I’m a dancer — waltz, swing, polka. I really like discovering new methods, however greater than something, I really like serving to somebody take their very first step on the dance ground. Each robust dance neighborhood I’ve ever been a part of shares one factor in frequent: They make the primary lesson simple, enjoyable, and welcoming. As a substitute of pondering dancing could also be scary, you get a style of what’s attainable — after which, as you come again, you develop by means of centered apply, shared experiences, and connection.
Studying a brand new know-how isn’t all that completely different. One 12 months in the past, we launched the Datablazer Group round a easy concept: that information issues to all of us. None of us have all of the solutions, however collectively we are able to assess and deal with any downside and obtain enterprise success quicker. Now, simply twelve months later, the Datablazer Group has grown to 70,000 members. It offers month-to-month meetups centered on studying and networking; co-hosted digital occasions on deal with completely different information challenges; unique gatherings at strategic world occasions like World Excursions and Dreamforce; and our hallmark Datablazers Mastery Onsites (DMOs).
The DMO program is certainly one of our greatest success tales, onsite, day-long workshops the place practitioners with real-world expertise share what to do, what to not do, and how-to methods to ship enterprise worth quicker and with confidence. It builds upon the introductory trails — the enjoyable taster classes – and reveals folks assess and deal with real-world challenges utilizing the total energy of the Salesforce Platform and the ecosystem. Whereas Knowledge Cloud is on the heart of it, we use the total portfolio of merchandise in addition to main AppExchange options. We create our content material, each shows and hands-on-exercises, and we share our insights with inside enablement groups to multiply our impression.
Delivering a program in 5 world cities is a strategic endeavor that calls for each superb content material and meticulous execution. Kaela Altman, Sr. Salesforce Group Chief and DMO Co-Creator, handles all operational complexities to empower practitioners to focus completely on fixing advanced information challenges. Frankly, with out her perception and operational management, this program couldn’t have occurred.
DMO helped me go from ‘The place do I begin?’ to ‘I do know what to do subsequent.’
DMO attendee, London
Lots of of Knowledge Cloud masters worldwide and counting
To this point, a whole lot of practitioners have been skilled on Knowledge Cloud implementation methods by means of DMO occasions throughout three international locations (US, UK, and AUS) and 5 world cities – San Francisco, New York, London, Melbourne, and Chicago.
Suggestions from attendees constantly highlights this system’s speedy sensible worth, demonstrating why the typical CSAT rating hovers round 4.75 out of 5.
The Datablazer Group wasn’t simply the viewers for the DMO — it was the catalyst for its creation and evolution. Our curriculum is 100% practitioner-led. We design each DMO based mostly on conversations we’re having within the ecosystem — listening to what practitioners are battling in the present day, the place they’re getting caught, and what their stakeholders are demanding.
Within the early days, questions had been primary (e.g., What’s Knowledge Cloud?). In the present day, they’re extremely nuanced and strategic:
- When do I take advantage of zero copy?
- How do I clarify my narrower scoping choices to my stakeholders?
- How can I show we carried out it appropriately — with out losing time or credit?
Datablazers educating Datablazers: DMO 2025
What to anticipate throughout a Datablazers Mastery session
Efficient AI, analytics, automation, activation, and enterprise purposes want full, constant, contextual, right, present information. Most organizations battle with information that’s disconnected and siloed throughout information sources, Knowledge Cloud offers the inspiration functionality to deal with a problem that has impacted Salesforce clients for years.
Whereas the DMO initially launched for Knowledge Cloud practitioners to be taught Knowledge Cloud implementation methods, the scope is increasing to deal with information challenges throughout the information supply (e.g. Salesforce CRM) and keep away from information reliability challenges throughout activation.
In case your aim is to activate a use case — be it throughout Advertising and marketing, Agentforce, Tableau, or multi-org consolidation — our classes show you how to obtain mastery in 5 important areas:
- Ask the fitting questions
- Discover and deal with the fitting scope
- Design with confidence
- Ship verifiably dependable information
- The DMOs are sometimes hosted in-person.
Attendees be taught to evaluate CRM information for potential dangers earlier than ingestion into Knowledge Cloud — mirroring the real-world knowledge shared by Suzie Campbell, director of Begin Early, at our very first DMO: “Each Knowledge Cloud mission begins with out Knowledge Cloud.”
Our hottest hottest agenda subjects embrace:
- Confessions of a Datablazer: A customer-focused presentation detailing why Knowledge Cloud was chosen and the way they approached implementation. The presenter stays all through the day to share real-world experiences and finest practices.
- Structure dos and don’ts: A deep dive into finest practices associated to unified profile information modeling, mapping, and transformation.
- Explaining & modeling Knowledge Cloud credit score wants: Enabling clients to raised perceive consumption-based pricing with confidence.
Profession highlight: from Datablazer thought chief to technical director
The DMO doesn’t simply prepare; it creates new leaders. A unbelievable success story is Anu Pandey, who started as a DMO speaker and, by sharing her experience and mentoring others, lately stepped into a brand new position as Technical Director of AI and Knowledge Cloud at a Salesforce SI Associate.
Datablazers united! Mehmet Orun & Datablazers friends
The ability of peer-to-peer studying
From hallway chats at TDX to planning calls throughout time zones, this neighborhood has grown because of passionate contributors, regional leaders — together with Vlad Silak (APAC), Sara Hernandez (EMEA), and Angelica Buffa (AMER) — and dozens of audio system who’ve volunteered their time.
Practitioners want to listen to from others on how they’re fixing issues for his or her organizations, and the neighborhood offers that important context that Salesforce itself can’t at all times ship. This inclusion of neighborhood voices helps practitioners optimize Knowledge Cloud for his or her distinctive use circumstances.
Our mission is unwavering: to empower Salesforce professionals throughout roles and industries with trusted steering in information technique, information administration, Knowledge Cloud, and AI readiness. Whether or not it’s connecting the neighborhood to assist deliver Knowledge Cloud use circumstances to life or providing Datablazers alternatives to grow to be thought leaders of their fields, we’re higher collectively.
So grateful and blessed to have the ability to attend these studying classes. I really like listening to about all these profitable Salesforce Knowledge Cloud initiatives.”
Gabie Caballero
Senior CRM Technique & Enablement Advisor
JM Household Companies Inc.
