top of page
Frequently Asked Questions
Consulting
Backup and Recovery
Security
General
Netsuite
We support a wide range of export formats to fit your business and analytics needs. Data can be delivered as flat files (CSV, TSV, or custom-delimited), relational database tables, cloud object storage (S3, Azure Blob, Google Cloud Storage), or directly into data warehouse destinations like Snowflake, BigQuery, or Amazon Redshift. Custom formatting and schema mapping are also available.
Yes. We ensure that your exported data is compatible with leading reporting and analytics platforms. Data can be structured and formatted to import seamlessly into tools such as Tableau, Power BI, Snowflake, or Looker. Flat files can be customized with your preferred delimiters, headers, and encoding for smooth integration with your existing workflows.
Our migration process is designed for speed, transparency, and control:
Connect & Configure: Use our intuitive interface to connect your endpoints, define mappings, and set export parameters.
Extract & Structure: We securely extract your data—preserving metadata, relationships, and history—and organize it into your chosen format or destination.
Automate or Export: Run a one-time migration or schedule recurring syncs. Every export is secure, auditable, and fully configurable for your ongoing data needs.
Check out our videos
Data Compliance
Navigate GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, and CCPA with confidence. Sesame Software resources to help your enterprise meet data compliance requirements.
Salesforce Backup Architecture for HIPAA and GDPR
Salesforce does not back up your data. That responsibility sits entirely with your team — and for organizations operating under HIPAA or GDPR, native tools like Field History Tracking and the recycle bin leave compliance gaps that auditors will find. This guide covers how to design a Salesforce backup architecture that satisfies six and seven-year retention requirements, supports granular point-in-time recovery, and keeps backup data inside infrastructure you control.
1 day ago12 min read
Data Leakage Protection for Salesforce: What Teams Get Wrong
Most Salesforce data leakage events don't come from hackers — they come from inside your own org. This guide breaks down where the real risks hide, what a complete data leakage protection strategy looks like, and what most teams are missing before it's too late.
Jun 99 min read
7 Compliance-Focused Salesforce Backup and Recovery Tools in 2026
Salesforce doesn't back up your data — and in regulated industries, that's a risk you can't ignore. This guide breaks down seven compliance-focused Salesforce backup tools to help your team find the right fit for automation, recovery speed, and audit readiness.
May 288 min read
Take Full Control of Your Salesforce Backup and Recovery
Sesame Software's latest update speeds up your time to insights with replication, integration, and compliant backups for your Salesforce Cloud data. Salesforce champions, rejoice! Sesame Software just released a game-changing update designed to revolutionize your data management experience. Get ready for lightning-fast transfers, streamlined workflows, and a deeper connection with improved Salesforce backup and recovery.
Apr 123 min read
Salesforce Backup and Recovery: Healthcare Data Control
Salesforce for Healthcare is an integral part of CRM operations for many healthcare organizations worldwide. This is because Salesforce enables you to gain a complete view of your patients on a unified platform with rich, contextual data allowing for smarter decision-making about patient care and enhanced engagement with patients. It is important to deliver valuable, consistent, and scalable results from data-driven initiatives.
Apr 103 min read
How to Unify Salesforce and NetSuite Data in 2026
Salesforce owns your customer relationships. NetSuite owns your financial record. In most mid-market organizations, the gap between those two systems is filled by manual reconciliation, duplicated data entry, and reports that finance and sales can never quite agree on. This guide explains how to unify Salesforce and NetSuite data into a single source of truth — with clear system of record rules, no custom code, and a 360-degree customer view that both teams can trust.
Feb 211 min read
7 Self-Hosted Data Management Solutions for Enterprise IT in 2026
When compliance requires that your data never leaves infrastructure you control, most vendor claims fall apart on closer inspection. Regional cloud storage is not self-hosted. A secure agent that routes data through vendor servers is not self-hosted. This guide compares the seven platforms that actually give enterprise IT teams direct control over where data lives — and separates architectural guarantees from contractual assurances.
Feb 111 min read
Salesforce Audit Logging for Compliance Teams in 2026
Salesforce Field History Tracking retains 18 months. Setup Audit Trail keeps 180 days. The recycle bin lasts 15 days. For compliance teams operating under HIPAA, SOX, or GDPR, those windows are not a governance strategy — they are a gap. This guide explains what a complete Salesforce audit trail actually requires and how enterprise teams build a defensible compliance architecture that Salesforce's native tools alone cannot provide.
