Unofficial SFCC

ChangeUp, Inc talks with Oleg Sapishchuk and Peter Schmalfeldt about Commerce Cloud and "Round Up for Charity."▬ Show Notes ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Round Up for Ukraine › Website▬ Guest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ChangeUp, Inc ( Robert Soderstrom, Katie Nathan & Cesar Tavares )› Website▬ Hosts ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Oleg Sapishchuk› Twitter› LinkedIn› Github› WebsitePeter Schmalfeldt› Website› Work▬ About ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Welcome to the Unofficial Salesforce Commerce Cloud Podcast. We created this Podcast to give everyone access to each other to share ideas and help one another. It also offers members a place to discuss, listen and watch Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud in a free and open environment.› YouTube› Playlist› LinkedIn› Twitter

Rockey Nebhwani talks with Oleg Sapishchuk and Peter Schmalfeldt about SFCC & Web Performance.▬ Show Links ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬› Favorite Tool - www.treo.sh (Example Dashboard - https://treo.sh/sitespeed/direct.asda.com)  - Subscribe using 'Email updates' link to get updated monthly Crux stats (2nd Tuesday of the month)› Google Data Studio - HTTP Archive - Core Web Vitals Technology Report - https://datastudio.google.com/s/gAvNzFdtUSM› Web Performance Slack ( Request Invite ): https://webperformance.herokuapp.com▬ Content ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬00:00 - Intro00:58 - Guest Introduction02:19 - Motivation to Start Community?04:39 - How can people access your Community?07:48 - How to build a Web Performance Culture?10:36 - Best way to Track Performance Issues?14:08 - Ways to Budget Web Performance?16:54 - Internal vs External Web Performance Tooling?19:07 - Free Web Performance Tools?20:07 - How to Prioritize Web Performance Tickets?27:18 - Specific SFCC Performance Tooling?30:08 - What is Web Almanac and HTTP Archive?33:25 - How to use Performance History?34:43 - Can you compare eCommerce Platforms?36:56 - How can Salesforce Help Customers?43:05 - How can the Community Help?47:21 - Message to The Community▬ Guest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Rockey Nebhwani› Twitter› LinkedIn▬ Hosts ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Oleg Sapishchuk› Twitter› LinkedIn› Github› WebsitePeter Schmalfeldt› Website› Work▬ About ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Welcome to the Unofficial Salesforce Commerce Cloud Podcast. We created this Podcast to give everyone access to each other to share ideas and help one another. It also offers members a place to discuss, listen and watch Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud in a free and open environment.› YouTube› Playlist› LinkedIn› Twitter

Kyd Song talks with Oleg Sapishchuk and Peter Schmalfeldt about SFCC, NFT's & The Metaverse▬ Content ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬00:00 - Intro00:58 - Guest Introduction03:46 - What is an NFT?08:16 - How can Business use NFTs?10:28 - NFT vs Digital Art15:40 - How do Retailers use NFTs?18:23 - What is The Metaverse?21:28 - How can Business use The Metaverse?25:10 - How will The Metaverse Impact Online Retail?27:14 - What is a Digital Headquarters?33:26 - What is Web3?39:47 - What are some Concerns for Web3?45:40 - Message to the Community▬ Guest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Kyd Song› LinkedIn› Website▬ Hosts ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Oleg Sapishchuk› Twitter› LinkedIn› Github› WebsitePeter Schmalfeldt› Website› Work▬ About ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Welcome to the Unofficial Salesforce Commerce Cloud Podcast. We created this Podcast to give everyone access to each other to share ideas and help one another. It also offers members a place to discuss, listen and watch Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud in a free and open environment.› YouTube› Playlist› LinkedIn› Twitter

Alex Khan talks with Oleg Sapishchuk and Peter Schmalfeldt about Getting Hired in Salesforce Commerce Cloud.▬ Content ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬00:00 - Intro01:02 - Alex, can you introduce yourself?02:23 - Hard parts of being a Recruiter?06:42 - How has COVID impacted the Market?09:51 - What Qualifications changed after COVID?13:33 - Discussion about Remote Employment19:01 - What are the current Market Demands?23:37 - What Skills are in demand?27:24 - Discussion about Good Resumes29:19 - What do Hiring Managers want in a Resume?32:33 - Should Junior Developers list unrelated jobs on Resume?36:14 - Which Certifications Help?41:31 - How should you list your Certifications?43:16 - Current US Market Salary Rates?47:45 - Pros and Cons of Working for Agency vs. Brands50:36 - Are there benefits of working with a Recruiter?53:52 - Getting the most out of Recruitment Process57:50 - What is your Message to the Community?▬ Guest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Alex Khan› LinkedIn› Website▬ Hosts ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Oleg Sapishchuk› Twitter› LinkedIn› Github› WebsitePeter Schmalfeldt› Website› Work▬ About ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Welcome to the Unofficial Salesforce Commerce Cloud Podcast. We created this Podcast to give everyone access to each other to share ideas and help one another. It also offers members a place to discuss, listen and watch Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud in a free and open environment.› YouTube› Playlist

