Core Architectural Concepts: Data Life Cycle

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As you learned in the previous chapter, the expectations are high for a Salesforce CTA. The architect is expected to have a deep understanding of the platform’s features and capabilities. In addition to a deep understanding of particular architectural concepts, the architect is also expected to have a breadth of knowledge across many architectural domains. Data is one of the key architectural domains that architects need to master. Data is all around you in your daily life, and every day, you discover new potential for it. From sales to services, marketing, business intelligence, and artificial intelligence, data is at the heart of today’s modern systems.

In this chapter, you are going to cover the following main topics:

• Differences between classic RDBMS and Salesforce
• Understanding data governance
• Understanding data security
• Data regulatory compliance
• Exploring data categories
• The nature of data warehouses and data lakes
• Choosing the right document management system
• Understanding data architecture concepts
• Designing and documenting your data model
• Using database relationships