Bench Notes
Welcome to the MuseLab blog, where we share our expertise and perspective on all things D2X and Salesforce!
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Harnessing the Power of Micro-Verticals
[This is the second article in a series.]
We have had the distinct benefit of working for years in...
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From System Integrator to Solution Innovator
A New Vision for Platform SIs
Over nearly 20 years in the platform consulting ecosystem, we have...
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Three Principles for Building Resilient Products
In a world of shrinking budgets, changing priorities, and staff attrition, how can you most...
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Starting from Scratch
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is the best practice for building on public cloud platforms like AWS,...
Case Study: D2X Transformation at VIIZR
As a startup ISV focused on serving the skilled trades, VIIZR was facing a big challenge: how could...
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Don’t Hire a DevOps Engineer, Create a Culture of DevOps
I’ve seen many job postings over the last year by Salesforce ISV Partners looking to hire a DevOps...
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ISV Development to Delivery Experience (D2X) North Star
While there are multiple feature rich and mature DevOps solutions available today for Salesforce...
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Advantages of CumulusCI’s Second-Generation Packaging (2GP) Implementation
CumulusCI includes a custom implementation of support for 2GP that takes a different approach than...
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CumulusCI is a Misnomer, That’s My Fault
CumulusCI is often confused with continuous integration applications for good reason, it has “CI”...