Always a Blezard - Page 5 of 7 - Hey - Do you like Salesforce and funny stories of a life that rarely stands still? You've come to the right place. This blog's run by a cheeky woman in Tech, who's an ENTP, a Salesforce MVP, a single mummy, a cancer survivor...whatever next? Oh yeah....#JourneytoCTA, Ladies Be Architects, some more cancer and the biggest exam in Salesforce. They gave me a golden hoodie, some awards and some new breasts that won't try to kill me. Once a Blezard, always a Blezard.

November 17, 2017

The Salesforce Community and Motherhood Clash

This morning I had a conversation with a man, concerning work and Salesforce-related events and how they stand with regards to family time. It was a simple chat, which stayed with me all day. I feel compelled to discuss it with you, dear reader, but first, I must paint you a picture. Share This:

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November 13, 2017

Salesforce Certified Integration Architecture Designer Exam Tips

Last Friday afternoon, after spending a week studying the topics required in detail, I went for the Integration Architecture Designer certification exam. It was quite an enjoyable exam to study for, despite the fact that the subject matter was tricky and required a more focused revision plan, particularly for someone who designs integrations rather than building them herself. Share This:

Architecture Certifications/Salesforce

November 7, 2017

Which order should I take the Salesforce architect exams in?

A few people have asked me, whilst on my CTA journey, in which order I’d recommend taking the certifications. Opinion is undoubtedly divided on this matter. There are a few overlaps between the certifications in terms of content but the main thing I’ve learnt to date is that as you piece it all together, you start to gain a broader...

Architecture Certifications/Salesforce

November 5, 2017

Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and Deployment Designer Exam Tips

What I can remember from the exam After successfully completing the development lifecycle and deployment designer exam a few days ago, I’ve attempted to write up what I can remember of the most important items to study. Of course, the most sensible thing you can do is to work through the Trailmix provided by Salesforce in order to prepare, but...

Architecture Certifications/Salesforce

October 23, 2017

You Don’t Have to Code to Become a Certified Technical Architect

For the last month or so I’ve been thinking a lot about using downtime at work to improve my skills and standing as a Salesforce professional. When I started working at Bluewolf, I scoffed at the thought of jumping up the triangle and reaching Certified Technical Architect. I went as far as to say that there was “absolutely no way”...

JourneyToCTA/Salesforce

September 27, 2017

Why Salesforce Users Should Switch to Lightning – Right Now!

It was my privilege to attend Salesforce’s Lightning Now tour in London, with colleagues and friends. It was a fantastically productive couple of days and we learnt lots about how easy it is to switch to Lightning Experience, even in spite of having lots of incumbent Visualforce and code to update in order to make the switch. Share This:

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September 19, 2017

Salesforce Certified Data Architecture & Management Designer Exam Tips

I’ve been using much of my time lately revising for my first Salesforce Architect exam: Certified Data Architecture and Management Designer. I’m really happy to say I passed it, so I’m going to share a few key tips with you – it won’t make you pass the exam – only you can do that – but it may help to...

Architecture Certifications/Salesforce

September 11, 2017

Tips for Passing the Process Automation Specialist Superbadge

I passed the Process Automation Specialist Superbadge on Salesforce Trailhead a couple of weeks ago and got very confused when it said I’d also got a First Ascent flag….I genuinely had no idea what it meant until I put a message out on my company Chatter and they told me it was because I’d got each challenge right the first...

Salesforce/Trailhead/Trailhead Superbadges

September 10, 2017

Breast Cancer at 29 – REALLY?! Chapter 10

Chemotherapy The first chemotherapy session was booked in to start at lunchtime on Friday 8th November 2013. The day before, after I’d had my hair cut short, Harriet came to the flat to take a blood test and to give me some tablets to take before the first session. It was called Emend, an industrial-strength anti-emetic, and it came in a...

Breast Cancer/Breast Cancer at 29 - REALLY?!

September 6, 2017

Tips for Passing the Lightning Experience Rollout Specialist Superbadge

Yesterday, Salesforce released a brand new Trailhead superbadge as part of its drive to increase the adoption of Lightning Experience, the latest user interface. We had a competition going at work to complete this badge by a certain date; this only made me all the more determined to complete it as soon as possible after its release. It was quite a...

Salesforce/Trailhead/Trailhead Superbadges