UPDATE: Q1’17: Native JSON file generation, and available JDBC and ODBC drivers for NoSQL RDBs like Cassandra, now provide a more seamless connection than the CSV/import approach shown below. Read More
This article is part of a 4-step series introduced here. Navigation between articles is below.
Step 1: Goal Setting & Team Building
Someone 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 data
In all these cases, the most realistic data possible is needed, but it should also be safe and de-personalized. Read More