The new Trailhead Playground Starter app simply cuts out some of the friction for Trailhead users that want to get started on Playground, particularly those who are entirely new to Salesforce.

With its digital skills initiative called Trailhead, Salesforce.com is broadening access to training and certification for the company's portfolio of apps.

Salesforce introduces "Trailmix," a new custom learning option for users of its Trailhead, a free system for learning new Salesforce skills.