Object storage integrationSQL Server 2022 (16.x) introduces new object storage integration to the data platform, enabling you to integrate SQL Server with S3-compatible object storage, in addition to Azure Storage. The first isbackup to URLand the second is Data Lake Virtualization. ...
SQL Server 2019 Analysis Services GA (Generally Available) Tabular model compatibility level This release introduces the 1500 compatibility level for tabular models. Query interleaving Query interleaving is a tabular mode system configuration that can improve user query response times in high-concurr...
Expand table New feature or updateDetails OPTIMIZE_FOR_SEQUENTIAL_KEYTurns on an optimization within the SQL Server Database Engine that helps improve throughput for high-concurrency inserts into the index. This option is intended for indexes that are prone to last-page insert contention, which is...
See backupset (Transact-SQL). Security Expand table New feature or updateDetails Microsoft Defender for Cloud integration Protect your SQL servers using the Defender for SQL plan. Defender for SQL plan requires that SQL Server Extension for Azure is enabled and includes functionalities for ...
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Manageability of the SQL Server 2008 Database Engine is simplified by enhancements to tools and monitoring features. Programmability Enhancements (Database Engine) Programmability enhancements in the Database Engine include new data storage features, new data types, new full-text search architecture, and...
Always Encrypted:When enabled, only the application that has the encryption key can access the encrypted sensitive data in the SQL Server 2016 database. The key is never passed to SQL Server. Dynamic Data Masking:If specified in the table definition, masked data is hidden from most users, and...
Manageability of the SQL Server 2008 Database Engine is simplified by enhancements to tools and monitoring features. Programmability Enhancements (Database Engine) Programmability enhancements in the Database Engine include new data storage features, new data types, new full-text search architecture, and...
SQL Server 2016, SQL Server 2017, and SQL Server 2019 are supported in maintenance mode until End of Service (EOS) for existing customers. When a feature is deprecated, it's in maintenance mode only. There's no new feature development, including changes related to interoperability with new ...
SQL Server 2008 R2 introduces the SQL Server Utility, which provides the ability to enroll data-tier applications and instances of SQL Server into the SQL Server Utility for centralized management and consolidation. Another addition is the data-tier application (DAC), which provides a single unit ...