Hyperforce: what does it mean for your business?  

In 2020, Salesforce came out with the first announcement of Hyperforce, the latest update to Salesforce's CRM platform. As of recently, Hyperforce is accessible globally and organizations can choose to migrate already. In this article, we will discuss the changes that migration brings and what it means for your business. 

The changes to Hyperforce 

The biggest change Hyperforce brings is that data will no longer be stored on the Salesforce cloud, but on the public cloud. What does this mean for you? The answer is: not much actually changes for the user. At its core, Salesforce will continue to work as it already did.  

But then why this adjustment? Simply put, Salesforce decided to outsource the hardware to cloud companies that can do it better so they can focus on better software. The combination of better hardware and software means that Hyperforce was built primarily to be faster and more powerful on the back end. Transitioning to the public cloud with Hyperforce brings at least four benefits. 

Data localization and privacy  
One change that Hyperforce brings is data localization. The public cloud allows you to exercise "choice and control" over where data is stored. This means you have the ability to choose which geographic regions your data is hosted in. This provides flexibility to meet the data privacy and compliance requirements of different regions, while allowing you to operate globally. Unfortunately, at this time it is not yet possible to host your data in the Netherlands. As soon as this is possible we will post this on our LinkedIn page.

Speed and flexibility 
So the public cloud allows you to control where your data is hosted. This offers benefits not only for privacy laws, but also for the speed of your Salesforce environment. Hosting data close by makes it load faster. So for loading large amounts of data, latency is less likely to occur. In addition, the public cloud offers more computing power and scalability than Salesforce's own servers. Actions resulting from automations and workflows are thus faster and your Salesforce environment grows more easily with the needs of your organization.  

Continuity 
Hyperforce also increases continuity by allowing no downtime for releases and general maintenance, faster development and testing environments and a new partnership with AWS. So businesses can continue to use Salesforce CRM and other applications without being temporarily unavailable. Users may still experience downtime during migrations and technology updates, however. 

Security 
So far, Hyperforce is said to handle security in the same way it already does. In addition, Hyperforce implements principles such as: least privilege, zero trust and encryption of client data. 'Least privilege' ensures that users have the minimum access needed to perform their jobs. 'Zero trust' means that every request for access to the system is thoroughly checked and authenticated, regardless of where it comes from. Data encryption ensures that data is secure both when it is inactive (stored in databases, for example) and during transmission over networks. These principles are not entirely new at Salesforce, but they ensure that your data is properly secured.

What will the migration to Hyperforce look like for you? 

As soon as your organization is ready to move to Hyperforce, you will receive an email from Salesforce. In addition, Salesforce understands that some customers may not yet be ready to migrate to Hyperforce, for example, due to custom code that does not align with this new platform. To check if your organization is ready for the switch and to make the migration as smooth as possible, Hyperforce Assistant is available. Hyperforce Assistant tells exactly if there will be any problems during the migration and where these problems will then occur. Want to stay up to date on Hyperforce developments or have your questions not yet been answered? Then follow us on LinkedIn or contact one of our consultants.