Enabling Evolutionary Database Development: database branching with Lakebase
Summary
Databricks Lakebase introduces copy-on-write database branching, enabling instant, zero-storage-at-creation clones of terabyte-scale production databases. This capability unlocks true per-developer isolation, allowing teams to safely test schema migrations and adopt evolutionary database practices without the collisions, fragile mocks, or scheduling overhead of shared environments.
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