Data compression features in SQL Server 2008
In this post I would like to talk about data compression/backup compression features available to us in SQL Server 2008 and R2 editions.
I will talk about Data Compression and Backup Compression.
Data Compression is only available in Enterprise (SQL Server 2008 & SQL Server 2008 R2) edition or higher, not in the Standard edition for SQL Server 2008/ R2.(
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