http://codingcommandos.com/blogs/memydatabaseandi/archive/2009/04/20/sql-server-2008-backup-compression.aspxWith SQL Server 2008, Microsoft introduced native backup compression. Prior to SQL Server 2008, the only way to get real-time backup compression was to buy a third-party tool. There were – and still are – several third-party tools on the marketenCommunityServer 2008.5 (Build: 30912.2823)