Over the last few months, the Dynamics NAV team has been testing compatibility with SQL Server Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), and we are now proud to announce that the following Dynamics NAV versions all support SQL Server Transparent Data Encryption (TDE): Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017 Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 Microsoft Dynamics
SQL Server 2017 was released in October last year with many new and interesting capabilities. For further information, please take a look at the product information at this location: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/sql-server/what-s-new-in-sql-server-2017.
The documentation on Optimizing SQL Server Performance with Microsoft Dynamics NAV has been updated with information about: Troubleshooting long running SQL queries involving FlowFields by disabling SmartSQL. Using SQL Server 2016 Query Store to monitor query performance in Dynamics NAV. Read more at https://msdn.microsoft.
The documentation on Installation Considerations for Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Dynamics NAV has been updated with information on recommended settings for SQL Server 2012, 2014, and 2016.
If you use SQL Server 2016 for your Dynamics NAV database, and you need to export a database to the .bacpac format, then please make sure that you are running the latest update (August 2016 update or later) of the Microsoft SQL Server Data-Tier Application Framework (DacFx) or SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).
