Salesforce Data 360 is an enterprise data platform designed to connect, harmonize, unify, analyze, and activate data from Salesforce and external systems. Formerly known as Salesforce Data Cloud, Data 360 helps organizations create a trusted, unified view of customers and business data while making that information available for analytics, automation, personalization, and AI-powered experiences.
With Salesforce Data 360, organizations can bring together data from CRM systems, websites, applications, marketing platforms, commerce systems, databases, data warehouses, data lakes, and other enterprise sources.
Connect → Ingest → Transform → Harmonize → Unify → Analyze → Segment → Activate → Automate → Govern
Our Salesforce Data 360 training covers the complete data lifecycle, from data ingestion and modeling to identity resolution, analytics, segmentation, activation, AI, and governance.
Learn how Salesforce Data 360 connects with different enterprise data sources.
You will understand:
Salesforce CRM data
Sales Cloud
Service Cloud
Marketing Cloud
Commerce data
Website and application data
ERP systems
Databases
Data warehouses
Data lakes
External applications
APIs
Batch data
Streaming data
Real-time data
Supported connectors
Zero-copy data integration
Learn how data can be brought together from multiple systems without requiring every system to become the primary system of record.
Understand how data enters Data 360 through different ingestion mechanisms.
Topics include:
Data Streams
Batch ingestion
Streaming ingestion
Real-time ingestion
API-based ingestion
Salesforce data ingestion
External data ingestion
Data synchronization
Data refresh concepts
Monitoring data ingestion
You will learn how source-system data moves into Data 360 and becomes available for downstream processing.
Learn the role of Data Lake Objects (DLOs) in Salesforce Data 360.
DLOs represent source-oriented data that has been brought into the platform.
You will learn:
DLO fundamentals
DLO structure
Source data representation
Data ingestion into DLOs
DLO relationships
DLO and DMO differences
Working with external data
Unstructured Data Lake Objects
DLO: Represents incoming/source-oriented data.
DMO: Represents harmonized business data according to the Data 360 data model.
Understanding this distinction is fundamental to working with Data 360.
Learn how Data 360 transforms data from different systems into a common business data model.
Topics include:
Standard Data Model Objects
Custom Data Model Objects
DMO relationships
Data modeling
Object relationships
Attributes and fields
Primary identifiers
Foreign relationships
Standard Salesforce data models
Custom data models
You will learn how different source systems can represent the same business entity using different field names and structures, and how Data 360 harmonizes that information.
Data Mapping connects source-system fields to the Data 360 data model.
For example:
CRM: customer_email
Website: email_address
Marketing: subscriber_email
These fields can be mapped to the appropriate customer/contact-point data structure in Data 360.
You will learn:
Source-to-target mapping
Field mapping
Object mapping
Data model relationships
Mapping validation
Mapping best practices
Learn how to prepare and transform data before using it for analytics, identity resolution, segmentation, and activation.
Topics include:
Data cleansing
Data transformation
Field standardization
Data preparation
Combining datasets
Filtering data
Creating transformed outputs
Preparing data for downstream processing
Example:
IND → India → IN → INDIA
can be standardized into a consistent country value.
Learn how Data Spaces help organizations logically separate data, metadata, and processes.
Data Spaces can be useful for:
Different brands
Business units
Regions
Departments
Countries
Projects
Different data use cases
Example:
Data 360
→ India
→ USA
→ Europe
→ APAC
Learn how Data Spaces support data organization, access control, and operational separation.
Identity Resolution is one of the most important capabilities of Data 360.
A single customer may exist in multiple systems:
CRM
Website
Mobile application
Commerce
Marketing
Customer service
For example:
CRM: John Smith
Website: J Smith
Marketing: John Smith
Commerce: J. Smith
Data 360 can use configured matching and reconciliation logic to determine which records represent the same individual or account.
You will learn:
Identity Resolution
Match Rules
Reconciliation Rules
Matching strategies
Individual unification
Account unification
Contact-point unification
Lead-to-account matching
Household matching
Unified profiles
Source-to-unified relationships
After identity resolution, Data 360 can provide a unified representation of customer information.
A unified customer profile can bring together:
Customer information
Contact information
Purchases
Website activity
Marketing engagement
Service interactions
Product interactions
Loyalty information
Other relevant business data
This creates a connected view of customer activity across multiple systems.
