When Salesforce testing teams are under pressure to release faster without sacrificing quality, DevOps becomes the backbone of success. We recently hosted a live webinar, Build, Test, Deploy: Unified DevOps with Salesforce and Provar, to highlight how teams can bring smarter, faster, and safer practices to Salesforce testing and development.
Today, we’re recapping the webinar and reviewing its most important points. Keep reading to learn more, or watch the full recording here!
Unifying DevOps and Salesforce Testing
This session, led by John Belo, Senior Director of Product Management at Salesforce, and Michael Dailey, Product Business Unit Director at Provar, offered practical guidance and real-world demos on how teams can accelerate their Salesforce development lifecycle while ensuring reliability at scale.
The core message was clear: modern teams can no longer afford to treat testing as an afterthought. Instead, testing should be an integral part of every stage of the development process. By weaving automated Salesforce testing directly into DevOps workflows, organizations can speed up releases, increase test coverage, and reduce the risks of defects reaching production.
Dailey first walked through a typical “DevOps with Testing” pipeline, touching on challenges that DevOps teams can face when implementing CI/CD and testing, and later detailed how Agentforce can make testing even more challenging. Dailey also highlighted Provar’s powerful integration capabilities, showcasing Provar’s full testing stack and end-to-end capabilities.
Belo emphasized the importance of developing testing best practices, especially as teams integrate Agentforce and rely more heavily on AI-powered functionality. He went on to showcase how Salesforce’s native tools — including DevOps Center, Salesforce ALM, Code Analyzer, and the AgentForce Testing Center — provide a foundation for managing release pipelines, standardizing processes, and improving visibility. These powerful tools not only streamline deployments but make it easier for DevOps teams to collaborate across roles and environments.
Test Automation in Action with Provar
Dailey built on the foundation laid by Belo, highlighting how Provar Automation and Provar Manager help teams close the gap between strategy and execution. By connecting Salesforce testing strategy with powerful, reliable execution, Provar empowers teams to automate complex scenarios, manage test assets at scale, and ensure coverage across custom apps, integrations, and end-to-end business processes.
In a live demo, attendees saw firsthand how Provar can plug directly into Salesforce pipelines. This seamless integration helps teams continuously validate changes, spot issues earlier, and release with greater confidence.
Key Webinar Takeaways
Attendees left the webinar with clear, actionable insights, including:
- CI/CD done right: How to build integrated pipelines with Apex testing and automation.
- Real-world examples: Provar Automation and Provar Manager in action, solving common enterprise testing challenges.
- Stronger workflows: Where Salesforce-native tools fit in and how Provar can extend their capabilities.
- Confidence at scale: How combining Salesforce and Provar solutions can help teams move faster and maintain quality.
A Look Ahead
The webinar’s interactive Q&A session underscored how important unified DevOps has become for enterprises navigating constant Salesforce updates and customizations. Whether you’re a developer, a team lead, or a DevOps professional, embedding automated testing into your release pipeline is no longer optional; it’s essential for scaling quality and speed.
As the Salesforce and Provar teams demonstrated, the future of enterprise DevOps is about working smarter, faster, and safer. By combining Salesforce-native solutions with Provar’s purpose-build automation, teams can confidently modernize their testing approach and deliver innovation and quality at scale.
Watch the full recording here, keep an eye out for upcoming Provar events, or contact our team to schedule a personalized demo.
