database-features.md

title	Database Features | Microsoft Docs
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Database Features

This section contains the features and tasks associated with databases, database objects, data types, and the mechanisms used to work with or manage data.

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Databases	Cursors	Back Up and Restore of SQL Server Databases
Tables	Sequence Numbers	Bulk Import and Export of Data (SQL Server)
In-Memory OLTP (In-Memory Optimization)	DDL Triggers	Data Compression
Indexes	DML Triggers	OLE Automation Objects in Transact-SQL
Partitioned Tables and Indexes	Synonyms (Database Engine)	Event Notifications
Views	XML Data (SQL Server)	Monitor and Tune for Performance
Stored Procedures (Database Engine)	Spatial Data (SQL Server)
Search (SQL Server)	Binary Large Object (Blob) Data (SQL Server)
User-Defined Functions	Data-tier Applications
Statistics	The Transaction Log (SQL Server)
Plan Guides	Database Checkpoints (SQL Server)