topic Re: SAS VA 7.1 Compession in SAS Visual Analytics https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Visual-Analytics/SAS-VA-7-1-Compession/m-p/147909#M412 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Michelle,</P><P></P><P>Thank you for the prompt response.</P><P>I have just read the articles you mentioned and now I have a better understanding of the pros and cons with having compressed data in memory.</P><P></P><P>Cheers again</P><P>Rae</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 13 Dec 2014 04:58:00 GMT raemarvin 2014-12-13T04:58:00Z SAS VA 7.1 Compession https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Visual-Analytics/SAS-VA-7-1-Compession/m-p/147907#M410 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>Could someone point me in the direction of an article that covers of the pros and cons of compressing data before loading it into memory please ?</P><P></P><P>I understand the benefits of compressing data but I would like to understand how the data is stored and managed in memory also what are benefits once it is in memory such as performance.</P><P></P><P>Cheers</P><P>Rae</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 12 Dec 2014 13:54:53 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Visual-Analytics/SAS-VA-7-1-Compession/m-p/147907#M410 raemarvin 2014-12-12T13:54:53Z Re: SAS VA 7.1 Compession https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Visual-Analytics/SAS-VA-7-1-Compession/m-p/147908#M411 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Rae,</P><P></P><P>You may want to take a look at the following thread that discusses compression in SAS Visual Analytics 7.1 <A __default_attr="7891" __jive_macro_name="document" class="jive_macro jive_macro_document" href="https://communities.sas.com/"></A></P><P></P><P>Furthermore, there are many SAS papers and documents that outline the general pros and cons of compression you may want to look at. Some SAS documentation links to get you started are:</P><P><A href="http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/inmsref/67629/HTML/default/viewer.htm#p1tn2lj04tc75gn17fyyuvjkcchp.htm" title="http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/inmsref/67629/HTML/default/viewer.htm#p1tn2lj04tc75gn17fyyuvjkcchp.htm">SAS(R) LASR(TM) Analytic Server 2.5: Reference Guide</A></P><P><A href="http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/bidsag/67493/HTML/default/viewer.htm#p1nnrvu2hktqjln0zotbpd0b2z4c.htm" title="http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/bidsag/67493/HTML/default/viewer.htm#p1nnrvu2hktqjln0zotbpd0b2z4c.htm">SAS(R) 9.4 Intelligence Platform: Data Administration Guide, Third Edition</A></P><P></P><P>Kind Regards,</P><P>Michelle</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 12 Dec 2014 20:57:20 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Visual-Analytics/SAS-VA-7-1-Compession/m-p/147908#M411 MichelleHomes 2014-12-12T20:57:20Z Re: SAS VA 7.1 Compession https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Visual-Analytics/SAS-VA-7-1-Compession/m-p/147909#M412 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Michelle,</P><P></P><P>Thank you for the prompt response.</P><P>I have just read the articles you mentioned and now I have a better understanding of the pros and cons with having compressed data in memory.</P><P></P><P>Cheers again</P><P>Rae</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 13 Dec 2014 04:58:00 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Visual-Analytics/SAS-VA-7-1-Compession/m-p/147909#M412 raemarvin 2014-12-13T04:58:00Z