Matt Hudson talks with Oleg Sapishchuk and Peter Schmalfeldt about Mobile Apps vs. PWA's▬ Content ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬00:00 - Intro01:19 - Matt, can you introduce yourself?03:05 - What is Belk?03:38 - Why did you switch to Mobile Apps?07:25 - Do you share resources between PWAs and Mobile Apps?11:00 - What considerations are there for Team Planning?14:12 - What challenges do you have with Mobile Apps?16:29 - How do you store Application Data?20:00 - Mobile Apps vs. PWA discussion26:01 - How does someone choose between Mobile Apps and PWAs?29:25 - Discussion on connecting Mobile Apps to SFCC Systems41:11 - How do you educate your teams?44:57 - When would you use WebView vs. Native?50:36 - What Unique Experiences are there for Mobile Apps?52:58 - What's the Story about the Lemonade Apron?56:16 - What is your Message to the Community?▬ Guest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Matt Hudson› LinkedIn› Twitter› Website▬ Hosts ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Oleg Sapishchuk› Twitter› LinkedIn› Github› WebsitePeter Schmalfeldt› Website› Work▬ About ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Welcome to the Unofficial Salesforce Commerce Cloud Podcast. We created this Podcast to give everyone access to each other to share ideas and help one another. It also offers members a place to discuss, listen and watch Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud in a free and open environment.› YouTube› Playlist

Rob Smith talks with Oleg Sapishchuk and Peter Schmalfeldt about Stretching the Limits of SFCC and "Unicorn Projects."Discussion Links:› https://shop.tate.org.uk› https://www.vam.ac.uk/shop/home› https://parking.gatwickairport.com▬ Content ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬00:00 - Intro00:58 - Rob, can you introduce yourself?03:00 - What "Unicorn Projects" have come your way?06:14 - Tate Museum Project10:34 - What is your process for taking on "Unicorn Projects"?13:08 - Crafting SFCC Solutions with Non-SFCC Backgrounds20:18 - What is the biggest challenge with these projects?25:57 - Were there Projects you felt were impossible on SFCC?30:15 - Gatwick Airport Project33:25 - Thoughts on SFRA vs. Headless41:03 - What is your Message to the Community?▬ Guest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Rob Smith› LinkedIn› Website▬ Hosts ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Oleg Sapishchuk› Twitter› LinkedIn› Github› WebsitePeter Schmalfeldt› Website› Work▬ About ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Welcome to the Unofficial Salesforce Commerce Cloud Podcast. We created this Podcast to give everyone access to each other to share ideas and help one another. It also offers members a place to discuss, listen and watch Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud in a free and open environment.› YouTube› Playlist

Abhijeet Mishra talks with Oleg Sapishchuk and Peter Schmalfeldt about Royal Cyber and On-Demand Sandboxes.Discussion Links:› SFCC ODS Dashboard▬ Content ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬00:00 - Intro00:22 - Oleg introduces Abhijeet Mishra01:36 - How did you get involved with On-Demand Sandboxes?09:48 - How can people use Royal Cybers solution?11:28 - What information is available on your platform?13:30 - Discussion around Automation19:58 - Creating a Sandbox Defaults on your platform22:06 - Calculating Savings for Managed ODS25:32 - Who can use Royal Cyber's ODS Platform?27:38 - Why Royal Cyber does not track usage activity33:02 - Challenges making this Open Source34:27 - Alternative Solutions to Royal Cyber ODS Platform38:50 - Benefits of Providing Tools to the Community42:33 - What was the impact to Royal Cyber creating this Product?46:58 - What is your Message to the Community?▬ Guest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Abhijeet Mishra› LinkedIn› Website▬ Hosts ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Oleg Sapishchuk› Twitter› LinkedIn› Github› WebsitePeter Schmalfeldt› Website› Work▬ About ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Welcome to the Unofficial Salesforce Commerce Cloud Podcast. We created this Podcast to give everyone access to each other to share ideas and help one another. It also offers members a place to discuss, listen and watch Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud in a free and open environment.› YouTube› Playlist

