AUGUST 2019CIOAPPLICATIONSEUROPE.COM8here are multiple disciplines and roles involved in completing and delivering a technology project, including developers, business analysts, projects managers, quality assurance teams, and also the technical architects. In this article, I would like to focus on the role of the technical architect in delivering technology projects and highlight how the Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA) qualification prepares and produces the topmost and elite architects in the industry. Little Bit About MeI work as the head of architecture for a Salesforce Silver Partner called VRP Consulting. I have been working in the Salesforce ecosystem for the last 10 years, solving client challenges and delivering enterprise solutions across a range of industries. I recently worked as a program architect at Salesforce, shaping the technology vision for the clients that I served. Something that I will have to mention is that I'm also a little bit of a TV celebrity, I won the BBC Family Cooking Showdown, so I can architect a range of culinary masterpieces as well. What is the Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA) qualification?The Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA) is the topmost credential in the Salesforce ecosystem. With only 300+ individuals holding this credential, it is one of the most difficult and challenging architectural assessments to pass. It requires both years of hands-on architectural experience, and a deep-level understanding of the Salesforce platform and the wider technology landscape in which Salesforce often resides. As a result, those who achieved this credential are knowledge-rich and deep visionaries in the architecture space, and are often placed as architectural leads on large-scale strategic projects across industries. It takes years of experience and deep study to reach this level, which is why the CTAcredential is so highly regarded in the industry. Why is the CTA credential so Important?As part of the study plan for the Salesforce CTA credential one has to delve deep and have a concrete understanding of the following domains: integration, security &single sign on, access controls, data migration, large data volume management, application architecture & efficient data modelling,mobile readiness and governance. These are large specialisms in their own right, and the CTA must have a very thorough understanding of each domain. This depth of understanding is extremely important in allowing the architect to make the right design decisions and recommendations to meet the enterprise architecture requirements for a project. This rich understanding also makes the CTA an indispensable resource on a project.Enterprise Solutions DesignWhen designing a solution for a large enterprise, one must always start with considering where the business is today, and where they want to get to in three MITESH MISTRY, HEAD OF ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE, VRP CONSULTINGDesigning Enterprise Solutions, Salesforce CTA (Certified Technical Architect) StyleTIN MYOPINION
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