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SQL Server

Querying msdb: A Pre-Migration Audit for SQL Agent Jobs

Most SQL Server environments have more jobs, schedules, and hidden complexities than you realise. It’s only when you arrive at a migration and peek under the hood that the scale is clear. Here we’ll pull out details from msdb to give a clear snapshot of what you’ll actually be dealing with. If you don’t understand the effort […]

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Azure

Retaining Job History in Managed Instances

In a Managed Instance, the SQL Agent job history is fixed at 1000 records or 100 records per job. This isn’t configurable like a regular SQL Server install. So how can we maintain a history of these if we want to retain those records? There are 3 approaches which could be worth considering. Two of […]