Using compression with SSMS is just as easy. Simply set the compression option on the Options page of the Back up Database dialog. You may be asking yourself: How effective is this compression? The ...

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This article describes how to view or configure the `backup compression default` server configuration option in [!INCLUDE [ssnoversion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md ...

This script automates the page compression of tables across the top 10 largest online databases in your SQL Server instance. It includes elapsed time tracking for each database and table, providing ...

Microsoft's latest relational database management system contains a host of new features, but are they enough to make you migrate? The wait is over. Microsoft has finally released SQL Server 2008, the ...

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FlashVols are volumes that are pinned in SSD so applications run at maximum performance without the potential delay due to caching algorithms or tiering policies. Combined with Tegile's de-duplication ...