Jan 2811 min read
Salesforce Audit Trails for Compliance in 2026
Sesame Software gives mid-market IT teams the infrastructure to capture, store, and control audit data on your own terms. Your data stays in your environment, with full visibility into every change.
Jan 2113 min read
How to Restore Salesforce Records Without Native Backups
Salesforce holds your customer relationships, revenue data, and operational records—but a single deletion, corruption event, or sync error can wipe out months of work in seconds. Sesame Software helps mid-sized enterprise IT teams build granular restore workflows that go far beyond what native Salesforce backup tools can offer. This guide walks you through exactly how to restore Salesforce records at the field, object, and metadata level when standard platform options fall sh
Jan 1813 min read
HIPAA and GDPR Salesforce Backup in 2026
Salesforce doesn't back up your data. That single fact creates a compliance risk most enterprise IT teams don't fully appreciate until an incident happens. Regulations like HIPAA and GDPR require you to demonstrate data integrity, retention, and recoverability on demand — capabilities Salesforce's native platform doesn't deliver out of the box.
Jan 1612 min read
How to Recover Deleted Salesforce Records in 2026
Deleted Salesforce records don't always stay gone — but getting them back isn't always straightforward. Whether a critical account vanished due to human error, a workflow misfired, or a bulk operation wiped out months of activity, you need a clear recovery path that preserves your data relationships.
Jan 119 min read
Compliance Salesforce Backup and Recovery for IT Teams
This guide walks through everything you need to know about compliance-focused Salesforce backup and recovery. You'll learn how to evaluate retention policies, implement audit trails, apply encryption standards, and run restore testing that satisfies auditors. Sesame Software has spent over 30 years helping enterprises protect their critical data, and the principles in this guide reflect real-world implementation experience at scale.
Jan 516 min read
Understanding Data Security Compliance: Take Control of Your Data
Managing data securely is both a responsibility and a competitive differentiator. Organizations that embed compliance into their data strategy build trust, improve resiliency, and stay audit-ready. Discover practical steps and modern tools that make data protection simpler and smarter.
Nov 14, 20254 min read
The Struggle for Relevance and ROI in AI Adoption
It’s been three years since ChatGPT’s public debut—a milestone that seemed to bring the Turing Test within reach. Yet, rather than fearing a Skynet-style future, most of us are grappling with a more mundane problem: what exactly to do with this new toolset.
Oct 22, 20254 min read
Effective Tools for Modern Data Management
In today’s fast-paced digital world, managing data effectively is no longer optional. It’s essential. The sheer volume of information flowing through organizations demands tools that not only handle data but also simplify it.
Aug 22, 20253 min read
How Colleges Use Sesame Software to Power Their Websites and Salesforce Integration
Higher education institutions rely on fast, reliable access to data to support every stage of the student lifecycle—from recruitment and enrollment to engagement and advancement. Whether it’s syncing records across admissions systems, student portals, or alumni databases, colleges and universities need seamless integration between on-premise tools, websites, and cloud platforms like Salesforce.
May 8, 20252 min read
Understanding Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) in Data Management
Managing data access effectively is critical for security and operational efficiency, and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) provides a structured way to ensure users only have access to the data they need. But how exactly does RBAC work, and what are its benefits and potential challenges? In this blog, we’ll explore how RBAC functions and why it's essential.
Apr 16, 20253 min read
Closing the Books on 2024: Ensuring Continuity, Accuracy, and Compliance in Your Year-End Data Projects
Wrapping up the year with your data projects is essential for companies looking to maintain momentum and enter the new year prepared and organized. A strategic approach to data backup, quality assurance, compliance, and migration planning can set your organization up for a successful 2025. Here’s how Sesame Software’s solutions can help address common year-end data challenges.
Dec 22, 20243 min read
A Guide to Data Governance and Compliance in Data Management
Jump to audio and listen to this post read aloud! In today's data-driven world, organizations are increasingly faced with the challenge of managing vast amounts of information while ensuring compliance with stringent regulations. For SMEs, this can be particularly daunting. However, with the right tools and strategies, it's possible to effectively implement data governance and compliance.
Nov 12, 20243 min read
bottom of page