A Salesforce DevOps course
Course introduction
The introduction to Salesforce backup course equips Salesforce teams and business leaders with essential knowledge on data backup and recovery. You’ll learn why Salesforce backup is critical, understand the risks associated with data loss, and master effective data backup practices. This course covers data backup tools, disaster recovery methods, and key compliance essentials.
Whether you’re a Salesforce admin, developer, or part of the wider organizational leadership, this course provides essential insights into safeguarding Salesforce data and maintaining continuous business operations.
Who is the introduction to Salesforce backup course for?
Admins, Developers, Team Leaders
This course is ideal for Salesforce admins, developers, release managers, information security professionals, and organizational leaders responsible for ensuring data integrity, compliance, and security. No prior experience with Salesforce backup is required — only a commitment to protecting your Salesforce data.
What you’ll achieve with the introduction to Salesforce backup course
- Clearly understand why Salesforce data backup is essential
- Learn to identify and mitigate the risks of Salesforce data loss
- Explore the Salesforce shared responsibility model
- Gain insights into data backup tools and solutions
- Understand how to restore Salesforce data effectively
- Ensure compliance with data security and governance requirements
What the introduction to Salesforce backup course includes
This course provides comprehensive knowledge on Salesforce data backup and recovery processes, emphasizing best practices for maintaining data integrity, compliance, and security. Through this course, you will:
- Understand Salesforce data loss risks – Identify how everyday tasks can lead to accidental data loss and understand the implications of outages on the Salesforce platform.
- Explore the shared responsibility model – Clarify your organization’s responsibilities in securing Salesforce data and ensuring compliance with security regulations.
- Master Salesforce backup essentials – Learn the fundamentals of Salesforce data backup, including tools like Data Loader and scheduled backups.
- Learn effective restore processes – Gain insights into restore solutions and restore jobs that help recover lost data and maintain business continuity.
- Implement a reliable backup policy – Understand how to develop and manage robust backup policies, considering RPO (Recovery Point Objective) and RTO (Recovery Time Objective).
- Ensure compliance and data security – Acquire knowledge on protecting sensitive data, user permissions, and data encryption to maintain data security and compliance requirements.
An introduction to Salesforce backup course content
Why Salesforce data backup is critical
Understand the importance of Salesforce data backup, including the risk of data loss, accidental user errors, and Salesforce platform vulnerabilities. Explore how data backup practices safeguard critical business data.
Understanding the risk of data loss
Explore the different ways your Salesforce org can experience data loss. Recognize how everyday actions by users and developers can unintentionally compromise data integrity and metadata.
Salesforce shared responsibility model
Learn about Salesforce’s shared responsibility model and clearly identify your organization’s responsibilities, including secure customization, role management, compliance standards, and data backup solutions.
Implementing Salesforce data backup solutions
Explore available Salesforce backup tools, such as Data Loader, scheduled backups, incremental backups, and native backup solutions. Understand how to maintain reliable backup copies and ensure secure, encrypted data storage.
Data restore and recovery methods
Understand the restore process for Salesforce data and metadata, including restore solutions, restore jobs, and how to ensure smooth recovery operations to quickly restore business continuity following data loss incidents.
Integrating backup into your DevOps process
Learn how Salesforce data backup integrates into the DevOps process. Understand how backup supports agile development, promotes a secure DevSecOps culture, and ensures compliance and collaboration across your organization.
Championing backup in your organization
Gain practical strategies for advocating Salesforce backup within your business. Develop disaster recovery plans, define key metrics like RPO and RTO, and involve cross-functional teams in backup management and compliance.
An introduction to Salesforce backup final assessment
Validate your understanding of Salesforce data backup and recovery practices with this comprehensive final assessment. Successfully completing the exam demonstrates your ability to manage Salesforce data backups, ensuring compliance and security.
Other DevOps Launchpad courses you might be interested in
- An Introduction to Salesforce DevOps
- Salesforce Backup Certificate
- Salesforce DevOps Fundamentals Certificate
FAQs
What is DevOps Launchpad?
DevOps Launchpad is a free training platform packed with courses and resources for anyone in the Salesforce ecosystem looking to upskill in Salesforce DevOps.
The certifications, courses, and quizzes on DevOps Launchpad are curated by experts in the field from Gearset, the leading DevOps platform for Salesforce. But the majority of content on DevOps Launchpad is all vendor-neutral, and useful for anyone learning more about Salesforce DevOps.
Who is DevOps Launchpad for?
Anyone involved in any aspect of the build, test and release cycle for Salesforce – it doesn’t matter if you’re brand new to the ecosystem or more experienced in Salesforce development.
Our courses are designed to upskill everyone in DevOps, regardless of role. Whether you’re an admin, a developer, an ISV partner or a technical architect, there’s something here for you.
How do I complete courses and get certificates?
DevOps Launchpad courses are broken down into modules. To finish a module, you usually complete a quiz to test your knowledge with multiple-choice questions. Once you finish all the modules in a course, you’ll earn a certificate which can be downloaded and saved to your resume, or shared on your social profiles.
How do I navigate the platform?
Click the Courses tab to see the courses and certification tracks that you’ve enrolled for. This page will be blank until you choose courses in the library. If you want to return to a course in progress or one that you’ve previously completed, head to this page.
The Results tab shows your progress through the courses you’ve completed, including any certifications and test results. It’s a great way to track your learning journey and see the skills you’re building.
The Library is where you can browse courses and enrol to continue building your skillset. Once you enrol for a course, it’ll be added to your courses page and you can start working through it.
How do I access my account?
You can access DevOps Launchpad in different ways:
- The DevOps Launchpad homepage
- Direct login
- For Gearset users: click the DevOps Launchpad icon in the Gearset app
Do I have to complete the introduction to Salesforce backup course all in one go?
No, you can take modules and courses in your own time. Your progress will be saved, so you can come back whenever suits your schedule!
Do I get a certificate for the introduction to Salesforce backup course?
You will receive a certificate for each course that you complete. After you have completed all the courses and the final assessment, you will be awarded the official final certification.