What are advantages of Filestream?

What is Filestream used for?

FILESTREAM enables SQL Server-based applications to store unstructured data, such as documents and images, on the file system.

What is the difference between Filestream and FileTable?

FileStream and FileTable are features of SQL Server for storing unstructured data in SQL Server alongside other data. The FileStream feature stores unstructured data in the file system and keeps a pointer of the data in the database, whereas FileTable extends this feature even further allowing non-transactional access.

Is Filestream enabled?

To enable and change FILESTREAM settings Right-click the instance, and then click Properties. In the SQL Server Properties dialog box, click the FILESTREAM tab. Select the Enable FILESTREAM for Transact-SQL access check box.

What is Filestream access level in SQL Server?

Filestream integrates the Database Engine with your NTFS file system by storing BLOB data as files on the file system and allowing you to access this data either using T-SQL or Win32 file system interfaces to provide streaming access to the data.