Compressed Microsoft SQL Server Backups by Default
Learn how to create default database compression for your SQL Server databases.
2019-04-30
Compression
Compression estimates
The script estimate compression benefits per each object in the database for which the page compression has not been implemented.
2018-02-15 (first published: 2018-01-15)
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Comparing Space Usage for Different Compression Types
This is an investigation, to get an impression on the impact of the used disk space before and after compression considering different index types.
2017-03-23
2,364 reads
Compression and its Effects on Performance
Erin Stellato takes a look at the new COMPRESS and DECOMPRESS functions, comparing their impact on space and performance to traditional data compression.
2017-02-15
6,456 reads
SQL Server Stored Procedure to Compress Non Partitioned Tables
My SQL Server database has some very big tables that can be compressed. The tables are simple, non-partitioned tables and I want a quick tool to compress them. I
2016-08-12
2,979 reads
The Real World: Implementing Data Compression in SQL Server 2008 R2
Sharing our experience using Data Compression as a space savings option in MS SQL Server 2008
2018-10-19 (first published: 2016-01-18)
4,412 reads
Estimate compression for all tables and indexes with both Row and Page
This will log output of estimate compression for both PAGE and ROW for all tables and indexes
2015-12-10 (first published: 2015-11-20)
2,481 reads
Data Compression
This script is used to compress tables and indexes. It is designed for page compression on all. Just a little ditty to help with our EDW storage and processing.
2015-11-11 (first published: 2015-10-09)
1,325 reads
2015-02-19 (first published: 2014-02-03)
1,922 reads
2014-01-30
2,006 reads
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Identities and Sequences II
In thinking about the differences between the identity property and a sequence object, which of these two guarantees that there are consecutive numbers (according to the increment) inserted in a single table?
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