Archive for Technology
Five Hits from the Salesforce Summer ’12 Release
Ahh, summer! Time for barbecues, suntan lotion, and the inevitable sand between your toes at the beach. And for us Salesforce zealots, it’s time for the next release – Summer ’12 edition! Salesforce.com will be updating all servers on June 1, 8, and 9, and once again the update will contain over 100 enhancements and [...]
Your Cure-All Prescription for Salesforce Searching
One of the reasons we enjoy working with our clients is that they bring us knowledge that we can pass along to others. Recently, a client reached out to us asking how to add search capabilities for their long text fields on a custom object. We immediately thought of Salesforce’s Global Search feature, so we [...]
The Road to Solutions is Paved with Knowledge Management
Think about a time you waited hours, or even days, for a simple, two-minute solution to your cell phone problem and thought, “If that had been available on their website, I would have been up and running hours ago!” Or have you ever been on hold while the customer service agent frantically tried to find [...]
Force by Design Has a New CEO and Fearless Leader
In early 2012, Micaiah Filkins stepped up to bat as the new CEO at Force by Design. With U.S. offices in both San Francisco, California, and East Lansing, Michigan, we have two awesome Major League Baseball teams to root for: 2010 World Series Champions the San Francisco Giants and the Detroit Tigers. And the only [...]
Force by Design and Cirrus Insight Sittin’ in a Tree. P-A-R-T-N-E-R-I-N-G
You know what they say – two cloud applications are better than one! Force by Design’s newest partner, Cirrus Insight, breaks down the wall between salesforce.com and Gmail and integrates two of the hottest cloud applications in the world. Many companies use Salesforce and Gmail as separate applications, but Cirrus Insight’s technology displays Salesforce contact [...]
See You At Cloudforce in San Francisco
We’ve got some exciting news! Force by Design will be participating as a Gold Sponsor at Cloudforce in beautiful San Francisco on March 15! As this is our first time as a sponsor, we’re anxiously awaiting all of the excitement and opportunities Cloudforce will bring. Those who don’t know us will have a chance to [...]
Show Your Salesforce Chatter Love!
The big game may be over, but the inevitable battle of Superbowl commercials has only just begun. Last night marked a fundamental moment in salesforce.com history as Marc Benioff introduced chatter.com to a new audience through the company’s first televised advertisement during the biggest Sunday in television. As exciting as these times are with social [...]
The low down on the new FbD Michigan branch office
Wow! December was an amazing month for us here at Force by Design. We publicly announced our intention of starting a new branch of our practice in East Lansing Michigan. We simply could not be more excited about the opportunity to bring the wonders of salesforce.com and cloud computing to the mid-coast! In mid-December the [...]
DreamForce ’10
It’s that time of year again! DreamForce ’10. A little later than usual, in years past the event was held in Oct or Nov, DreamForce is now in early December (12/6- 12/9). Ahhh, a salesforce.com holiday in San Francisco! Interesting timing but not altogether a bad thing. The year is winding down, companies are looking to [...]
Cloudforce 2 Tour: San Jose
Join the Force By Design team at this event on Tuesday, June 22nd at the San Jose Convention Center. The agenda includes a Keynote speech delivered by Marc Benioff, followed by 18 breakout sessions for sales, customer service, developers, IT executives, ISVs, and entrepreneurs. Lunch is included. It’s a great place for networking with peers, [...]
