Microsoft uses the Database Campatability Level to make sure your applications continue to work even after an upgrade of SQL Server. There has been much confusion over this database property.

Microsoft recently published a new version of its service-level agreement (SLA) for Azure SQL Database, adding uptime perks for organizations that use the 'Business Critical' tier.

Coming up to speed with other database management systems and Microsoft's own SQL Azure, row level security is now available in SQL Server.

In addition to StretchDB and AlwaysEncrypted, there are two more exciting features in the works for SQL Server 2016: dynamic data masking and row-level security. In the case of these two features, ...

Microsoft announced that its SQL Database now supports row level security (RLS). RLS lets administrators provide row-level access to data based on a user's identity or role.