The Salesforce Certified Heroku Architect credential is designed for individuals who have the knowledge, skills, and extensive experience with architecting scalable solutions, deploying and managing apps, and managing teams and build workflows on Heroku — specifically, Heroku Enterprise. This credential is targeted for a Heroku Consultant or Partner, who has an awareness of app development best practices and how they apply to Heroku, an understanding of how to build scalable apps on Heroku, and knowledge of Heroku use cases and how to apply Heroku best practices.

Course Objectives:

In this course, you will learn to:

• Building and deploying apps on the Heroku platform
• Architecting scalable solutions
• Using add-ons from the Elements Marketplace
• Architecting solutions using Heroku Postgres, Heroku Redis, Dataclips, and Heroku Connect
• Prescribing a third-party add-on and add-on sharing
• Using Heroku Private Space Peering and virtual private network (VPN) connections
• Understanding Private Space Runtime versus Common Runtime
• Understanding how Heroku Enterprise can improve a system's architecture
• Architecting solutions using Heroku Shield, and understanding the benefits of various Heroku certifications
• Architecting solutions using Enterprise Teams
• Architecting an application using the Twelve-Factor App methodology correctly
• Constructing solutions for building a microservices architecture
• Building architectures that use Apache Kafka on Heroku
• Integrating Heroku apps with the Salesforce Lightning Platform

Course content

Heroku Platform

• Demonstrate an understanding of the basics behind building and deploying apps on Heroku, including the role of buildpacks in slug creation.
• Architect scalable solutions that are performant even during high-traffic spikes.
• Architect and deploy solutions using add-ons and other components from the Elements Marketplace, including various add-ons, buildpacks, and Heroku Buttons.

Data

• Demonstrate knowledge of Heroku Postgres, including data handling, security, and common use cases for follower databases. Describe the use cases of Dataclips.
• Architect solutions using Apache Kafka on Heroku to facilitate streaming communication between applications, services, or functions.
• Architect solutions using Heroku Redis.
• Demonstrate the ability to prescribe a third-party add-on and add-on sharing, when appropriate.

Security

• Construct architectures that leverage Heroku to achieve different security certifications.
• Recommend Heroku Private Space Peering or VPN connections for appropriate use cases.
• Recommend when an app should run in the Private Space Runtime versus the Common Runtime.

Heroku Enterprise

• Demonstrate how features of Heroku Enterprise can improve a system’s architecture.
• Recommend networking solutions that use Heroku Private Spaces or the Common Runtime, appropriately.
• Describe the compliance features of Heroku Shield.
• Describe the features of Enterprise Teams.

Architect Applications

• Recommend architectures that use the Twelve-Factor App methodology correctly.
• Construct solutions for creating an orchestration layer for building a microservices architecture using Apache Kafka on Heroku.

Integrations

• Recommend architectures that use Heroku Connect appropriately, including the correct use of External IDs.
• Recommend techniques to integrate Heroku apps with the Salesforce Lightning Platform, and understand when to apply particular techniques.

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