Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 5
Use a Version
Control Repository
to Share
Database Assets
Automate
Database
Integration
Use a Local
Database
Sandbox
Give Developers
Capability to
Modify the
Database
Make DBA Part
of Development
Team
Things do not change; we change.
—H
ENRY
D
AVID
T
HOREAU
Continuous Database Integration (CDBI) is the process of rebuilding
your database and test data any time a change is applied to a project's
version control repository.
Do you ever feel like your source code and database are operating
in different “galaxies” throughout the development lifecycle on
projects? As a developer, you may wait several days for a change to
the database. You may even be restricted from making minor test data
changes, or are afraid to make data changes for fear of ruining the one
shared
database for fellow developers. Situations like these are not
unusual, and effectively utilizing CDBI can help alleviate some of
these challenges and many others as well.
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