Royal Bank of Canada using Always Encrypted with secure enclaves

[Jakub Szymaszek]

Earlier this year, we announced the preview of Always Encrypted with secure enclaves in Azure SQL Database – the feature designed to safeguard sensitive data from malware and unauthorized users by enabling rich confidential queries.

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is one of the customers who are already using Always Encrypted with secure enclaves. For details, see Microsoft Customer Story - RBC creates relevant personalized offers while protecting data privacy wi....

For more information about Always Encrypted with secure enclaves in Azure SQL Database, see:

• Inside Azure Datacenter Architecture with Mark Russinovich (the segment on Always Encrypted)
• A webinar including a deep dive on Always Encrypted with secure enclaves
• Tutorial: Getting started with Always Encrypted with secure enclaves in Azure SQL Database
• Always Encrypted with secure enclaves - documentation

[Sophie_Bruehl]

Great! Thanks for the news :)

What is the reason for using secure enclaves in Azure SQL Database? 

Or same question from another point of view:

For small companies with 50 or less employees: Can they use the comliance center and information protection to protect all there documents without secure enclaves in Azure SQL Database?