[personal kdb+] Storage compression

Hi,

I don’t see anything mentioned either on this group or on code.kx.com,
but are kdb data files compressed, and if not, is it possible to do
so? A number of column databases perform compression so I was just
wondering whether kdb does the same.

Victor


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Hello Victor,In the latest test version 2.7t this feature is now available. It isdocumented in the README of said version at http://kxdownloads.com/.Also there are discussions on the k4 listbox regarding solaris + zfs +compression.Regards,Fintan.On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 5:50 PM, Victor Wong <victor.wong> wrote:> Hi,>> I don’t see anything mentioned either on this group or on code.kx.com,> but are kdb data files compressed, and if not, is it possible to do> so? ?A number of column databases perform compression so I was just> wondering whether kdb does the same.>> Victor>> –>

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