How to localize and globalize a database from one language to another? This is a good question for many companies who want to expand their business to other territories.
Unlike textual translation, the language specific parts of the databases are "hidden" somewhere in the database systems. You need a database engineer to find out where are all these language elements, think over a way to extract them out, translate them and then put them back into the database systems.
Databases are not always of the same structure, some are like a single file data, others are distributed over wide range of servers which are even spread over very different geographical locations. It is a great challenge even to a skilled DBA to locate the right information and data to process.
Databases are neither static - they change over time. You need to figure out a way to dynamically update your localized data.
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There are millions of factors to consider when localizing or globalizing a database or a group of databases of your company. |
