SQL Server Agent uses the following components to define the tasks to be performed, when to perform the tasks, and how to report the success or failure of the tasks. Use the SQL Server Configuration ...

By default, the SQL Server Agent service account is mapped to the default SQL Server Agent service SID (NT SERVICE\SQLSERVERAGENT), which is a member of the sysadmin fixed server role. The account ...

Learn how to create and schedule a SQL Server Agent job that runs a SQL script to optimize your SQL performance in four steps.

Change Data Capture Get started If you’re ready to get started with SQL Server on Linux, here’s how to install the SQL Server Agent package via apt-get, yum, and zypper. And here’s how to create your ...

We are excited to announce the release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 17.7! Download SSMS 17.7 and review the Release Notes to get started. SSMS 17.7 provides support for almost all feature ...