However, one customer, ServiceU, estimated it would save between $25-$50K in its first year using SQL Server 2008 Data Compression. Now, that news will even make Ebeneezer Scrooge happy.

Data Compression is one of my favorite features in SQL Server 2008 because, surprisingly, there does not appear to be a downside. Flick a switch to save storage and improve performance.

SQL Server’s first attempt at Data Compression actually looks pretty good. As I noted in my beta preview (see “Microsoft’s ‘Katmai’ is filled to the brim”), SQL Server 2008 provides ...

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Data Compression, PowerShell integration, and Policy-Based Management, not to mention Server Groups, should make a big splash in almost any environment.

I tested Advanced Compression in two ways, against two separate databases. In the first case, the database I used for testing was generated from the TPC-C order entry benchmark, which simulates a ...

After watching Sun suffer from "margin compression" for years, while transforming itself into an open source company, he's now watching database rivals Oracle and Sybase suffer the same fate.

Violin Memory, a provider of all-flash storage arrays and appliances delivering application solutions for the enterprise, has introduced data deduplication and compression capabilities in its Concerto ...