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# Make Safe Changes to Your Org

Plan for and test changes in your org before they're live in production.

A resilient Salesforce solution handles changes well and can quickly recover from issues. Your Salesforce org likely changes constantly to address new processes, business needs, and data. But if not tested thoroughly or deployed safely into production, changes can also pose risk to availability, including downtime. This recommendation includes changes that you make to your production org and changes introduced during a Salesforce release.

- **[Automate Testing and DevOps](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.availability_automate_testing_and_devops.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Standardize and reduce the risk of human error through automated testing and by adopting DevOps practices.
- **[Advanced Release Strategies](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.availability_create_and_use_advanced_release_strategies.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Consider advanced release strategies to control and revert changes.
- **[Test and Prepare for Major Releases](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.availability_test_and_prepare_for_major_releases.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Familiarize yourself with release notes and use a sandbox to test your org's compatibility with a Salesforce major release before it's live in production.
- **[Adopt Release Updates Proactively](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.availability_adopt_release_updates_proactively.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Adopt critical updates before they're enforced, giving you time to test and make updates to your org before they're enabled.