Data Cloud

Unify customer profiles and enable real-time segmentation from any source.

by salesforce · Revenue Intelligence & Forecasting

Executive Summary

Salesforce Data Cloud (formerly Data 360) is a powerful data engine designed to unify customer profiles from disparate sources. It aggregates customer data, creating a comprehensive, single view of the customer across all touchpoints. This unified profile enables businesses to perform real-time segmentation, allowing for highly personalized customer experiences and targeted engagement. The platform supports data ingestion from any source, breaking down data silos to provide a holistic understanding of customer behavior and preferences. As a core component of Salesforce's #1 AI CRM strategy, Data Cloud leverages artificial intelligence to generate enhanced insights, power predictive analytics, and drive personalized recommendations for sales, service, and marketing teams. Its pricing model is primarily consumption-based, meaning costs depend on usage of services like data ingestion, identity resolution, and storage. Salesforce offers a flexible credit model and premium add-ons to extend functionality, ensuring scalability and adaptability to diverse business needs.

Use Cases

  • Creating a unified customer profile for personalized marketing campaigns.
  • Enabling real-time segmentation for targeted customer engagement and journey orchestration.
  • Powering AI-driven insights for sales and service teams to enhance customer interactions.
  • Analyzing customer behavior across multiple channels to identify trends and opportunities.
  • Improving data quality and consistency across the organization for better decision-making.

Features

Visibility

  • Unified Customer Profiles: Provides a single, comprehensive view of each customer by consolidating data from all sources into a golden record.
  • Real-time Segmentation: Enables dynamic customer segmentation based on live data, allowing for immediate action and highly targeted engagement.

Intelligence

  • AI-Powered Insights: Leverages artificial intelligence to uncover deeper customer understanding, predict behaviors, and drive smarter business decisions.
  • Personalization Engine: Drives personalized experiences across marketing, sales, and service touchpoints based on individual customer data and preferences.

Technical Specifications

Deployment
SaaS
API Available
Yes

Integrations

  • Salesforce CRM
  • MuleSoft

Security & Compliance

Certifications: SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR

Encryption: Secures data at rest and in transit using industry-standard encryption protocols to protect customer information and maintain privacy.

Pricing

Model
Consumption-based, with a single flexible credit model and flat rate per terabyte for storage.
Starting Price
Contact sales
Target Customer
Mid-Market,Enterprise
Contract Type
Annual
Free Trial
No

About salesforce

Salesforce, Inc. is an American technology company best known for developing cloud-based software for customer relationship management (CRM) and related business applications delivered through a software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscription model. Its major product is the AI-powered Customer 360 platform, which includes customer data cloud services, marketing, automation, integration, commerce, and artificial intelligence.

Founded: 1999 · Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States · Employees: 10000+ · Public