SQL Server 2016 will bring new functions for protecting data in motion and at rest, visual reporting, cloud-first features and big data analytics tools.

At Microsoft TechEd 2004 in San Diego, Microsoft provided further details on its upcoming database release now known as SQL Server 2005 (formerly code-named “Yukon”). The software will natively ...

A senior Microsoft executive has told a European parliamentary committee that the company does not encrypt its server-to-server data communications.

A senior Microsoft executive has told a European parliamentary committee that the company does not encrypt its server-to-server data communications.

Microsoft's SQL Server database software offers two easy-to-use functions, one of which encrypts data using a passphrase, the other decrypting it with the same passphrase.

Database encryption protects sensitive information by scrambling the data when it's stored, or as it has become popular to say, "is at rest." ...

In announcing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 21 Preview 1 this week, Microsoft revealed Copilot AI for the tool is also being previewed, privately. A Copilot for the tool that helps users manage, ...

Google, Intel and Microsoft back the Linux Foundation's Confidential Computing Consortium, a new effort to process encrypted server data in memory.

Microsoft today released the 2022 version of its SQL Server database, which features a number of built-in connections to its Azure cloud.