9.5  Test.startTest() and Test.stopTest() Methods The Test.startTest() and Test.stopTest() methods in Salesforce Apex are used to delineate a specific section of code within a test method. This is useful for isolating and measuring the performance of a specific piece of code and for ensuring that asynchronous code, such as Batch Apex or future methods, is […]

Monitor and report spend EA customers can create spending quotas and set notification thresholds through the EA portal. This is in addition to the budget alerts available through the Cost Management and Bill- ing tools of your Azure subscription. An advantage of using the EA portal to configure spend- ing notifications is that a quota […]

With a grasp of Master Data Management (MDM) concepts under our belt, we can now look at Salesforce Data Management. In this chapter, we’ll look at how the Salesforce data model and Salesforce licensing work together. The license types chosen for a solution have an impact on the objects available. This can extend to record […]

Chapter Review The “Your Study Plan” element, just before Chapter 1, discusses how you should study and practice the content and skills for each chapter before moving on to the next chapter. That element introduces the tools used here at the end of each chapter. If you haven’t already done so, take a few minutes […]

Monitor and report spend While Azure Advisor and its cost recommendations provide one method for monitoring spend and unused resources, Azure has many other tools that can help you monitor the cost of your resources and report on that cost. There are several considerations that you must account for when reporting on the cost associated […]

Summary This chapter on inter-VPC and multi-account networking was a continuation of the previous chapter on hybrid networks. You learned about how to interconnect and access VPCs both inside and between accounts including VPC sharing, peering, and PrivateLink. Common VPC network architectures were presented including the Transit Gateway, Transit Gateway Connect, and transit VPCs. WAN […]

Configure cost center quotas One of the key factors in managing an Azure subscription is being able to plan for and drive organizational accountability for Azure spend. One of the best ways to drive accountability is to make sure that the consumers of Azure resources understand their cost, including current usage and forecasting future spend […]

Note This book concentrates on security and how to create secure network connections in AWS and presents the information on network connectivity needed for the AWS Certified Security – Specialty exam. Networking in AWS, the cloud, and as a practice is a much larger topic, and it is recommended you dive into it further. This […]

Note If Cisco NX-OS receives no MED attribute with the path, Cisco NX-OS considers the MED to be 0 unless you configure the best-path algorithm to set a missing MED to the highest possible value. e. If the nondeterministic MED comparison feature is enabled, the best-path algorithm uses the Cisco IOS style of MED comparison. […]

Configure cost management In Azure, there are several types of quotas that are applicable to subscriptions, including resource quotas and spending quotas. With Azure resource quotas (or limits), Azure adminis- trators can view the current consumption and usage of resources within an Azure subscription and understand how that consumption can be affected by Azure resource limits. Administra- […]