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In Memory OLTP |
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In-Memory ColumnStore |
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Real Time Operational Analytics |
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Buffer Pool extension to SSD |
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Adaptive Query Processing [2] |
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Availability |
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Always On [2] |
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Basic Availability Groups |
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Transparent data encryption [2] |
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Backup encryption support |
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Encryption at rest and in motion |
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Dynamic Data Masking and Row Level Security |
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Separation of duties |
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Cloud-readiness |
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Backup to Azure |
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disaster recovery to Microsoft Azure |
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Optimized virtual machine images in Azure gallery |
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Stretch Database |
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Management and programmability |
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Runs on Linux and Docker Containers |
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Temporal tables |
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JSON support |
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Graph data support |
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BI and analytics |
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Integration services managed as a server |
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Tabular BI semantic model [2] |
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Master data services [2] |
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Data quality services [2] |
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In-database advanced analytics |
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End-to-end Mobile BI on any device |
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