Exam Certified Integration Architect topic 1 question 4 discussion

Actual exam question from Salesforce's Certified Integration Architect

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Universal Containers (UC) owns a variety of cloud-based applications, including Salesforce, alongside several on-premise applications. The on-premise applications are protected behind a corporate network with limited outside access to external systems.
UC would like to expose data from the on-premise applications to Salesforce for a more unified user experience. The data should be accessible from Salesforce in real time.
Which two actions should be recommended to fulfill this system requirement? (Choose two.)

A. Run a batch job with an extract, transform, load (ETL) tool from an on-premise server to move data to Salesforce.
B. Develop an application in Heroku that connects to the on-premise database via an Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) string and Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) connection.
C. Develop custom APIs on the company's network that are invokable by Salesforce.
D. Deploy MuleSoft to the on-premise network and design external facing APIs to expose the data.

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Suggested Answer: CD 🗳️

by Volovitch at Dec. 27, 2022, 1:16 p.m.

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BlatantRegard

Highly Voted 1 year ago

Selected Answer: CD

B is incorrect because we are connecting to multiple applications. B assumes we are connecting to a database. C is obviously doable. My company did it recently with a named credential that had information to authorize against the APIs. People create APIs and expose them to Salesforce by use of a credential, all the time.

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Big_Fella

Most Recent 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Selected Answer: CD

B is incorrect in my opinion: Why not? Heroku is not designed for real-time data access from on-premise sources. Heroku's VPC peering requires exposing the database, which may violate security policies. ODBC is not ideal for modern cloud integrations; APIs are the standard for real-time Salesforce data access. A is incorrect and kind obvious.

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hajareethwan

1 year, 6 months ago

Selected Answer: BD

Ultimately, in order to connect to on-prem systems, you will require a virtual private cloud hosted by the customer, in order to transfer from an on-prem system to a cloud system. Salesforce will not be able to connect directly to any on-prem APIs (which is what option C is suggesting I assume).

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JLee1

1 year, 7 months ago

Selected Answer: CD

Option B: This option is not recommended because developing an application in Heroku that connects to the on-premise database via an ODBC string and VPC connection would require significant development effort and may not provide real-time access to the data. Option C: This option is recommended because developing custom APIs on the company’s network that are invokable by Salesforce would allow Salesforce to access the on-premise data in real-time.

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Aviy5

2 years, 1 month ago

Selected Answer: BD

B - Heroku can connect in real time using JDBC and Private spaces(VPC). D - Mulesoft if deployed, can be used to access APIs securely.

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SFDCArchitecture

2 years, 5 months ago

CD Requirment is RealTIme so A is wrong I think B is also wrong as Heroku will consume time to sync the data C: By using custom Sync Intgratio approach we can have realtime D: Muel Soft supports for real time integration C:

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Volovitch

2 years, 6 months ago

Selected Answer: BD

C is too unclear. It should use an ESB to handle security

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