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Continuous Delivery and the Database
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Last Update 2014/6/25 11:17
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Category
Database
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Approaches, Process, Methods
Agile
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Description
Continuous Delivery is fairly generally understood to be an effective way of tackling the problems of software delivery and deployment by making build, integration and delivery into a routine. The way that databases fit into the Continuous Delivery story has been less-well defined. Phil Factor explains why he's an enthusiast for databases being full participants, and suggests practical ways of doing so.
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Database Branching and Merging Strategies
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Last Update 2014/6/25 11:14
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Category
Database
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Programming
Configuration Management / DevOps
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Description
Source control will allow you to maintain branches in the development of your database, but the subsequent merge isn't pain-free. How, from the practical perspective, can the database developer support the rapid development and delivery of features in an application? Versioning, branching and merging is part of the solution, but what about the rest of the solution?
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On Adopting the Mindset of an Enterprise DBA
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Last Update 2014/5/27 14:44
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Category
Database
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Description
Although many of the important tasks a DBA has to perform should be done 'by hand', keying in commands or using SSMS, the canny DBA with a heavy workload will always have an eye to automating routine tasks wherever possible, or using a tool. Although the likely candidates for automation are often obvious, it is not always so. Time can often be saved in surprising ways.
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Hits: 19
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Big Data: How to Test the Elephant?
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Last Update 2014/5/27 14:31
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Category
Database
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Software Testing and Quality Assurance
Software Testing
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Description
Big Data is a big topic in software development today. When it comes to practice, software testers may not yet fully understand what is exactly Big Data. A tester knows that you need a plan for testing it. Since most Big Data lacks a traditional structure, how does Big Data quality look like? And what the are most appropriate software testing tools? This article tries to answer these questions.
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Hits: 66
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Four Rules for Data Success
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Last Update 2014/2/25 5:10
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Category
Database
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Description
Database technology is a fast-moving field filled with innovations. This article describes the current state of the field and discusses the four rules for data success.
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Hits: 33
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Agile Database Development
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Last Update 2014/2/3 15:49
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Category
Database
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Approaches, Process, Methods
Agile
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Description
Agile methodologies work well with database developments only if great care is taken to do things right. It requires good judgement and leaves little room for error. Dev Nambi, in an extract from the book Tribal SQL, argues that Agile works for smart, curious, and experienced software engineers.
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Hits: 47
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Database Deployment Challenges
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Last Update 2013/11/25 18:06
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Category
Database
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Programming
Configuration Management / DevOps
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Description
There are a number of challenges that make the deployment task more difficult. Alex reviews the common techniques for deploying new databases and upgrading existing ones, and their flaws, and argues the advantages of an automated, incremental, script-based approach to deployments
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