Test Data
The value of good test data to DBAs is well known:
“Testing of database-intensive applications has unique challenges that stem from hidden dependencies, subtle differences in data semantics, target database schemes, and implicit business rules. Read More
Test Data
This article is part of a 4-step series introduced here. Navigation between articles is below.
Step 1: Goal Setting & Team BuildingSomeone needs test data to do something, like:
stress-testing the functions and performance of applications prototyping database load/query and DW ETL/ELT operations benchmarking prospective new hardware or software outsourcing development or proofs of concept demonstrating systems with real-looking, but not real, sample dataIn all these cases, the most realistic data possible is needed, but it should also be safe and de-personalized. Read More