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In software testing or platform engineering, having realistic data is crucial. For years, teams have relied on Test Data Management (TDM) to copy entire production databases, scrub any sensitive information, and then spin up test environments from these sanitized data sets. While TDM gets the job done, it can be costly, time-consuming, and can quickly become outdated. The issue of outdated data becomes more pronounced as deployment velocity increases and back end dependencies become more diverse (think: microservices).