Interview with Dipanker ’DJ’ Jyoti & Jim Hutcherson, Authors of Salesforce Architect’s Handbook

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In this episode our guests are Dipanker DJ Jyoti and Jim Hutcherson. DJ currently works for IBM as an associate partner, managing IBM’s Global Salesforce Assets. Previous to IBM, he held executive positions at Capgemini, Accenture, and Citibank.  

Jim Hutcherson is currently a principal and the chief technical architect at Capgemini Government Solutions where he leads the Salesforce Practice delivering enterprise-class solutions to US federal government customers. 

They are co-authors of Salesforce Architect's Handbook.  It is available for purchase on Amazon and other bookstores. 

We talk about their book, data migration patterns and best practices, system architecture, Salesforce ecosystem, and many other interesting topics.  I hope you will enjoy our conversation.

More about guests

Dipanker “DJ” Jyoti is an industry veteran with over two decades of experience in managing digital transformation engagements with Fortune 500 companies. Dipanker holds a total of 23 industry certifications, among which 13 certifications are in Salesforce, including the Salesforce Certified System Architect and Salesforce Certified Architect certifications. Some of his other architect-level certifications include AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, Google Cloud Certified Professional Architect, Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect, and Certified Blockchain Expert.

Dipanker currently works for IBM as an associate partner, managing IBM’s Global Salesforce Assets. Previous to IBM, he held executive positions at Capgemini, Accenture, and Citibank. Dipanker’s involvement with Salesforce began a decade ago, as part of a strategic business transformation engagement, where he got intimately involved in building a Salesforce proof of concept to demonstrate the capabilities of using a low code/no code CRM solution.  

For more details about Dipanker, you can follow him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dipanker-dj-jyoti-3104974/.

James A. Hutcherson is a seasoned business leader with more than 40 years of technology experience. His first Salesforce project was implemented in 2004 where he started his Salesforce journey. During this time, James had taken every opportunity to grow his Salesforce knowledge. He holds 17 Salesforce certifications including Certified Salesforce Application Architect and Certified Salesforce System Architect. James is an avid educator and has hosted several no-cost Salesforce training sessions over the last few years to give back and grow the Salesforce ecosystem.

James is currently a principal and the chief technical architect at Capgemini Government Solutions where he leads the Salesforce Practice delivering enterprise-class solutions to US federal government customers. 

Follow him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-hutcherson-2018/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/hutchersonj.

 

Have a happy listening :)