40x Faster Postgres Backup, Building an Event Bus, and Bernie Memes

Read the latest Heroku news and articles, and discover new add-ons, podcasts, and more. [View in Browser]( [Heroku Newsletter]( February 2021 newsletter Supporting Our Community During this challenging time, we’ll continue to share some of the many resources available from the Salesforce family. We hope you find them useful or inspiring. [[Podcast] Meditation for the Curious Skeptic →]( Andrew Lenards, Senior Software Engineer at Bhive, takes a look at mindfulness from the perspective of a practicing software developer. - [Heroku’s COVID-19 Resources →]( Headlines [[Product News] Announcing Heroku Postgres Enhancements: 40x Faster Backups →]( Snapshots for Heroku Postgres accelerates data backups by up to 40x and makes restoring the database faster than ever. [[Architecture Blog] Do You Need an Event Bus? A Quick Overview of Five Common Uses →]( Learn why and when you may need an event bus like Apache Kafka in your stack for use cases spanning change data capture, integration, real-time and batch processing, and scalability. [Salesforce Developer Survey →]( Help us make YOUR Salesforce experience better by sharing your thoughts on developer trends across an expanded range of Salesforce products and learning resources. We’re covering familiar questions to track trendline data, and asking you to help us deep dive into the changes you want us to make. The survey is open from January 27th, 2021 and closes at midnight Pacific Time on March 7th, 2021. You may also enjoy - [Salesforce + Heroku: The Dual Engine Architecture for Digital Transformation →]( - [Better Customer Experiences with Raygun and Heroku →]( Add-on Marketplace Generally Available Add-ons [Simple File Upload →]( Quickly add file uploads to your Heroku application. Built on Heroku [ClickMechanic Builds a Data-Driven Car Repair Marketplace on Heroku →]( Using industry data from multiple sources, ClickMechanic produces reliable, fixed-price quotes and matches car owners with trusted mechanics in their area — all in real time. New Dev Center Articles [Heroku Security & Compliance Resources and Features →]( Learn about the security features and resources available on the Heroku Platform for meeting compliance objectives. Code[ish] Podcasts [Building Community with the Wicked CoolKit →]( January 26th, 2021 - Episode 108 Lynn Fisher, CCO of &yet, shares the story behind the collection of retro tools designed to help developers with niche interests build community. [Meditation for the Curious Skeptic →]( February 2nd, 2021 - Episode 109 Andrew Lenards, Senior Software Engineer at Bhive, takes a look at mindfulness from the perspective of a practicing software developer. [Scaling a Bernie Meme →]( February 18th, 2021 - Episode 110 Nick Sawhney, a graduate student at NYU, shares his experiences using Heroku when an afternoon project exploded into a worldwide phenomenon. --------------------------------------------------------------- [We’re Hiring →]( Join a team that’s transforming how apps are built. [Come work with us. →]( [Salesforce + Heroku]( Salesforce 415 Mission Street, 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 [Update your email preferences]( [Privacy]( [Heroku Blog]( [Code[ish] Podcasts]( [Heroku Twitter]( [Heroku on Instagram]( [Heroku on YouTube]( [Heroku on Facebook]( [Heroku on GitHub]( [Heroku on LinkedIn](