I need to build a quick feasibility test / proof-of-concept of a remote database for a client, that will be populated with mostly-typical Company and People data (names, addresses, etc); 150K records or so. The sample databases mentioned here were helpful:
...but, I'd like to be able to generate sample data like this easily on less-typical datasets as well. Anyone have any recommendations for off-the-shelf (or off-the-web) solutions?
For my specific need this time (which in this case was mostly "people"), I ended up going with Fake Name Generator's 1 Million fake names CSV file for $25. Seemed the quickest/easiest route for the volume of data I needed. Worth checking out if your needs are similar: