MSSQLTips

One of my favorite features with SQL 2008 has been Data and Backup compression (which I discuss in more detail technically here ) - this is not only because of the actual functionality it brings to the table, but also because of all the technical intricacies that it involves and the impact it can have...

This post will cover an initial overview of the data compression feature that will be included in Sql Server 2008, and I'll also cover briefly some information on the Backup Compression feature as well (note that these are 2 totally separate and distinct features, since they are very different, as...