Expert Expertise – (Tech Expert Session)
How many servers does it take to support the Azure Cloud?
4 million
What is the definition of multicloud?
The use of services from multiple cloud computing providers in a single architecture.
What service model is Salesforce? (_aaS)
SaaS
What is the shared responsibility model?
Defines the division of security and operational responsibilities between the cloud provider and the customer.
What is terraform?
Terraform is a tool that helps you automate the setup of cloud infrastructure—like servers, networks, and databases—using simple code.
Which three major public cloud providers are most often discussed in the context of multicloud?
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.
What does CRM stand for, and what is it?
Customer Relationship Management
A software platform that helps businesses with customer interactions, sales, and data to improve relationships and drive growth.
Define IaaS and give an example that we’ve seen
Infrastructure as a Service. Cloud computing model that provides virtualized computing resources.
AWS EC2 / Azure VM
What network architecture pattern is used in the Azure-hosted GMF servers and services?
Hub and Spoke / Axle and Spoke
What is one key difference between multicloud and hybrid cloud?
Multicloud combines services from multiple public cloud providers, while hybrid cloud connects a private cloud or on-premises network to a public cloud.
In Salesforce CRM, we think about database tables as ______, we think about columns as _______ and rows as _______.
Objects, fields, records
Key differences between Azure and AWS
Azure
Is more user-friendly
Easy Integrations with Microsoft’s products.
AWS
More robust within the products it provides (more complete).
Used for big enterprises.
More difficult to use at first.
What are pipelines, and how do they work?
Pipelines are automated workflows that move code through stages like building, testing, and deploying, helping teams deliver software faster and more reliably.
Name two major benefits and two major challenges of adopting a multicloud strategy.
Benefits: vendor diversification, reduced latency, cost efficiency, disaster recovery, best-of-breed services, compliance.
Challenges: increased IT complexity, security/compliance difficulties, need for diverse skill sets, interoperability issues, vendor management.
What is Salesforce’s proprietary programming language with Java-like syntax?
Apex
Key differences between ECS, Fargate, Elastic Beanstalk and EKS.
ECS
Is a container orchestration
Fargate
Type of ECS, Serverless containers. Fully managed.
Elastic Beanstalk
PaaS for web apps. It has an abstracted Infra.
EKS
Managed Kubernetes. Kubernetes workloads.