Since databases became popular in the 1970s, DBAs have constantly encountered various database management problems. Perhaps the most significant one is that in daily development tasks, developers make changes to the core library that bring problems. a series of risks. Since data changes to databases are a very common task, almost all developers will be involved in modifying the structure and data content of the core database. If an enterprise lacks an effective data security plan, it may lead to a series of serious problems, such as :
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Deleting the database and running away: There is no worse situation than this. The author is aware of several actual incidents. For example, an employee of a large real estate agency logged into the financial system and deleted all financial data, which directly affected the salary payment of company personnel; Another example is a cloud business marketing solutions group company whose entire database was deleted, causing the group to lose hundreds of millions. There are countless such incidents, and no one can predict what will happen tomorrow. Without perfect countermeasures, disaster may strike.
In recent years, incidents of database deletion and running away have occurred frequently.
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Data leakage: If the company were my home, then there is no doubt that business data is the home's treasury, because it contains a large amount of sensitive information, such as customers' personally identifiable information, financial data, business secrets, etc. If there is no data security plan, it is undoubtedly that the door of my house is always open (refer to Sony's annual data leakage incident). Once a data leak occurs, it is not only the company that suffers, but also the customers. Not all companies can handle the legal liability and reputational issues this brings.
Therefore, before the SQL changes are actually applied to the database, SQL auditing has become a crucial task to ensure that the changes to the database structure and data are reasonable, safe, and compliant with specifications.
Here is a database management product recommended to everyone:NineData SQL Task.
This is an effective solution for auditing SQL changes. It provides a series of complete specifications and approval processes, and sets layers of checkpoints for each changed SQL, including system pre-checking based on intelligent algorithms and SQL development specifications, and Multi-level approval function.
Briefly introduce the NineData SQL task
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Over 100 pre-made SQL audit specifications: The NineData platform provides complete database table structure definition specifications, index specifications, etc. to help all developers in the enterprise use and change the database in a standardized manner.
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Scheduled SQL automated execution: SQL tasks allow users to set scheduled execution of SQL operations to automatically complete a series of database change tasks. Helps increase efficiency, especially for repetitive, planned tasks.
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Enterprise collaborative data changes: The SQL task function supports multi-user collaborative data changes. Through the approval process and permission management, different team members can submit, approve and execute SQL tasks in an orderly manner, ensuring that changes are carried out in an orderly manner and avoiding conflicts and errors.
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SQL permission verification: SQL tasks have a permission verification mechanism. Only users with sufficient permissions can submit and execute SQL tasks to prevent unauthorized operations and strengthen access control to the database.
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Approval process linkage: The SQL task function integrates the approval process to ensure step-by-step approval for the submission and execution of SQL tasks. This linked approval process can provide an additional layer of security in change management and ensure that changes are traceable.
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Automatic data backup: Before you perform changes to the target data source through SQL tasks, the system will automatically back up the data that is about to be changed and keep it for 7 days. Within 7 days, you can download the backup at any time and save it. Restoring the data to the state before the change is equivalent to providing a security barrier for your data, so you no longer need to worry about data security issues.
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Filling in the rollback plan: As enterprises continue to improve their requirements for data security and compliance, the data rollback plan has become indispensable. Therefore, we provide an entry for filling in the rollback SQL. After filling in, it will be permanently recorded in the current SQL task. , you can view and roll back the data at any time when there is a problem with the data.
In order to make it more clear, let’s briefly demonstrate the capabilities of SQL tasks.
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Step 1: Disable the SQL window change ability of the production library
Disable the ability to change the SQL window of the production library
After closing, I tried to execute the change statement in the SQL window, but the statement was intercepted and could not be executed.
The statement statement was intercepted after trying to execute a change in the SQL window.
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Step 2: Publish changes via SQL task
Publishing changes via SQL tasks using NineData
To demonstrate the overall process of the SQL task, single-level approval is configured in the screen recording. You can flexibly configure the approval process according to actual needs, requiring SQL tasks to pass multi-level approval before execution to ensure that each change is properly reviewed and authorized.
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Step 3: Approve the SQL task
Use NineData to approve SQL tasks
Here you can reject or pass the SQL change request based on the actual situation.
postscript
Since the company introduced the NineData product, several positive changes have occurred.
The first is the most obvious change. Due to the pre-review mechanism of SQL tasks, I, the former scapegoat, have been completely liberated. Due to the potential risks that may be brought about by database changes, I have been stressed all day long, and I am still very old. But now My hair has not fallen out, I am energetic, and my confidence is back. Not long ago, a new programmer in our company was not familiar with the business. In order to add a field to the table, his operation was to DROP the original table. Fortunately, the SQL task was stopped, otherwise I, the DBA, would have packed up and left. .
Then the multi-level approval mechanism of NineData SQL tasks brings more efficient guarantee to our team collaboration. In the past, lack of clear responsibilities for changing SQL often resulted in miscommunication and confusing approval processes. Now, not only is the approval process more transparent and accurate, it also improves the efficiency of team collaboration. Relevant persons in charge can also have a clearer understanding of the specific content of each SQL change, reducing misunderstandings and errors.
Finally, I highly recommend this product. If you want to be as young and handsome as me, then trust me!