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by Dr. Okey Moore PhD Published 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago
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Is Salesforce public or private cloud?

The private cloud, in contrast to its public counterpart, isn't available to the public but is built specifically for a single organization to fit its needs. It may be managed internally or by a third-party and be hosted internally or externally. So, Salesforce public or private? Well, it depends on the PROS of the type of the cloud.

Which Salesforce instance should I purchase to run public sector foundation?

Customers can choose to run Public Sector Foundation or Public Sector Foundation - Advanced on Government Cloud or Government Cloud Plus or select the Salesforce commercial instance. Salesforce Government Cloud and Salesforce Government Cloud Plus must be purchased separately.

What is a Salesforce community?

Salesforce Communities are brand spaces designed specifically for Salesforce customers to connect with the community outside their org (i.e., employees, partners, and customers) and collaborate with them using relevant data and content. Users can visit the community to find answers to questions or ask for help from another community member.

How many customers does Salesforce have?

Salesforce.com has its services translated into 16 different languages and as of July 31, 2011, had 104,000 customers and over 2.1 million subscribers. Salesforce moved its Midwest Regional headquarters to Indianapolis in 2017. Salesforce Tower in New York City.

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What is Salesforce communities?

What are Salesforce Communities? Salesforce is a San Francisco based company that provides customer-relation management (CRM) software solutions. Above all, Salesforce communities are brand spaces that work to facilitate collaboration and connection for employees, business partners, and customers.

How many sites we can create in Salesforce?

You can have up to 100 Experience Cloud sites in your Salesforce org. Active, inactive, and preview sites, including Lightning Platform sites, count against this limit.

What is Salesforce experience Cloud?

Experience Cloud is an online social platform that enables companies to connect customers, partners, and employees with each other — and the data and records they need to get work done.

How do I activate a site in Salesforce?

To activate a site:From Setup, enter Digital Experiences in the global search box. Select Sites.Open Experience Workspaces or Experience Management.Click Administration | Administration.Click Activate.Click OK.

What is public site in Salesforce?

Salesforce Sites enables you to create public websites and applications that are directly integrated with your Salesforce organization—without requiring users to log in with a username and password. You can publicly expose any information stored in your organization through a branded URL of your choice.

How do I enable public Sites in Salesforce?

To set the public access settings for your site:From Setup, enter Sites in the Quick Find box, then select Sites.Click the name of the site you want to control.Click Public Access Settings to open the Profile page for your site profile.

What is Salesforce communities called now?

Experience CloudA long-expected announcement finally came from Salesforce last week; Community Cloud has been renamed Experience Cloud (view a demo).

Is Salesforce a CRM or CMS?

Salesforce CMS provides a central place to manage content. Assign roles to contributors to decide who sees and does what. Distribute your content across channels such as B2C Commerce, B2B Commerce, Marketing Cloud, Heroku, or Lightning Experience apps.

Is Salesforce a CRM or CSM?

Salesforce CMS is a hybrid CMS, which means your teams can create content in a central location, and syndicate it to any digital touchpoint.

Can Salesforce host a website?

Salesforce Sites enables you to create public websites and applications that are directly integrated with your Salesforce organization—without requiring users to log in with a username and password.

Are Salesforce Sites free?

Salesforce Site Usage and Limits At present, force.com Site service is included in the following Editions or Organizations: Enterprise Edition, Unlimited Edition, Developer Edition, and Force.com Free Edition Services.

How do I publish a community in Salesforce?

You can publish your entire site or just specific items.Click Publish Changes....To publish: All recent changes, ensure Site-wide changes is selected. ... Click Next and then review the list of items to be published.Click Next and then add a publishing note, if required. ... Click Publish.

Quickly set a up a self-service help center

Free up your agents from handling common questions or requests with a branded self-service help center. Easily embed knowledge articles and provide customers access to important data.

Quickly launch personalized portals and communities when your customers need them most

Build beautifully branded, mobile-responsive portals and communities quickly and easily using Lightning Community Builder. It’s the low-code way to get started with drag-and-drop ease, so you’ll be up and running in no time.

Simplify self-service with step-by-step processes and end-to-end workflows

Empower customers to resolve requests on their own — no agent required — by integrating Salesforce data into your portal and business processes. Want to check an account, pay a bill, or book an appointment? It’s all done in a flash.

Scale support with service embedded directly into your portal

With Service Cloud integration, customers can access an agent via chat or submit a case online. And agents have a 360-degree view of that customer’s activities in the portal. So agents work more efficiently and keep customers happy.

