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Issue · #196 23 articles · sent Tue Oct 20 · here since Thu Oct 22

10 Claude Use Cases for Admins, Red Team Agent: Native Pen Testing Coming

From the curator, Grzegorz Skaruz: It's already Tuesday evening here in Poland, but I made it in time. Another week, another pile of Salesforce news to sort through. Read the whole note

It's already Tuesday evening here in Poland, but I made it in time. Another week, another pile of Salesforce news to sort through. This edition leans heavy on AI, no surprise there. Claude keeps popping up everywhere, including some genuinely useful ways admins can start using it daily (with the usual caveat: don't blindly trust what it spits out). Then there's the native Red Team Agent Salesforce announced at Dreamforce, which could finally make penetration testing less of a luxury for orgs that never had the budget for it. Winter '27 is live too, and it's not one flashy headline feature this time but a bunch of smaller wins across data, security, and Flow Builder worth sharing with your team. And if you're using MCP or building AI agents, you'll want to know Salesforce is about to start charging for that access through Flex Credits. Worth understanding before November. Dig in below.

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    Would Salesforce Careers Survive an AI Bubble Burst?

    Everyone's tired of hearing AI might take your job - even senior Salesforce folks aren't safe, apparently. But flip the script: what if AI itself crashes? Billions are being poured into AI right now, while even AI leaders admit things could go sideways. If a bubble bursts, it probably won't kill AI - more like the dot-com crash, where the internet stuck around but only the solid companies survived. So the real question: would Salesforce careers ride that out okay, or get pulled down with everything else?

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  2. Salesforce Insights in 5 MinutesIssue #196Job Market

    Is a Salesforce Career Gap Career Suicide?

    A Salesforce career gap isn't career suicide, but let's be real - it's not nothing either. Tech moves fast, certifications and tools change, and some employers do filter out folks who haven't worked in the newest systems. Add a tough job market and AI shaking things up, and stepping away for a year or two feels scary. There's a genuine "recency penalty" to deal with. But tough doesn't mean impossible - a gap is a challenge, not a dead end for your career.

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  3. Salesforce Insights in 5 MinutesIssue #196Job Market

    Why AI Fluency Could Soon Outrank Your Salesforce Certifications

    Salesforce is going all-in on AI - not just in its products, but in how it hires and trains people too. Existing staff get retrained for AI roles through Career Connect, and there are AI leaderboards tracking how much employees use tools like Agentforce Coworker and Slackbot. Falling behind gets noticed, while top performers help guide others. For new hires, AI fluency is becoming just as important as technical skills. And it's not just Salesforce - partners and other companies working with Salesforce may soon face the same expectation, fueling the debate: does knowing AI now matter more than having certifications?

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