMesh's SalesMesh tool, Benioff's thoughts on regulators, issues with deploying list views, whether Slack would be a good acquisition for Salesforce, and promote the idea for a Dreamforce Cash Cab. Bidding farewell to Google Code Apple will replace your battery once it hits 80 percent health Automatic bug repair Dependent page layouts (IdeaExchange) Sales...
Jul 02, 2015•1 hr 5 min•Ep 45•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we discuss hoverboards, Google's GitHub alternative, triggers on account teams, needed fixes to the Salesforce developer site documentation, price increases for Amazon's Mechanical Turk, Fitbit IPO, Salesforce Foundation's grant to CoderDojo, Larry Ellison's comments during the Oracle Cloud Launch webcast, Salesforce's Service for Apps, Salesforce's acquisition of Kerensen Consulting, and Conga securing $70 million in funding. Donations for Keith and his family Lexus is developin...
Jun 27, 2015•1 hr 12 min•Ep 44•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we are joined by our special guest Allison Bourn to discuss the Apple Watch, LastPass security breach, changes to the Salesforce ISV program, Salesforce's Marketing Cloud 2.0, the hidden potential of person accounts, Sales Wave Analytics, and the new Salesforce certifications. Allison Bourn - Twitter / LinkedIn Apple watchOS 2 Of Course Someone Hacked Flappy Bird Onto The Apple Watch LastPass Security Notice Salesforce Partner Program for ISV Programs Larry Ellison: SAP and...
Jun 19, 2015•1 hr 19 min•Ep 43•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we discuss receiving our registration confirmation for attending Dreamforce, getting our hands on a COIN credit card, recently announced Apple WatchOS features, the Salesforce Data Loader for Mac OS X, Gartner's magic quadrant for IaaS, and Salesforce.com making the Fortune 500. Salesforce cofounder: The Apple Watch is 'creating even more ADD' Magic Quadrant for Cloud Infrastructure as a Service, Worldwide Salesforce.com: Poster Child for Cloud 1.0 Creating a Simple Real Est...
Jun 11, 2015•1 hr 10 min•Ep 42•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we discuss Sage's 2-2-2 charity model, the opening of the Salesforce Tower in London, Salesforce's acquisition of Tempo AI, and updates on Salesforce Wave. Sage opens a charitable Foundation as CEO Stephen Kelly plans for a cloud future Salesforce Tower London slaps down Salesforce's bid to rename Heron Tower Restaurant review: Duck & Waffle, Heron Tower, 110 Bishopsgate, London, EC2 Salesforce buys smart calendar, Tempo Wunderlist Joins Microsoft Salesforce Helps Custom...
Jun 03, 2015•56 min•Ep 41•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we discuss SugarCRM's Sugarexchange, customer service software that can feel, Microsoft's bid to takeover Salesforce, Salesforce's Q1 financials, and Salesforce's market share. SugarCRM Announces New Sugarexchange for its Commercial CRM Users IBM’s New Customer Service Software Can Feel Your Pain Salesforce.com (CRM) Stock Up After Rejecting Microsoft's $55 Billion Takeover Bid These 3 charts explain why Microsoft almost paid $55 billion for Salesforce when it has the s...
May 27, 2015•49 min•Ep 40•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode our friend and Salesforce MVP extraordinaire Shell Black joins us to discuss what it means to be a Salesforce MVP and his experience at #MVPSummit2015. ShellBlack.com Salesforce MVP Program Get high every morning with marijuana K-cups Private bus startup in San Francisco is temporarily off the roads Salesforce Raises Revenue Forecast Ahead of Potential Offers Like Target and Porsche, Amazon Web Services opens pop-up shop in NYC...
May 22, 2015•1 hr 19 min•Ep 39•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we discuss the #MVPSummit2015, using invocable methods with Skuid, Fitbit IPO, Windows 10 OaaS, Salesforce acquisition rumors, and Sage's SageLife application on the Salesforce.com platform. #MVPSummit2015 Using Invocable Methods with Skuid Fitbit Files For $100M IPO With Windows 10, The OS Becomes A Service Instead Of A Series Of Major Releases Salesforce.com (CRM) Stock Falls After Being Dropped From Morgan Stanley's 'Best Ideas' List Dating Announced, But Are Salesforce A...
May 14, 2015•59 min•Ep 38•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we discuss the latest on the Salesforce buyout rumor, May the (Sales)force, custom metadata types, and the new Salesforce platform cache feature slated for Winter '16 release. 5 thoughts on the supposed Salesforce takeover offer Oracle's Two CEOs Say They'll Win The Cloud And A Rival Buying Salesforce Would Help SAP Boss Denies Salesforce Takeover Rumors May the (Sales)force Be With You: 10 Jedi Tips for Excelling at Sales Accenture Expands its Salesforce Capabilities with A...
May 08, 2015•1 hr 13 min•Ep 37•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we discuss Salesforce's App Exchange reaching 3 million downloads, Summer '15 release notes, Salesforce's HR tools, Amazon's cloud revenue, Benioff's interview with Cramer, and rumors of a Salesforce acquisition. Salesforce App Exchange Hits Three Million Downloads Summer '15 Release Notes Salesforce Makes Hard Push Into Human Resources With New Platform Amazon's cloud revenue is bigger than its four closest competitors combined How a tweet caused Twitter's stock to slump Salesfo...
