Microsoft uses the Database Campatability Level to make sure your applications continue to work even after an upgrade of SQL Server. There has been much confusion over this database property.

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Now in SQL Server 2008, Transparent Data Encryption allows a DBA to encrypt an entire database without the need for any application code changes.