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© 2015 Spanning Inc. All Rights Reseved. 0915-4608 Source: 2015 Salesforce Success Community Admin Survey Picture Day! 7% 62% Honor Roll Get out the sharpies and autograph away. Here's a picture of the Salesforce Community, class of 2015. HOW BEING A SALESFORCE ADMIN HAS HELPED IN WORK AND LIFE: Whether you were on the math team, in the band, or a star athlete, now you're a part of Club Salesforce, and you continue to impress with your skills and passion for learning. Welcome to the Cool Club Salesforce provides a community where everyone can belong, share, and excel — even celebrate together with some pretty great extracurriculars! Final Exam You may be on your organization's Dean's List, but there could be one subject you haven't mastered yet! Here's why you need to study up on SaaS data protection. See you next year! Let's toss our caps in honor of another year of diversity, innovation, and customer success. Because of the strength of your community, partners like Spanning by EMC are honored to support and enable Salesforce and its customers. THE CLASS OF 2015 REPRESENTS DIVERSITY IN AGE. 55% ARE BETWEEN 30-44 YEARS OLD (OR YOUNG). 40-44 30-34 35-39 45-49 25-29 50-54 55+ 21-24 FEMALE MALE 79% HAVE ATTAINED AT LEAST AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE. Undergraduate / University / College / Community College - degree Graduate School - degree Undergraduate / University / College / Community College - no degree Graduate School - no degree Up to or including Secondary (High School, GED, or similar) Doctorate / Terminal degree - completed IDENTIFY AS LGBTQIA OF PARTICIPANTS ARE FEMALE HOW LONG HAVE YOU USED OR WORKED WITH SALESFORCE? 2-4 Years 0-1 Year 5-9 Years 10+ years DO YOU USE APPEXCHANGE APPS? Yes No Don’t need any 92% 7% 48% 10% 34% 8% HAVE YOU EXPLORED TRAILHEAD TO LEARN SALESFORCE? Yes, I’ve explored one or more Admin Trails No, I haven’t explored Trailhead yet Yes, I’ve explored one or more Developer Trails What’s a Trailhead? 54% 31% 28% 12% 15% 20% 20% 12% 13% 10% 7% 3% *Knowledge Article Number: 000003594, 000004037 4% 3% 53% 21% 13% 5% SALESFORCE ADMIN COMMUNITY YEARBOOK CLASS OF 2015 You've said cheese and shown us your Salesforce pride in the annual State of the Admin Survey of 602 developers and admins in 2015. Now it's time to see what we learned about this A+ group of people. 52% OF SALESFORCE ADMINS HAVE A SALES/MARKETING OR TRADITIONAL IT BACKGROUND 74% OF PARTICIPANTS HAVE 1 OR MORE CERTIFICATIONS. 73% say it's provided an entirely new career path for them 70% say it's increased their value in the workplace 50% say it's introduced them to a community of committed, caring professionals 30% say it's helped them give back to others HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU ATTENDED DREAMFORCE? None, but I plan to go! 1-2 3-5 5+ None, and I don’t think I’ll go 34% 26% 22% 10% 8% DO YOU USE THE WEEKLY EXPORT FOR BACKUP? Yes 85% OF RESPONDENTS MAY BE AT RISK OF DATA LOSS IN SALESFORCE 92% OF PARTICIPANTS HAVE POSTED TO THE SALESFORCE COMMUNITY OR ARE A MEMBER OF A COMMUNITY USER GROUP Go, Team Salesforce, go! Go, women in tech! Lookout, smartypants! 62% 38% www.spanning.com Salesforce recommends protecting your data with a third-party backup solution*. Get protected with automated, daily backup from an AppExchange partner like Spanning Backup so you can ace any quiz on SaaS data protection. 59% No, but we used something else to backup our Salesforce data and metadata 15% No, and we’re not using anything else to backup our Salesforce data and metadata 14% Unsure, what is the weekly export? 12%
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© 2015 Spanning Inc. All Rights Reseved. 0915-4608 Source: 2015 Salesforce Success Community Admin Survey
Picture Day!