Learn how Data 360 works with customer contact information such as:
Email addresses
Phone numbers
Physical addresses
Application identifiers
Other contact points
This allows organizations to maintain a connected view of customer contact information across different systems.
Learn how to explore Data 360 data and understand the information available within the platform.
Topics include:
Exploring DLOs
Exploring DMOs
Exploring calculated insights
Inspecting records
Understanding relationships
Validating data
Data investigation
Data Explorer is useful for data validation and understanding the structure and contents of your Data 360 environment.
Calculated Insights allow organizations to calculate meaningful business metrics from Data 360 data.
Examples include:
Customer Lifetime Value
Total Revenue
Average Order Value
Purchase Frequency
Number of Orders
Customer Engagement
Product Performance
Revenue by Customer
Revenue by Segment
Campaign Engagement
Example:
Total Revenue ÷ Number of Orders = Average Order Value
You will learn how to create and use calculated business metrics for analytics, segmentation, and activation.
Learn how Data Graphs can provide a connected view of related information.
A customer Data Graph may connect:
Customer → Account → Orders → Products → Website Activity → Service → Loyalty
Data Graphs are particularly useful when applications and AI experiences require related information in a contextual structure.
Learn how SQL can be used for advanced Data 360 data analysis and calculations.
Topics include:
SELECT statements
Filtering
Aggregations
GROUP BY
JOIN concepts
Calculations
Customer-level metrics
Revenue analysis
Data exploration
Advanced data analysis
Example:
SELECT
customer_id,
SUM(order_amount) AS total_revenue
FROM sales_orders
GROUP BY customer_id;
Learn how to create targeted audiences using unified Data 360 data.
Segments can be created using:
Customer attributes
Demographics
Transactions
Website behavior
Marketing engagement
Product activity
Calculated insights
Customer relationships
Business conditions
Example:
Customers who purchased more than ₹50,000 + visited the website in the last 30 days + have not purchased a particular product.
These audiences can then be used for supported activation and marketing use cases.
Data activation turns unified data and segments into actionable business experiences.
Learn how to activate data to supported destinations such as:
Salesforce applications
Marketing systems
Advertising platforms
Customer engagement channels
External destinations
Typical flow:
Unified Data → Segment → Activation → Customer Experience
Learn how Data 360 can trigger actions based on data and events.
Example:
Customer becomes a high-value customer
→ Data 360 event
→ Data Action
→ Salesforce Flow
→ Create task
→ Sales representative receives follow-up action
Topics include:
Data Actions
Events
Salesforce Flow integration
Trigger-based automation
Real-time actions
Data-driven workflows
Modern customer experiences require timely data.
Learn how Data 360 can work with streaming and real-time data for use cases such as:
Personalization
Customer engagement
Recommendations
Service experiences
Commerce
Marketing
AI-powered experiences
Example:
Customer views a product
→ Website event
→ Data 360
→ Customer context updated
→ Appropriate segment or decision
→ Personalized experience
Data 360 can also work with unstructured information.
Examples include:
Documents
Text
Knowledge content
PDFs
Other unstructured business information
Topics include:
Unstructured Data Lake Objects
Unstructured Data Model Objects
Document processing
Data preparation
AI-ready information
Learn concepts used to make unstructured information useful for AI and search applications.
Large documents can be divided into smaller meaningful sections.
Document → Chunks → Searchable information
Semantic search focuses on the meaning and context of information rather than relying only on exact keyword matches.
These capabilities are important for AI-powered retrieval and enterprise knowledge experiences.
Data 360 provides an important data foundation for Salesforce AI capabilities.
The basic architecture is:
Enterprise Data → Data 360 → Harmonized Data → Unified Context → AI
Learn how trusted enterprise data can support:
AI experiences
Einstein capabilities
Agentforce
Customer context
AI-powered recommendations
Intelligent automation
Enterprise search
AI-assisted customer service
Learn how Data 360 can provide relevant enterprise context to Agentforce.
For example, an AI agent may need to understand:
Who the customer is
Previous purchases
Current orders
Products
Service interactions
Marketing engagement
Customer preferences
Other relevant business information
Data 360 can help connect these data sources and make the appropriate context available for supported AI experiences.
Data 360 data can also support analytics and visualization workflows.
