Why you should build your career in salesforce.com? Let me give some reasons why. We presented this slide deck at our local user group, explaining where the job opportunities are, and the steps you need to take to build your career in the salesforce.com eco-system.

1. How to build a progressive Career around
Salesforce.com eco-system
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2. Agenda
1. Introduction
2. Why build your career now?
○ Cloud Computing
○ Organizational Challenges
○ Professional Challenges
3. Where are the Opportunities?
4. The Journey - How do you build one?
5. Q&A
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3. 1. Introduction
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4. •Speaker Introductions
▪ Velu Palani
▪ Charlie Havens
•Participant Introductions
•Q&A
▪ Share your personal stories
▪ 15 minutes at the end
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5. 2. Why Now?
○ Cloud Computing - Change in the industry
○ Organizational Challenges
○ Individual Challenges
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6. Cloud Computing is Driver, Catalyst & the Evangelist.
1960s
Mainframe
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1980s
On-Premise
Client/server
Today
Enterprise Cloud
Computing
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7. The Cloud Computing Model
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Multi-tenant
Automatic Upgrades
Pay-as-you-go
Real-time
5x Faster
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8. Infrastructure
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9. Platform as a Service (PaaS) is Faster.
Removing the Complexity of Both Hardware & Software.
No software stack to manage
Automatic upgrades
Automated elasticity
Platform as a Service
Software
infrastructure
Hardware
Infrastructure
Database
App Server
Messaging
Tools
Computers /
Servers
Storage
Network
Data Center
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10. Platform as a Service (PaaS)– Career Advantages
•Easy to learn
•Job Satisfaction
o Innovate and Grow
o Add Value to Business
o Social, Mobile, Global
o More Productive
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11. Platform as a Service (PaaS)– Career Advantages
•Latest Technology
•Align your career with the present
Organizational Changes
•Future Business Leaders
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12. Organizational Challenges
•Competition
o Forced to innovate
o Cost Cutting
•Missing Global
Opportunities
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•Global Work Force
•Social Media
o Brand Image
o Marketing & Selling
o Customer Support /
Servicing
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13. Professional Challenges
Individual (Survival)
o Outsourcing
o Global Demand
o Constant Change in Technology
o Compensation vs. Contribution
o Not enough growth in every area
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14. 3. Where are the Opportunities?
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15. Types of Jobs available
o Mobile Applications / Cloud Applications
▪ Traditional IT software development jobs will be
eliminated
o Consulting (above field)
o More inside sales than field jobs
o Marketers not Sales People
o Leaders and Game Changers Vs C-level or VP titles
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16. Types of Jobs available...
▪ Case Study
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17. 4. How do you build one?
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18. Career Plan - Progressive Path
Technical Solutions
Business Solutions
Sales/Mktg/Operation
Administrator
Administrator
Client Success Management
Developer
Sales Cloud Consultant
Marketing
Technical Architect
Service Cloud Consultant
Operations
Solutions Architect
Business Architect
Finance
Innovation - Entrepreneurship - Social Change
Utilize Salesforce.com eco-system
Appexchange - Community - Developer Edition
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19. Career Plan - Progressive Path
● Pick a career path
○ Choose to specialize
○ Learn to overlap (solutions track)
○ Keep your mind open for change
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20. Career Plan - Progressive Path
● Develop a training plan and Learn
● Self Learning
● Class-room
● On-line training
● Find a mentor
■ Developer.force.com - Free Edition
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21. Career Plan - Progressive Path
Organization - employer
● Choose someone to help achieve your dream
○ Find an internal mentor
● Help your organization to change. or LEAVE !
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22. Contact Us:
Velu Palani
Charlie Havens
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