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Well-Architected Framework
The Salesforce Well-Architected Framework provides the principles and guidance architects need to navigate trade-offs, make informed decisions, and design trusted solutions for the Agentic Enterprise.
Trust
Protect people, data, and systems through secure, compliant design.
Reliability
Build systems that continue working and recover gracefully when something fails.
Operational Excellence
Observe, automate, and continuously improve how systems run.
Resource and Cost Optimization
Invest intentionally to maximize long-term business value.
Fairness
Ensure systems are transparent, accessible, and equitable.
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The Agentforce 360 Platform - Transformed for Tomorrow
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Salesforce Architect Digest
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Think Like an Architect
Learn how to design future-ready solutions in our new livestream series.
The Architect Mindset: Designing for Scale in an Evolving Ecosystem
Learn why adopting a strategic architect mindset is increasingly becoming essential in an ecosystem where complexity, AI, and technical debt are converging.
Architect the Agentic Enterprise.
IT Architecture of the Agentic Enterprise
Discover the IT architecture enterprises will need to fully capture the value of an agentic workforce.
The Agent Development Lifecycle
Dive deep into a distinct methodology tailored for the unique complexities of building autonomous agents.
Enterprise Agentic Architecture and Design Patterns
Discover a pattern-based methodology for designing and building agentic solutions.
Agentic Patterns and Implementation with Agentforce
Explore the primary types of agents and get an architectural blueprint for building those agents with Agentforce.
Data 360 Architecture
Learn about Data 360 architecture: its principles, capabilities, use cases, and key differentiators.
Design Secure, Multi-Cloud Solutions.
Integration Patterns
Discover integration patterns that address key scenarios and determine which pattern best fits your needs.
Data Integration Decision Guide
Explore the landscape of data integration tools available from Salesforce.
Data 360 Interoperability Decision Guide
Evaluate the optimal strategy to integrate Data 360 with other platforms.
Data 360 Provisioning Decision Guide
Understand the Data 360 provisioning decisions you make to lay a firm groundwork to move your business forward.
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Learn how Salesforce and Informatica enable a trusted data foundation for autonomous action.
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Introduction to Salesforce Headless 360
In this video, you'll learn what Salesforce Headless 360 is, how its four-layer architecture enables agent-driven platform operation, and how to connect your first MCP client to a live Salesforce org.
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Think Like an Architect: Aligning Integration Patterns to Use Cases
Learn how architects translate complex requirements into the right integration patterns.
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An Architect's Guide to Event Monitoring
Learn how Event Monitoring helps you triage issues quickly with data-backed decisions, ensuring an extra layer of security, compliance, and control for your Salesforce implementation.
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Salesforce Architect: Quick Look
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FAQ
The Salesforce Architecture Center is a centralized hub for trusted architecture guidance, frameworks, and best practices. It helps architects design scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions across the Agentforce 360 Platform using proven patterns, Decision Guides, the Well-Architected Framework, and more resources.
The Salesforce Architecture Program helps architects navigate today’s architectural challenges and build trusted solutions for tomorrow. Designed to support architects at every stage, the program provides practical guidance, new resources, and opportunities to engage with the community, helping you design for scale, build trusted solutions, and navigate the complexity of the Agentic Enterprise.
The Architecture Center provides Decision Guides, Fundamentals, and patterns that help architects evaluate trade-offs. In addition, architects can learn through blogs, livestream series like Think Like an Architect, and short-form videos.
Together, these resources cover key domains like data architecture, integration, security, scalability, and AI-driven design, helping architects apply best practices and make informed decisions across the platform.
Start with the Well-Architected Framework, then explore Decision Guides and architecture patterns based on your use case. Build foundational knowledge through Trailhead modules and architect learning paths, and deepen your expertise with Salesforce Architect certifications. Deepen your learning with expert blog posts, videos, and events. Subscribe to the Salesforce Architect Digest to stay up to date on the latest news and announcements for architects.
Choosing the right architecture starts with understanding your business requirements, data flows, and scalability needs. The Architecture Center provides Decision Guides and patterns that help architects evaluate trade-offs, select the right approach, and design solutions.
The Architecture Center is designed for Salesforce Architects, developers, administrators, and technical leaders responsible for designing and scaling solutions. Whether you're new to architecture or an experienced enterprise architect, the resources support better decision-making, consistency, and governance.
In the Agentic AI era, Salesforce Architects play a critical role in designing AI-powered, data-driven, and agent-based systems. This includes architecting for real-time data access, orchestration across systems, governance of AI agents, and scalable automation, ensuring solutions remain trusted, adaptable, and future-ready.