Case Study: SMA Solar Technology achieves 5X faster Salesforce releases with Copado

5X Faster Salesforce Releases for SMA Solar

SMA Solar Technology AG, a leading German specialist in photovoltaic system technology, faced significant challenges with its Salesforce development process. Using Salesforce Change Sets for deployments, the company struggled with low visibility, frequent merge conflicts, and overwritten code, which resulted in delayed releases and weeks of rework. To overcome these bottlenecks and drive developer efficiency, SMA Solar turned to the vendor Copado for a DevOps solution.

By implementing Copado's Salesforce-native platform, SMA Solar gained end-to-end visibility and robust version control. This solution enabled seamless parallel development across dozens of sandboxes, preventing code overwrites and merge conflicts. The results were transformative: production releases became over 5 times faster, decreasing from 40 days to just 7 days, and the time spent tracking changes was reduced by 9 times. Copado empowered SMA Solar to accelerate innovation and maintain its leadership in the renewable energy sector.

SMA Solar Technology

Robert Horn

Salesforce Consultant