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Change can be good
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Changing how we do things can make our lives easier
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How can we apply that
same agility at work?
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Introducing the Salesforce Platform
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What are the most common apps built on the
platform?
Social
Engagement
Critical
Processes
Social
Websites
Social Front
Ends
Extend the the value of
your backoffice
Cut inefficiency with
the power of the
cloud.
Accelerate your
marketing to the
pace the market
moves at.
Connect to customers
the way they expect it -
social and mobile, all
the time.
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Automate
Business
Processes
Make Your
Intranet Social
Make Every
App Mobile
Unlock Back
Office Data
Launch
Engaging
Marketing Apps
The fastest path from idea to app
Top Five Ways to Innovate with Salesforce Platform
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Tools for getting the job done
Form
Form builder for
Apps, Portals, &
Sites
Function
Re-usable
formulas,
validations &
logic
Flow
Drag & drop
workflow
builder for
business
processes
Model
Schema builder
for easy data
management
Analytics
Drag & drop
Chart &
Report
Builder
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What we accomplished
§ Automated an attendee tally
§ Maintained that sessions had a max limit
§ Created a session speaker approval process
Streamlined a sustainable and
reusable event app…
…Not bad for 10-15 minutes!
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Next Steps for New Developers
§ Sign up for a FREE Developer Edition account
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§ Learn the Platform
§ http://developer.force.com
§ http://boards.developerforce.com
§ http://bit.ly/devcloudapps
– Quick Tutorials
– Webinars (Intro to Force.com, Learn to Build Apps)
– Workbooks