Recent Blog ArticlesNewest TopicsMost LikesTagged:TagSeptember 2018 Leaderboard of Database Systems contributors on MSDNFirst published on MSDN on Oct 08, 2018 Congratulations to our September top 10 contributors! Alberto Morillo and Visakh Murukesan maintain their top positions.August 2018 Leaderboard of Database Systems contributors on MSDNFirst published on MSDN on Sep 25, 2018 Congratulations to our August top 10 contributors! Alberto Morillo and Visakh Murukesan maintain their top positions.Introducing Batch Mode on RowstoreFirst published on MSDN on Sep 24, 2018 Last year SQL Server 2017 and Azure SQL Database introduced query processing improvements that adapt optimization strategies to your application workload’s run-...Approximate Count Distinct enters Public Preview in Azure SQL DatabaseFirst published on MSDN on Jul 16, 2018 Kevin Farlee Principal Program Manager, SQL DatabaseWe are pleased to announce the public preview of Approximate Count Distinct, the first of the Approximate Qu...“What are you waiting for?” – Introducing wait stats support in Query StoreFirst published on MSDN on Jul 03, 2017 Troubleshooting waits previously.Newly created Azure SQL databases will be encrypted at rest by defaultFirst published on MSDN on May 02, 2017 Earlier today, we announced that all new Azure SQL databases will be encrypted with Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) by default, to make it easier for everyone...Feature Spotlight: Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)First published on MSDN on Oct 05, 2016 As more and more businesses go digital and towards the cloud, security is more important than ever.SQL Server Connector support for private Azure cloudsFirst published on MSDN on Sep 14, 2016 Starting today, the SQL Server Connector also supports private Azure clouds.SQL Server Connector for Azure Key Vault is Generally AvailableFirst published on MSDN on Jun 13, 2016 Starting today, the SQL Server Connector for Azure Key Vault is Generally Available!The SQL Server Connector is an Extensible Key Management (EKM) Provider that...Row-Level Security block predicates are generally available on Azure SQL DatabaseFirst published on MSDN on Dec 01, 2015 Azure SQL Database’s Row-Level Security (RLS) feature now officially supports block predicates.
