Accelerate Business with Free Data Cloud & Tableau Licenses from Salesforce

Jenna Trott  |  SEPTEMBER 18, 2023  |  3 Minute Read

Every year, Dreamforce reveals some of the year’s most exciting tech announcements and developments and Dreamforce 2023 was no exception. Among the highlights were the introduction of the Einstein 1 Platform, the innovative Einstein Copilot (and Copilot Studio!) as well as many other AI enhancements across Salesforce’s product range.

But the excitement is really just beginning as Salesforce is gearing up to provide FREE Data Cloud & Tableau Licenses to support up to 10,000 profiles, helping jumpstart your journey with Einstein 1. And who doesn’t love a good freebie? Today, we’ll explore when you can get your hands on this fantastic offer, how to claim it, and the ways it can supercharge your business growth and ROI.

Claiming Your Freebie: What You Need to Know

For many Salesforce professionals, Data Cloud may have seemed like a well-kept secret – but that changes today:

Who can claim the Free Data Cloud & Tableau Licenses?
This offer is available for any customer on Sales and Service Cloud, Enterprise, or Unlimited licenses.

Is it really free?
It is! Included are two free Tableau creator licenses, and Data Cloud licenses for up to 10,000 profiles.

When will this offer be available?
Beginning on September 19, 2023, Data Cloud will become available to all Enterprise Edition and Above customers to begin unifying customer data across any data source and any channel.

How do I get started?
To activate Data Cloud:

→ Navigate to “Your Account” App – this can be accessed by clicking the top right corner and selecting “Your Account).

→ Log into the Salesforce Org where you’d like to provision Data Cloud.

→ Click “Browse & Buy” to access the product catalog.

→ Add “Data Cloud Provisioning” to your cart.

→ Begin using Data Cloud!

Data Cloud Features

Salesforce Data Cloud is a transformative platform designed to revolutionize customer experiences across various business functions. It excels in the art of seamlessly gathering data from a variety of diverse sources, funnels it into an expansive data lake, and illuminates its meaning with precision. Some key features that may be available in this offer are:

→ Data Integration: It includes built-in connectors to collect data from various sources, including Salesforce apps, mobile, web, connected devices, legacy systems via MuleSoft, and historical data from proprietary data lakes, all in real-time.

→ Data Harmonization: Data Cloud harmonizes and stores customer data at scale, transforming it into a dynamic, unified view of the customer.

→ Real-Time Activation: The real-time customer graph is made available to any app on the Customer 360 platform, facilitating engagement and personalized customer experiences in real-time.

→ Automation and Intelligence: Data Cloud’s real-time data enables powerful automation with Flow and enhanced intelligence with Einstein, all built on the trusted infrastructure of Hyperforce. This automation and intelligence benefit the entire Customer 360, saving costs, time, and driving revenue growth.

Bottom line? Data Cloud facilitates easy data activation, ingestion, analysis, and AI enhancement, empowering businesses to drive personalized marketing efforts, streamline data actions, and gain valuable insights.

Tableau Features

A common misconception is that Data Cloud and Tableau are one and the same. Tableau is the gold standard for data visualization, it’s a powerful visual analytics platform that revolutionizes how we utilize data to address challenges, empowering individuals and organizations to maximize the value of their data. Think of Tableau as another layer of Data Cloud, enabling users to see, understand, and act on live customer data. Some key features that may be available in this offer are:

→ Unlock Hidden Insights: Discover invaluable insights concealed within your customer data, empowering well-informed decision-making. Plus, dive into an open and extensible environment that streamlines real-time data visualization and exploration.

→ Seamless Connectivity to Customer Data: Access trusted and unified customer data seamlessly within the Salesforce Customer 360 platform and beyond. Effortlessly collect data from diverse sources, including live data streams, web, mobile, and legacy systems or proprietary data lakes, thanks to built-in connectors.

→ Instant Data Analysis: Transition effortlessly from raw data sets to intuitive Tableau dashboards with just a single click. Leverage the flexibility and market-leading capabilities of visual analytics to craft compelling data narratives.

→ AI-Enhanced Decision-Making: Harness the power of intelligent predictions, recommendations, and workflows to address critical business inquiries. Empower every department to execute the most strategic actions for enhanced business outcomes.

→ Secure Data Sharing: Simplify secure and transparent data sharing by employing zero-copy data with Snowflake. Attain a real-time, all-encompassing 360-degree view of customer data across platforms, eliminating the need for data duplication.

These features help empower users to extract valuable insights from customer data, make data-driven decisions, and take proactive actions while ensuring data security and accessibility across diverse data sources.

Benefits of Leveraging Data Cloud and Tableau

The reality of today is that data, technology, and market conditions are evolving at unprecedented rates, requiring businesses to seek out new and innovative ways to stay competitive and accelerate their growth. Enter Tableau and Data Cloud, a dynamic duo poised to transform the way companies operate.

With Tableau’s robust data visualization and analysis tools and Data Cloud’s data unification and harmonization capabilities, businesses can uncover hidden insights, make data-driven decisions, and enhance their understanding of customers. This not only improves operational efficiency but also leads to higher customer satisfaction and loyalty. The AI-powered insights and real-time data analysis provided by these solutions also enable proactive decision-making, helping companies seize growth opportunities and respond swiftly to market changes. Moreover, secure and open data sharing, along with zero-copy data integration, fosters collaboration and innovation, further propelling business growth. By reducing costs and enhancing scalability, Tableau and Data Cloud empower organizations to accelerate their return on investment and drive sustainable growth. In a world where data is king, this dynamic duo reigns supreme, offering businesses the keys to unlock their data’s full potential.

Access Global Group: Success Starts Here

When it comes to any technological implementation, integration, or digital transformation, it can be difficult to know where to start – take the guesswork out with a Salesforce partner. By teaming up with a Salesforce partner equipped with the right expertise, you’ll receive ongoing support, scalability strategies, and effective risk management needed to alleviate the burden on your internal resources. The ultimate goal? To ensure your team derives maximum value from the tools you’re harnessing. Access Global Group offers a unique blend of global deployment prowess and the agility of a boutique firm. With a wealth of experience spanning over 15 years across diverse industries and holding the esteemed Salesforce Platinum (Summit) level partner status, Access Global Group is your guarantee to maximizing your Salesforce investment. With expertise in both Data Cloud and Tableau, our partnership is invaluable, as is our one-of-a-kind project methodology that places our clients at the forefront of every decision made.

AGG has helped a number of companies get the most out of their Salesforce instance, unlocking the benefits of a truly comprehensive Customer 360 view, and ensuring business ROI and growth are maximized.