He also listed the following new capabilities in SQL Server 2016: Additional security enhancements for Row-level Security and Dynamic Data Masking to round out security investments with Always ...

Perhaps, the most notable improvement in the mix is the integration of SQL Server AlwaysOn availability groups in Windows Azure Infrastructure Services for disaster recovery and high availability ...

Prior to SQL Server 2016, currently in CTP, your main method for encrypting a SQL Server application was to use a feature called Transparent Data Encryption. TDE provides strong encryption, but with ...

SQL Server’s other HA/DR feature, Always On Availability Groups, is a more robust solution capable of providing rapid recoveries with no data loss. Among its other advantages are inclusion in SQL ...

SQL Server 2016 seeks to make encryption easier via its new Always Encrypted feature. This feature offers a way to ensure that the database never sees unencrypted values without the need to rewrite th ...

In an announcement made on Monday, Microsoft announced five Windows Azure improvements, including support for SQL Server AlwaysOn.