We have 3 environments….Live, Test and Dev….and they are like they sound. Live is you production environment, Test is actually a copy of Live but it uses the Test Port numbers and IP Addresses….TCLs, Xlates, Routes, etc are the same as Live. This is to eliminate any development code (because development does not stand still while we test an upgrade of 1 or more applications).
Dev has the same port numbers and IP addresses as Test but will lots of code that we are testing….
It has been a help when you are working on a complex situation and you want to remove the variables from the problems you might be having while testing…..
More and more CIOs are moving in this directions…..our new CIO wants to put this in place for other applications but we already had it there….
Chris Brossette
DB & DI Team Leader
MS Baptist Health Systems
Jackson, MS 39202
601.968.1462