Drew Lau talks with Oleg Sapishchuk and Peter Schmalfeldt about Headless, PWA & Composable Commerce.Discussion Links:› Accelerate› State of DevOps 2021› PWA Kit Docs› PWA Kit GitHub▬ Content ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬00:00 - Intro01:05 - Drew, can you introduce yourself?02:17 - What is your relationship with Headless?03:18 - How do you define Headless Commerce?09:24 - What are the Pros and Cons of Headless Commerce?12:32 - Team Structure Considerations16:01 - Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps17:53 - Is Headless a Natural Progression for E-Commerce?19:56 - What does Salesforce have to offer for Headless?22:50 - Headless Continuous Integration26:25 - Flexibility of Headless Development Team29:26 - Where can I learn more about Headless & PWA?31:39 - What is Composable Commerce?35:20 - How to Transition to Headless?38:58 - How does A/B Testing work with Headless?40:48 - Where do you see the Future of Headless?46:40 - What is your Message to the Community?▬ Guest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Drew Lau› LinkedIn› Twitter▬ Hosts ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Oleg Sapishchuk› Twitter› LinkedIn› Github› WebsitePeter Schmalfeldt› Website› Work▬ About ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Welcome to the Unofficial Salesforce Commerce Cloud Podcast. We created this Podcast to give everyone access to each other to share ideas and help one another. It also offers members a place to discuss, listen and watch Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud in a free and open environment.› YouTube› Playlist

Kyle Montgomery talks with Oleg Sapishchuk and Peter Schmalfeldt about DevOps in Salesforce Commerce Cloud.› The Phoenix Project› The DevOps Handbook› The Unicorn ProjectWATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE▬ Content ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬00:00:00 - Intro00:06:05 - Kyle, can you introduce yourself?00:08:57 - What is DevOps?00:12:16 - Hows does Security fit into DevOps?00:20:16 - Books about DevOps00:21:43 - Which book would you recommend?00:25:05 - Origin of Term DevOps00:27:10 - Onboarding & DevOps00:32:24 - Discussion on Improving Workflow00:36:16 - DevOps and On-Demand Sandboxes00:49:07 - Getting Business Buy-In00:52:54 - Team Development Processes Challenges01:01:24 - Fighting Fires with Better Processes01:09:15 - Discussion about Facebook Outage01:18:29 - Continual Learning and Experimentation01:27:03 - What is your Message to the Community?▬ Guest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Kyle Montgomery› Work› Twitter› LinkedIn▬ Hosts ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Oleg Sapishchuk› Twitter› LinkedIn› Github› WebsitePeter Schmalfeldt› Website› Work▬ About ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Welcome to the Unofficial Salesforce Commerce Cloud Podcast. We created this Podcast to give everyone access to each other to share ideas and help one another. It also offers members a place to discuss, listen and watch Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud in a free and open environment.› YouTube› Playlist

Mike King talks with Oleg Sapishchuk and Peter Schmalfeldt about his new book "Salesforce B2C Solution Architect's Handbook: Design scalable and cohesive business-to-consumer experiences spanning Salesforce Customer 360 products" › New BookWATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE▬ Content ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬00:00 - Intro00:17 - Mike, can you introduce yourself and your book?02:20 - What Salesforce Products are covered in your book?04:04 - Will your book touch on B2C CRM?06:22 - Are there any prerequisites for readers?08:26 - Is this book targeted to Single-Cloud or Multi-Cloud?10:51 - The value and experience of our Peers14:07 - How did you approach writing this book?16:58 - What thought did you put into writing about Customer Experience?24:08 - Any stories where integrations got messy?30:18 - What can we expect from your coverage of Certification & Exams?35:03 - Did you include real-life scenarios for your Exam Samples?37:02 - Do you cover Certification Prerequisites?40:35 - What are the best steps for transitioning to Multi-Cloud?44:41 - Discussing the Overlapping Roles of Multi-Cloud52:08 - What are the different kinds of Architects?56:28 - What is your Message to the Community?▬ Guest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Mike King› LinkedIn› Amazon▬ Hosts ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Oleg Sapishchuk› Twitter› LinkedIn› Github› WebsitePeter Schmalfeldt› Website› Work▬ About ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Welcome to the Unofficial Salesforce Commerce Cloud Podcast. We created this Podcast to give everyone access to each other to share ideas and help one another. It also offers members a place to discuss, listen and watch Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud in a free and open environment.› YouTube› Playlist

