Database CI/CD Pipeline Automation: Why It's the Missing Link in Modern Data Engineering
Software teams might now be wondering, why is this the missing piece in modern data engineering? One thing that software teams have been struggling with is the database. It has been a challenge to move to DevOps. Database changes continue to be managed inconsistently by hand, at times, with a high risk of failure while application code traverses the continuous integration and continuous delivery pipeline. That is all being changed, and quickly, by database CI/CD pipeline automation. What Is Database CI/CD Pipeline Automation? Database CI/CD pipeline automation is the use of CI and CD principles directly on database schema changes, migrations and deployments. Database changes can undergo the same structured and repeatable process as application code to ensure that it is tested, versioned and deployed automatically. This means schema migrations, validation, rollback and even environment-specific deployments are automated in a governed pipeline across all the above, minimizing human e...