Salesforce gives you two solid ways to find data: SOQL for precise, table-style queries, and SOSL for full-text, cross-object search. Layer on smart search tuning (filters, wildcards, snippets) to surface relevant results quickly. And for read-heavy orgs, Skinny Tables can help — but they have trade-offs and should be used...
SOSL
If you want blazing-fast SOQL, your filters have to be selective. In practice, that means your WHERE clause narrows things enough for Salesforce to rely on an index. Use the Query Plan tool to see what the optimizer intends to do and shape your filters to hit standard, custom, or...
