Microsoft introduced transparent data encryption (TDE) when it released SQL Server 2008, adding full database encryption rather than the limited cell-based encryption that debuted in SQL Server 2005.

The company's Transparent Data Encryption option, borrowed from SQL Server, is now generally available as part of numerous upgrades to its cloud database platform.

Porticor integrated with Microsoft's Transparent Data Encryption secures data through strong encryption, and also protects it from "root" access by administrators.

Porticor's software-defined key management solution eliminates risks surrounding storing SQL Database Encryption Keys (DEK) on the database server, where they can be compromised or stolen. Porticor ...

Oracle, for instance, has selective data-encryption features, and Transparent Data Encryption is available in SQL Server 2008 edition and higher.

The new solution extends existing key management technology used in Vormetric Data Security to Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) systems, and custom applications with ...

The new Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) feature will be shipped along with the company’s enterprise version of its database.