A practitioner's guide to data base compression tutorial

Data compression techniques can improve information system performance by reducing the size of a database by as much as ninety percent. This paper is written to provide assistance to practitioners considering the use of data compression for the storage of a commercial database. It reviews a wealth of literature on data compression and presents facts and guidelines which will assist system designers in evaluating the costs and benefits of compression and in selecting techniques appropriate for their needs.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/25353/1/0000800.pd