The 22nd Rule of Acquisition drives people to innovate and
take risks. Transitioning to a career as a Salesforce Administrator continues
to be a profitable endeavor both financially and professionally. However, it
would be a shame to completely
abandon my experience in Engineering, specifically,
my process development and materials characterization work. Over the years, I
have gained a solid understanding of sensors and how they work.
In the past, the data from the sensors stayed local to the
user, but now the trend is to put it in the cloud. This has led to the Internet
of Things (IoT) and a number of platforms dedicated to this area. Salesforce
has an IoT platform and my background in sensors may be useful again. Since I started
using Salesforce, I have been checking in on their progress in this area from time to
time. It turns out that there are now several Trailhead modules in this area
and a hardware development kit.
I purchased a kit this week and will start working the
modules to learn the basics. From my work as an Admin, I know now that a few
badges are not enough to claim any expertise, so I will be working on some sort
of larger demonstration to both learn and showcase my skills. Here’s the dev
kit; I just need to find some batteries to get started.
I expect it to take
some time and money to get to a point where I could get a job doing this; but I
think it will be worth it in the end. I am reminded of the 62nd Rule
of Acquisition: The riskier the road, the greater the profit.