Apr 30, 2015•1 hr 28 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we discuss Coin starting to ship, space coffee, taking a Salesforce custom UI and research survey, the cost of Dreamforce compared to other tech conferences, a women-in-tech article that had nothing to do with women, where to put validation logic in triggers, and potential price increases for Salesforce.com services. Coin, The One Credit Card To Rule Them All, Is Finally Shipping So This Is What Space Coffee Brewed With Pee Looks Like Benioff at Nobu Building UI for the Salesforc...
Apr 23, 2015•1 hr 28 min•Ep 35•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we discuss Business Insider's article on what could be holding Salesforce.com back from being the biggest tech company and Stack Overflow's 2015 Developer Survey results. Summer ’15 Release Preview - Platform Feature Highlights These two things are holding Salesforce back from becoming one of the biggest companies in tech Stack Overflow 2015 Developer Survey Results 73% of Salesforce developers want to stop being Salesforce developers? Say what?...
Apr 15, 2015•1 hr 2 min•Ep 34•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we discuss converting lead child objects using the Process Builder, Salesforce's purchase of Toopher, Zoho CEO's comments on venture-fueled cloud bubbles, and out first impressions of Salesforce Wave / Analytics Cloud. Salesforce buys mobile 2-factor authentication start-up, adds its tools to cloud platform Zoho CEO: cloud’s in a bubble, Salesforce is the new Siebel Salesforce Analytics Cloud Documentation...
Apr 09, 2015•1 hr 20 min•Ep 33•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we discuss getting rid of javascript (April Fools?), Salesforce.com 's deferred revenue numbers (again), quotes from Larry Ellison on Salesforce and Workday, and Process Builder. Intent to deprecate and remove: JavaScript Don't Be Fooled by salesforce.com's Deferred Revenue Vintage Ellison Sends Barbs To Both Salesforce And Workday Process Builder Winter '15 (Beta) Documentation Spring 15' Release Notes Invocable Methods Process Builder Limits...
Apr 03, 2015•1 hr 24 min•Ep 32•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we discuss registering for Dreamforce 2015, Benioff winning the Celebrity Fitbit Challenge, issues with deploying large packages and metadata between sandbox and production, Benioff's stance against Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Drunk UX testing, and Benioff's interview at the Lesbians Who Tech conference. Dreamforce 2015 So which billionaire CEO won the fitness challenge — #TeamDell or #TeamBenioff? Salesforce CEO Benioff Takes Stand Against Indiana Anti...
Mar 28, 2015•1 hr 23 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we discuss Hertz putting cameras in rental cars, Salesforce on the Apple Watch, Marc Benioff's commitment to being the fastest to $10 billion, GigaOm shutting down, Salesforce Cloud data science, the Dallas Salesforce Developer Group, and the Salesforce Process Builder. Hertz puts cameras in its rental cars, says it has no plans to use them Salesforce First Enterprise App To Jump On Apple Watch Bandwagon Salesforce Wear Developer Pack Salesforce Thinks You Can Serve Customer...
Mar 20, 2015•1 hr 21 min•Ep 30•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we discuss recording in our new studio for the first time, 3D printing people, Salesforce on the Apple Watch, Salesforce sales and marketing costs, whether it is a fair comparison between Salesforce and other clouds like AWS, Benioff’s thoughts on tech entrepreneurs “giving back”, meetings at Salesforce must include at least 30% women, and the absurdity of the Pega Systems "Pega-Can” campaign. Will.i.am Really Wants You to Stop and Think Before You 3D-Print a Human Will.i.a...
Mar 11, 2015•1 hr•Ep 29•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we discuss some words of wisdom from Vint Cerf, the poor state of journalism covering Salesforce’s revenue for Q4, a debate on what analytics is or should be, SAP Hybris YaaS, smart underwear, Salesforce partying with Metallica, Heroku Connect, Lightning Connect, Lightning Components, and Salesforce's Q4 results. The Father Of The Internet Has A Plan To Future-Proof Computers Increasing Competition in Cloud May Temper Salesforce's Revenue Growth in Q4 Salesforce and Orale Square...
Feb 28, 2015•1 hr 3 min•Ep 28•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we discuss Dan Lyons and Valleywag, Walmart’s use of OpenStack, Grilling with apps and the Internet of Things, our thoughts on the the Slack vs Salesforce discussion from the Software Defined Talk Podcast, and the frustration of using the [see all data] attribute for unit testing. OpenStack comes up huge for Walmart Still Slaving Over the Grill? There’s An App for That The Social Grill - Kingsford Charcoal Commercial Oral-B’s Bluetooth Toothbrush Offers App Features It Does...
Feb 20, 2015•1 hr 4 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we discuss Marc Benioff named CEO of the Year by TechCrunch, rant about Salesforce deployments and unit testing, issues related to Activity History and Chatter objects, the relationship between Microsoft and Salesforce, open source enterprise cloud computing, and we dispel the idea that Salesforce is past its prime. Marc Benioff Wins The 2014 Crunchie For CEO Of The Year A Call for Stakeholder Activists Salesforce.com Exec: 'We're Gonna Suck The Life Out Of' Microsoft Marc ...
Feb 12, 2015•54 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast 
