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Salesforce Education Cloud vs. EDA: A Native Platform Shift

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

Salesforce's new Education Cloud, built natively on its core platform, offers a simpler alternative to the decade-old Education Data Architecture (EDA). It eliminates package installation, uses Person Accounts for better data relationships, and aligns with Salesforce's thrice-yearly release cycle. EDA remains supported but lags in innovation due to its managed-package architecture.

Meridian48 take
The piece is a clear vendor pitch for Education Cloud, but the architectural advantages—native objects, no namespace conflicts, and faster updates—are real for institutions planning long-term Salesforce investments.
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