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 ...

SQL Server 2008 has been designed to be a database administrators dream. Many of the features that currently exist in SQL Server 2005 are still there, but enhanced to make administration even that ...

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.