Salesforce Certified Heroku Architect is an advanced certification path designed for architects and developers who design and build scalable, resilient, and secure applications on the Heroku platform. It validates the ability to architect solutions that leverage Heroku's unique developer experience and operational model, integrating with Salesforce data and other enterprise systems. The curriculum goes beyond basic app deployment, covering advanced topics like application architecture, data management, security, and the operational considerations for running production workloads on Heroku.Salesforce Certified Heroku Architect focuses on mastering the Heroku platform's architecture and its core components. Learners explore the Twelve-Factor App methodology, which is the foundation for building modern, cloud-native applications on Heroku. They gain a deep understanding of the Heroku dyno model, the lightweight Linux containers that run applications, and how to architect for scale by using different dyno types, concurrency, and background workers. This includes designing for elasticity, where the application can automatically scale up or down based on demand, ensuring performance while optimizing cost.Salesforce Certified Heroku Architect delves deeply into data architecture and management within the Heroku ecosystem. Architects learn to choose and configure the appropriate Heroku data services, such as Heroku Postgres for relational data, Heroku Redis for caching, and Apache Kafka on Heroku for event streaming. They explore strategies for data modeling, replication, backup, and disaster recovery. A critical skill developed here is the ability to design data integration patterns between Heroku applications and Salesforce, ensuring a seamless flow of information between customer engagement and back-end processes.Salesforce Certified Heroku Architect addresses the comprehensive security and compliance landscape for applications built on Heroku. Professionals learn to implement robust authentica
What you'll learn
Understand the Heroku platform architecture and its core components
Master the Twelve-Factor App methodology for cloud-native applications
Utilize Heroku data services like Postgres and Redis for various data needs
Implement advanced security and compliance practices for applications