Abraham Lloyd talks with Oleg Sapishchuk and Peter Schmalfeldt about Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC) Customer 360 and what it means for developers, technical leads, and architects.WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE▬ Content ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬00:00 - Intro00:50 - Abraham, can you introduce yourself?01:55 - What do you think about Customer 360?06:45 - Single Customer Profile vs. Single Customer View?12:16 - Challenges of Customer Experiences with Different Profiles21:08 - Challenges for Businesses23:32 - What does Customer 360 mean for different roles?31:17 - What does Customer 360 solve?36:33 - Oleg's Favorite Features38:59 - Abraham's Shoutouts41:15 - Challenge of Onboarding Complex Products48:38 - Challenge of Solving Everyone's Problems52:05 - What is your Message to the Community?▬ Guest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Abraham Lloyd› LinkedIn› Website▬ Hosts ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Oleg Sapishchuk› Twitter› LinkedIn› Github› WebsitePeter Schmalfeldt› Website› Work▬ About ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Welcome to the Unofficial Salesforce Commerce Cloud Podcast. We created this Podcast to give everyone access to each other to share ideas and help one another. It also offers members a place to discuss, listen and watch Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud in a free and open environment.› YouTube› Playlist

Thomas Theunen talks with Oleg Sapishchuk and Peter Schmalfeldt about the path to becoming a Salesforce Architect.WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE▬ Content ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬00:00 - Intro01:02 - Thomas, can you introduce yourself?03:03 - What does your regular day look like as an Architect?06:02 - What's more important, Soft Skills or Technical Skills?09:32 - What makes a good Architect?13:20 - Can you be an Architect of just Commerce Cloud?18:19 - Difference between a Developer, Technical Lead and Architect.19:44 - How do you continue to learn as an Architect?35:03 - What do you think about Certification for Architects?42:57 - What Certificates are required to be an Architect?44:40 - What is your Message to the Community?▬ Guest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Thomas Theunen › LinkedIn› Twitter› Website› Github▬ Hosts ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Oleg Sapishchuk› Twitter› LinkedIn› Github› WebsitePeter Schmalfeldt› Website› Work▬ About ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Welcome to the Unofficial Salesforce Commerce Cloud Podcast. We created this Podcast to give everyone access to each other to share ideas and help one another. It also offers members a place to discuss, listen and watch Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud in a free and open environment.› YouTube› Playlist

Charlie Choiniere talks with Oleg Sapishchuk and Peter Schmalfeldt about his Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC) Studio plugin for JetBrains IDEs.› Plugin› GithubWATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE▬ Content ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬00:00 - Intro00:50 - Charlie, can you introduce yourself?02:36 - How was your experience with the Platform evolution?09:07 - What are the Main Features?15:18 - What Programming Language does it use?18:21 - Should developers learn more than one language?26:26 - Are there competitor Plugins?34:52 - What are your tips for Developers?40:30 - What role does the Community play?45:00 - What is your Message to the Community?▬ Guest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Charlie Choiniere› LinkedIn▬ Hosts ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Oleg Sapishchuk› Twitter› LinkedIn› Github› WebsitePeter Schmalfeldt› Website› Work▬ About ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Welcome to the Unofficial Salesforce Commerce Cloud Podcast. We created this Podcast to give everyone access to each other to share ideas and help one another. It also offers members a place to discuss, listen and watch Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud in a free and open environment.› YouTube› Playlist

Oleg Sapishchuk and Peter Schmalfeldt talk about RVW Developers Core: A Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC) Cartridge for Developers.WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE▬ Content ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬00:00 - Intro00:28 - Peter, can you introduce yourself?01:32 - How did you end up with SFCC?06:40 - What is Red Van Developers Core?12:32 - What does your Team look like?14:29 - How does Red Van Workshop support Open Source?18:13 - What is the difference between Dev Console and Dev Tools?31:53 - Are there any Dependencies?37:24 - What are the Main 3 Features of Dev Console?38:58 - What are the Main 3 Features of Dev Tools?39:40 - Who is the End User for the Developers Core?45:08 - Are there any Known Issues with the Tool?48:30 - Who's Contributing?49:55 - What Role has the Community Played?55:45 - What is your Message to the Community?▬ Hosts ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Oleg Sapishchuk› Twitter› LinkedIn› Github› WebsitePeter Schmalfeldt› Website› Work▬ About ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Welcome to the Unofficial Salesforce Commerce Cloud Podcast. We created this Podcast to give everyone access to each other to share ideas and help one another. It also offers members a place to discuss, listen and watch Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud in a free and open environment.› YouTube› Playlist