title: Storing files in SQL Server
body: <p>It's an old question I know, but with SQL Server 2012 is it finally ok to store files in the database, or should they really be kept in the filesystem with only references to them in the database?</p>
  
  <p>If storing them in the database is considered acceptable these days, what is the most effective way to do it?</p>
  
  <p>I'm planning to apply encryption so I appreciate processing will not be lightning fast.</p>