IBM Informix Dynamic Server Storage Optimization Feature Enterprise Edition

The amount of data stored within databases continues to grow rapidly. While the cost of storage continues to go down, it is not keeping pace with the amount of data generated. This puts pressure on IT budgets to find ways to reduce costs. When you consider that most databases employ redundant storage and backup copies of data, it is easy to see that even small database systems that use only a terabyte of storage can easily require 3 to 6 times that amount of total storage.

IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) offers data compression technology in the Storage Optimization Feature. This feature provides full online support for turning on storage optimization and compressing existing table data while applications continue to use the table.