SQL Server Trace File Compression

Unique to HyperBac

There was a time when trace file generation was mostly a tool for debugging applications by investigating actions upon the data.

Over recent years, companies have seen an explosion in their data storage volumes due to SOX/HIPAA compliance requirements. One of those contributors is the greater use of trace file information to help track and report upon how the corporate data is being manipulated.

The problem with trace files is twofold:

1.   The higher the transaction rate the more the trace information

2.   They often need to be archived for legal and compliance purposes.

The consequence is that both online and offline storage media demand grows along with the costs that they entail.

HyperBac for SQL Server is the only technology in the market today that allows you to seamlessly compress your trace file information as it is written by SQL Server.

Simply configure HyperBac to recognize the .trc file extension and your trace file is immediately 80% smaller. More importantly your compliance costs have also come down dramatically.