Help customers help themselves, and each other

Make it easy for customers to find answers in the community fast by automatically surfacing the information they need from multiple sources. Give access to groups, experts, and customer MVPs to keep them coming back.

Deliver a personalized customer experience using automation and chatbots

Give your customers answers in real time. With Einstein, you can fine-tune content based on customer profiles, interests, and activities by highlighting relevant articles, answers, and experts. Plus collect case details and handle FAQs on chat before transferring to an agent.

Self-Service Portal and Customer Communities by Service Cloud

Give your customers the self-service portals, discussion forums, and access to the answers they need quickly, anytime, and from their laptop, tablet, or mobile device. Empower your customers with Communities by Service Cloud.

How much revenue does Salesforce have in 2019?

For the fiscal year 2019, Salesforce reported revenue of US$13.28 billion, an increase of 26% year-over-year and 26% in constant currency. The CRM giant reported subscription and support revenues of US$12.41 billion, an increase of 27% year-over-year.

Why did Salesforce reject donations?

The not-for-profit organization Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) rejected a US$250,000 philanthropic donation from Salesforce because the company has contracts with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The executive director of Raices, Jonathan Ryan, tweeted that "When it comes to supporting oppressive, inhumane, and illegal policies, we want to be clear: the only right action is to stop" in reference to the rejected donation. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff responded in an official statement that the company's employees "don't work with CBP regarding separation of families. CBP is a customer & follows our TOS. We don't have an agreement with ICE. I'm Proud of the Men & Women who protect & serve our country every day & I'm Proud of our Ohana ."

What are the tabs in Salesforce?

Salesforce users can configure their CRM application. In the system, there are tabs such as "Contacts," "Reports," and "Accounts." Each tab contains associated information. Configuration can be done on each tab by adding user-defined custom fields.

When did Salesforce buy Slack?

On December 1, 2020, it was announced that Salesforce would acquire Slack for $27.7 billion. In February 2021, Salesforce announced that CFO Mark Hawkins would be retiring from his position after six years of working for the company, retaining however a position as CFO emeritus until October.

What is Lightning Platform?

Lightning Platform (also known as Force.com) is a platform as a service (PaaS) that allows developers to create add-on applications that integrate into the main Salesforce.com application. These third-party applications are hosted on Salesforce.com's infrastructure.

Is Salesforce a tax avoidance company?

Tax avoidance. In December 2019, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that Salesforce was one of 91 companies who "paid an effective federal tax rate of 0% or less" in 2018, as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

Does Salesforce use Solaris?

The company uses the Momentum platform from Message Systems to allow its customers to send large amounts of email.

2. What does Salesforce do?

Bet Astro wishes they had a nickel for every time this question came up. The company has evolved and grown so much since it was founded in 1999 — and as its size and scope have increased, so has the complexity of this answer.

3. How much information does Salesforce process in 24 hours?

Salesforce brings companies and customers together. In other words, it powers trillions of business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) interactions.

5. Where does Salesforce operate around the world?

Salesforce operates in 84 cities, with 110 offices around the world. There are eight Salesforce Towers currently (in Atlanta, Dublin, Indianapolis, London, New York, Paris, San Francisco, and Tokyo) with another two in development (Salesforce Tower Sydney and Salesforce Tower Chicago).

6. How tall is the Salesforce tower in San Francisco?

1,070 feet. Opened in 2018, the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco is 61 stories and 1.4 million square feet of office space.

7. How diverse is Salesforce?

Last year, Salesforce set a goal to have 50% of its U.S. employees from underrepresented groups (Women, Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Multiracial, LGBTQ+ employees, People with Disabilities, and Veterans)by 2023.

8. How much has Salesforce spent to ensure equality in employee salaries?

Salesforce has spent $16 million to date to ensure equal pay for equal work among its global workforce. In 2015, the company committed to investigating and addressing any gender pay gaps.

9. How is Salesforce a sustainable company?

In 2021, Salesforce achieved net zero across its full value chain and reached 100% renewable energy. This means Salesforce has purchased enough renewable energy to match all electricity it uses globally.

Public Sector Foundation FAQ

Salesforce has all kinds of add-ons, apps, and additional products to help your company stay ahead in your industry. Call us at 1-800-667-6389 to discuss exactly what kind of products you’re looking to add and how we can help.

Questions for a government expert?

Ask about Salesforce products, pricing, implementation, or anything else. Our knowledgeable reps are standing by, ready to help. Or check out our Pricing and Packaging Guide to learn more.

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