[dba-Tech] Compressing Drives

I've used it frequently for the scratch space folder when building cognos
cubes. There, it gives about a 5:1 space improvement with no apparent effect
on run time.

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at
Beach Access Software
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 11:03 AM
To: List
Subject: [dba-Tech] Compressing Drives

 
Dear List:
 
On the Properties for a local drive there's a box you can check to compress
the drive to save space.  Does anyone use this feature? How much compression
do you get? And does this significantly impact storage and retrieval times? 

TIA
 
Rocky
 

 	
	
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