Learn how to use unified business data for:
Dashboards
Customer analytics
Sales analytics
Marketing analytics
Commerce analytics
Revenue analysis
Customer segmentation analysis
Business performance analysis
Typical architecture:
Data 360 → Unified Data → Calculated Insights → Tableau → Dashboard
Data 360 can support predictive and AI-driven business use cases.
Examples include:
Customer churn analysis
Propensity analysis
Customer scoring
Recommendations
Next-best-action scenarios
Customer behavior analysis
Predictive business insights
The exact capabilities available depend on the Salesforce products, editions, licenses, and integrations used by an organization.
Learn how Data 360 can work with external data without requiring all information to be physically copied into Salesforce.
Supported zero-copy architectures can connect Data 360 with external data platforms.
Conceptually:
External Data Platform ↔ Data 360
This approach can help organizations access existing enterprise data while reducing unnecessary data duplication.
Data 360 includes governance and security capabilities that help organizations control how data is accessed and used.
Topics include:
Data access
Permissions
Data Spaces
Data governance
Data privacy
Data classification
Data sharing
Consent
Data lineage
Security controls
Learn how consent information can be modeled and used within customer data workflows.
Important concepts include:
Individual consent
Contact-point consent
Communication subscription consent
Authorization
Privacy-related information
Marketing preferences
Example:
Email Marketing → Allowed
SMS Marketing → Not Allowed
Consent and privacy information can be important when creating compliant customer engagement workflows.
Data lineage helps organizations understand how information moves through the Data 360 environment.
Example:
ERP
↓
Data Lake Object
↓
Data Model Object
↓
Identity Resolution
↓
Unified Profile
↓
Calculated Insight
↓
Segment
↓
Activation
Understanding lineage is important for:
Data governance
Troubleshooting
Compliance
Data quality
Impact analysis
Learn how Data 360 data can be shared and accessed in supported architectures.
Topics include:
Data sharing
Data Share
DLO sharing
DMO sharing
Calculated Insight sharing
External data access
Data collaboration
A complete Data 360 implementation can follow this architecture:
Salesforce + Website + ERP + Database + Data Warehouse
↓
Connectors / APIs / Data Streams
↓
Data Ingestion
↓
Data Lake Objects (DLO)
↓
Transformation & Data Preparation
↓
Data Mapping
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Data Model Objects (DMO)
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Identity Resolution
↓
Unified Customer / Account Profiles
↓
Calculated Insights & Data Graphs
↓
Segmentation
↓
Activation & Data Actions
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Marketing + Sales + Service + Commerce + Analytics + AI
↓
Agentforce & Personalized Experiences
Salesforce Data 360 brings together several critical areas of modern enterprise technology:
Customer Data Platforms
Data Integration
Data Engineering
Data Modeling
Customer 360
Identity Resolution
Data Analytics
Real-Time Data
Marketing Activation
AI
Agentforce
Data Governance
Learning Data 360 can therefore be valuable for professionals working with Salesforce, CRM, data engineering, analytics, marketing technology, AI, customer experience, and enterprise data platforms.
This training is suitable for:
Salesforce Administrators
Salesforce Developers
Salesforce Data Cloud / Data 360 Consultants
Data Engineers
Data Analysts
CRM Professionals
Marketing Technology Professionals
Solution Architects
Salesforce Architects
Business Analysts
AI & Data Professionals
Customer Data Platform Professionals
Professionals moving into Salesforce Data 360
Salesforce & Data 360 Fundamentals
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Data Sources & Connectors
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Data Streams
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DLO & DMO
Data Mapping
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Data Transformation
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Data Spaces
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Identity Resolution
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Unified Profiles
Calculated Insights
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SQL
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Data Graphs
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Segmentation
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Activation
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Data Actions
Real-Time Data
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Zero-Copy Architecture
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Unstructured Data
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Semantic Search
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AI & Agentforce
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Governance & Enterprise Architecture
Salesforce Data 360 connects enterprise data with the applications, analytics, automation, and AI experiences that organizations use every day.
From data ingestion and data modeling to identity resolution, unified customer profiles, analytics, segmentation, activation, AI, Agentforce, and governance, Data 360 provides a comprehensive framework for turning fragmented enterprise information into connected and actionable business context.
Learn Salesforce Data 360. Understand Enterprise Data. Build AI-Ready Customer Experiences.