The Technical Specifications show requirements at a high level. For more detailed information, including required permissions and recommended server sizing guidelines, see the topics listed under Product Requirements .
What's New
For the new features and fixed issues in the latest version of SQL Compliance Manager, see New Features and Fixed Issues.
System Requirements
Type | Platform | Version |
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| Operating System (for Collection Services and Agents) | Microsoft Windows |
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| Microsoft Windows Server |
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| Cloud (for host and auditing database instances) |
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| Development Framework | Microsoft .NET |
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| Repository | Microsoft SQL Server (Standard, Enterprise) |
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| Audited Database Instances | Microsoft SQL Server (Express, Standard, Enterprise) |
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Version History
Version 8.4
- Support for SQL Server 2025 and Windows Server 2025
- Console Display Signal Icon
Version 8.3
- Enhances SQL Object Handling with Schema Name support
Version 8.2
There are no new features for this product version release.
Version 8.1
There are no new features for this product version release.
Version 8.0
- Supports multiple collection services
- Allows deployment of the Collection Service and Repository database on separate virtual machines
Version 7.0
- Adds support for Azure SQL-managed instances
Version 6.4
- Includes security improvements
Version 6.3
- Enhances security permissions based on the least privilege principle as opposed to permissions based on standard user roles such as sysadmin
Version 6.2
- Determines whether an Alert Rule is configured as 'Email Notification' or 'Email Summary Notification' without needing a user to edit the alert rule
- Provides a CLI command line for registering a server, grooming, archiving, and verifying audit data integrity
- Adds the number of rows at the end of the reports to ease access to the information contained in each report
- Enhances security by deploying a strong Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm to meet the latest high standards of our large enterprise customers
Version 6.1
- Added support for IP auditing
- Added support for Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022
- Extended support to detect manual changes made to [Event] and [EventSQL] tables
Version 6.0
- Extended support for remote auditing
- Added support for Amazon RDS
- Storage account on Cloud
Version 5.9
There are no new features for this product version release.
Version 5.8.1
There are no new features for this product version release.
Version 5.8.0
- Performance improvements for collections service
- Optimized Index rebuild format
Version 5.7.1
There are no new features for this product version release.
Version 5.7.0
- Supports SQL Server 2019
- Supports Windows Server 2019
- Server Activity report
- Privileged/Trusted users report
- Sensitive Column/BAD users report
- Report filter improvements
Version 5.6.1
- Sensitive column search
Version 5.6.0
- Capture logout events
- Default audit configuration settings
- Add databases automatically
- Configurations clarifications
- Server level trusted users
- Sensitive columns auditing
- Web console updates
- Log file
- Non-sysadmin
- Increase the number of threads processed
- GDPR regulation
- Configuration check report
- Regulation compliance check report
Version 5.5.1
There are no new features for this product version release.
Version 5.5.0
- Includes updated and new regulation guidelines
- Auditing available via SQL Server audit logs
- Includes a row count feature
- Enable SQL Server extended events auditing from the Windows management console
- Supports SQL Server 2017
- Supports Windows Server 2016
- Allows users to create sensitive column data sets
- BAD alerts
- Agent deployment method
- Allows users to install or upgrade on a non default drive
Version 5.4.2
Supports TLS 1.2
Version 5.4.0
- Improves archiving through the availability of SQL Server extended events
- Includes new sensitive column search
- Offers Windows console functionality in the web console
- Includes updated regulatory guideline templates
Version 5.3.1
- Supports SQL Server 2016
Version 5.3.0
- Expanded the web console to provide a richer set of capabilities online
- Integration with IDERA Dashboard 2.2
- Limited Support for SQL Server 2016
Version 5.0.0
- Fully supports the SQL Server Always On Availability Groups feature
- Offers a technology preview of a new web-based dashboard
- Moved to the Windows .NET 4.0 framework
SQL Compliance Manager is ONLY compatible with IDERA Dashboard version 4.6 and with limited support.