Hi The main reason for installing SQL enterrprise when using MBAM is so the recovery keys for bitlocker can be stored securely in the recovery database and i belive its the enterprise/(datcentre) feature of TDE that allows this. If security is not a issue and a client is happy to store the recovory keys in AD is it possible to install MBAM and therefore SQL standard so the other 2 databases mbam requires compliance and audit can be stored in sql standard. If MBAM is configured to store the revovery keys in AD rather than the recovry database doesn't his make the recovory database redundnat and negates the requiremnet for sql enterprise/datacentre . As the cost of enterprise/datacentre is a lot more than standard thats why the client woudl rather go for a lower cost option -the reporting features of mbam and its managebility is more importnat than secuuring recovory keys. The users who would have access to the recovory keys in AD are trusted so the data in AD is considered secure enough and thats the alternative way to recover keys if required. Is there anyway to install to install MBAM without SQL Enterprise or Datacenter, i know its possible to use sql developer but that would not be supportable in a live envirommet or do microsoft provide support for SQL devloper in a live enviromnet if its used in conjuction with MBAM?? Hope this is the right forum as most bitlocker questions are in the windows 7 forum and its the secuirty feature i.e storage of recovery keys securely so raised in the in the windows 7 security forum . Apoligies if considered as wrong forum

You are absolutely right on this. Sorry I missed this detail in my first response.