What is Filestream access level?

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.

How do I check my Filestream access level?

Right click on the server instance and go to properties. Now click on Advanced, and you can see a separate group for SQL Server FILESTREAM. In this group, we can define the SQL Server FILESTREAM access level from the drop-down option as shown below.

What is a Filestream?

FILESTREAM allows large binary data (documents, images, videos, etc.) to be stored directly in the Windows file system. This binary data remains an integral part of the database and maintains transactional consistency.

What is the difference between Filestream and FileTable?

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 to allow non-transactional access (the ability to access files without prior authorization from the Database Engine from the shared location).