7%
62%
Honor Roll
Get out the sharpies and autographaway. Here's a picture of the
Salesforce Community, class of 2015.
HOW BEING A SALESFORCE ADMIN HAS HELPED IN WORK AND LIFE:
Whether you were on the math team, in theband, or a star athlete, now you're a part of
Club Salesforce, and you continue to impresswith your skills and passion for learning.
Welcome to the Cool ClubSalesforce provides a community where
everyone can belong, share, andexcel — even celebrate together withsome pretty great extracurriculars!
Final ExamYou may be on your organization's Dean'sList, but there could be one subject you
haven't mastered yet! Here's why you needto study up on SaaS data protection.
See you next year!Let's toss our caps in honor of another year
of diversity, innovation, and customer success.Because of the strength of your community,
partners like Spanning by EMC are honored tosupport and enable Salesforce and its customers.
THE CLASS OF2015 REPRESENTSDIVERSITY IN AGE.55% ARE BETWEEN30-44 YEARS OLD(OR YOUNG).
40-4430-3435-3945-49
25-2950-5455+21-24
FEMALEMALE
79%HAVE ATTAINEDAT LEAST ANUNDERGRADUATEDEGREE.
Undergraduate / University / College / Community College - degree Graduate School - degree Undergraduate / University / College / Community College - no degree Graduate School - no degree Up to or including Secondary (High School, GED, or similar) Doctorate / Terminal degree - completed IDENTIFY AS LGBTQIA
OF PARTICIPANTSARE FEMALE
HOW LONG HAVE YOU USED ORWORKED WITH SALESFORCE?
2-4 Years0-1 Year5-9 Years10+ years
DO YOU USEAPPEXCHANGE APPS?
YesNoDon’t need any
92%
7%
48%
10%
34%
8%
HAVE YOU EXPLOREDTRAILHEAD TO LEARNSALESFORCE?
Yes, I’ve explored one or more Admin TrailsNo, I haven’t explored Trailhead yetYes, I’ve explored one or more Developer TrailsWhat’s a Trailhead?
54%
31%
28%
12%
15%
20%
20%12%
13%
10%
7%
3%
*Knowledge Article Number: 000003594, 000004037
4% 3%
53%
21%
13%
5%
SALESFORCE ADMINCOMMUNITY YEARBOOK
CLASS OF 2015
You've said cheese and shown us your Salesforce pride in the annual State of the Admin Survey of 602 developers and admins in 2015. Now
it's time to see what we learned about this A+ group of people.
52% OF SALESFORCE ADMINS HAVEA SALES/MARKETING ORTRADITIONAL IT BACKGROUND
74%OF PARTICIPANTSHAVE 1 OR MORECERTIFICATIONS.
73%say it's provided anentirely new career
path for them
70%say it's increased
their value inthe workplace
50%say it's introduced
them to a communityof committed,
caring professionals
30%say it's helped themgive back to others
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU ATTENDED DREAMFORCE?
None, but I plan to go!1-23-55+None, and I don’t think I’ll go
34%
26%
22%
10%8%
DO YOU USE THE WEEKLY EXPORT FOR BACKUP?
Yes
85% OF RESPONDENTS MAYBE AT RISK OF DATA LOSSIN SALESFORCE
92%OF PARTICIPANTS HAVE POSTED TO THESALESFORCE COMMUNITY OR ARE A MEMBEROF A COMMUNITY USER GROUP
Go, TeamSalesforce, go!
Go, womenin tech!
Lookout, smartypants!
62%38%
www.spanning.com
Salesforce recommends protecting your data with a third-party backup solution*. Get protected with automated, daily backup
from an AppExchange partner like Spanning Backup so you can ace any quiz on SaaS data protection.
59%
No, but we usedsomething else to
backup our Salesforcedata and metadata
15%
No, and we’re notusing anything
else to backup ourSalesforce dataand metadata
14%
Unsure, what isthe weekly export?
12%
