How to Clone an Environment so you Don’t Look Like an Idiot
You’d think that in today’s day and age, cloning an environment is a piece of cake. Well, turns out, there’s a lot that could go awry…
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What is Good Smoke Testing?
Almost everything we do in life has some sort of testing process to ensure that what we are doing is good, and that it will work as planned. Smoke testing is no different. Smoke testing, or sanity testing, is a term used for software development and IT professionals who test the application before release or during beta testing to make sure the system is working as expected. But what is good smoke testing? And how can you be sure your smoke tests are effective? Let’s explore.
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Best Practices for Post-Clone, or Post-Refresh of Non-Production Environments… from your user’s perspective
Any garden variety DBA / technical team can deliver an accurate refresh of a non-production environment. But what about the folks downline? Have you ever thought of how your users use the non-production environment? Coming from a post-production support point of view, it often takes a couple of hours to set up data for a support issue before any testing even begins.
