Two Developers, One Mission: Make a Test Database That Doesn’t Suck

If you've ever been frustrated by a test database filled with nonsense, duplicates, sensitive information, or YOLO-style restored production backups, this session is for you.
Join Peter Kruis and Tonie Huizer, two energetic data enthusiasts, on an epic (and slightly chaotic) quest to build test databases that are safe, realistic, and actually useful for development and testing. With decades of combined experience, they’ll take you on a journey through the wild world of test data, showing just how bad it can get, and how good it can be.
Through engaging role play, real-world examples, and live demos, they’ll expose the dangers of shady test environments and share smarter, safer ways to manage test data. Audience participation is encouraged; because (bad) test databases are a team sport!
You’ll leave entertained, but more importantly, you’ll leave with tools and strategies to stop your test database from being the weakest link in your development chain.
Because let’s face it: your test database shouldn’t suck.

A clear checklist for what makes a test database “good” (realistic, reliable, repeatable and actually useful for development and testing) Safer and privacy-conscious test data practices you can apply immediately Practical strategies, a list of free and paid app (including demos) to upgrade your current test DB setup