Data Cloud

Salesforce architecture, AI, and automation insights tagged "Data Cloud".

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The Agentforce Readiness Scorecard: 5 Levels From "CRM Mess" to "Agent-Ready"

An Agentforce readiness assessment scores your data, identity, knowledge, and permissions across 5 levels, from CRM Mess to Agent-Ready.

Scott Ohlund
Agentforce
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The One-Page AI Control Checklist Your Board Will Ask For: The Einstein Trust Layer in Plain English

An AI agent governance checklist that maps the Einstein Trust Layer into one board-ready control sheet: what your AI can say, do, and how you prove it.

Scott Ohlund
Einstein Trust Layer
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Keep Your Data Where It Lives: When Zero-Copy Saves Real Money, and When It Quietly Doesn't

Salesforce Zero-Copy data federation cost, decoded: when querying Snowflake/BigQuery in place saves money, and when two compute bills make copying cheaper.

Scott Ohlund
Data Cloud
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Your Unstructured Data Is the Moat ChatGPT Can't Copy: How to Ground Agents in Your Proposals, SOWs, and Support Notes

Off-the-shelf AI is a commodity. Learn how to ground AI agents on company data (your proposals, SOWs, and support notes) into a moat rivals can't copy.

Scott Ohlund
Data Cloud
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It's "Data 360" Now, Not "Data Cloud," and the Rename Tells You Exactly Where Salesforce AI Is Headed

Data Cloud renamed Data 360: why the rebrand signals your data layer is now the product that makes Salesforce AI agents trustworthy.

Scott Ohlund
Data 360