After nearly three decades at Microsoft, cybersecurity executive Krishna Kumar Parthasarathy has announced he is joining Salesforce as executive vice president of engineering. Parthasarathy is part of a wave of senior Microsoft security leaders who have departed this summer for executive roles at major tech competitors, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), ServiceNow and Salesforce. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/salesforce-hires-ex-microsoft-exec-to-lead-agentforce-engineerin

According to IDC Market Research, companies lose 20–30% of their revenue potential [1] due to inefficiencies caused by data silos. For a mid-sized business with $10 million in revenue, that’s $2–3 million slipping away every year, not because of a lack of demand, but because systems don’t work together. And nowhere is that more visible than in Salesforce–Jira workflows. https://hackernoon.com/5-of-the-best-salesforce-jira-integration-tools-in-2026

For more than 15 years, University of Utah Professional Education (ProEd) staff relied on a massive Microsoft Excel workbook to manually track hundreds of adult learners through multicourse certificate and microcredential programs. A new Salesforce-powered enrollment tracker has transformed that process, increasing student support while reducing administrative work and giving staff better tools to make data-informed decisions. https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/salesforce-g

Salesforce has received a Department of Veterans Affairs contract with a ceiling of $1.6 billion to modernize healthcare, benefits administration, and other services for U.S. veterans. The Agentic Enterprise License Agreement has an initial one-year term and includes options for two additional one-year renewals. https://pulse2.com/salesforce-secures-1-6-billion-department-of-veterans-affairs-technology-contract/amp/

Salesforce is dedicating $1 billion over five years to further its operations and projects in Switzerland. This significant investment supports the expansion of its Agentforce platform, which is already operational in various sectors like healthcare, retail, agriculture, and events. The move from pilot to a full production platform indicates Salesforce's commitment to strengthening its presence in the region. https://www.marketscale.com/industries/software-and-technology/sale

On Friday, the Department of Veterans Affairs awarded Salesforce a contract with a ceiling of $1.6 billion -- a three-year Agentic Enterprise License Agreement built around the company's artificial intelligence (AI) agent products. Shares rose more than 4% on Friday following the announcement. https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/07/27/salesforce-won-a-16-billion-federal-ai-contract-on/

If you can’t keep up with who Salesforce has acquired lately, you aren’t alone. It feels like there’s a new announcement every few weeks. But the one I keep coming back to is Contentful, because it solves a problem I’ve watched banks and credit unions wrestle with for years. https://atrium.ai/resources/salesforce-contentful-digital-origination/

Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) made headlines yesterday, July 24, 2026, with the announcement of a $1.6 billion, three-year Agentic Enterprise License Agreement (AELA) with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. This landmark deal, aimed at expanding AI capabilities and modernizing veteran services, sent Salesforce shares climbing, even as the broader technology sector faced headwinds. The stock closed up 4.29% at $163.66, pushing its market capitalization to $134.04 billion, a not

Five years ago, the Department of Veterans Affairs launched a new medical records system meant to fix a health network running on decades old technology. The rollout became one of the most cited failures in modern government technology, tied to patient deaths and years of paused deployments. https://www.thestreet.com/technology/salesforce-ai-veterans-affairs-deal

Salesforce (CRM) shares edged higher in pre‑market trade after the company landed a $1.6 billion contract with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The one‑year deal, with options for two more, will see Salesforce’s cloud, data, and AI tools modernize VA systems, expanding a federal footprint that already includes a $5.6 billion U.S. Army contract and a $72 million Air Force deal. https://www.tipranks.com/news/weekend-updates/salesforce-snags-1-6b-va-deal-as-wall-street-d