2. Enterprise Security

Securing sensitive data and staying compliant with industry regulations such as PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) and GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is very important. A compromised database system can lead to a loss of revenue, regulatory fines, and a negative impact on the reputation of your business.

Tracking compliance and maintaining database security requires significant admin resources. SQL Server 2019 has tools such as Data Discovery and Classification, and SQL Vulnerability Assessment tools that allow DBAs to identify compliance issues and tag and classify specific datasets to ensure compliance.

SQL Server 2019 offers many security features that address these challenges, such as TDE (Transparent Data Encryption), Always Encrypted, Auditing, Dynamic Data Masking and Row-Level Security.

Combined with further enhancements to certificate management in SQL Server 2019, support for TLS 1.2, and confidential computing...