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SQL Server: Purging msdb History Tables to Control msdb Database Growth

by Basit Aalishan Masood-Al-Farooq

SQL Server: Purging msdb History Tables to Control msdb Database Growth By Basit A. Farooq From time to time, I see the following question posted on various SQL Server forums by different users asking why the msdb database on their SQL Server instance is too big. As we all know, msdb is a system database that supports SQL Server Agent…

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Author: Basit Aalishan Masood-Al-FarooqI am an internationally-known lead SQL DBA, trainer, and technical author with 12 years of experience of the Microsoft technology stack. I am an accomplished development and production SQL Server DBA with a proven record of delivering major projects on time and within budget. I am an expert at evaluating clients’ needs against the capabilities of the SQL Server product set, with the objective of minimizing cost and maximizing function through making innovative use of advanced capabilities. I have developed and implemented many successful database infrastructures, data warehouses, and business intelligence projects. I hold a Master's degree in Computer Science from London Metropolitan University and industry standard certifications from Microsoft, Sun, Cisco, Brainbench, Certification Partners, and APM, incl: MCSE SQL Server 2012, MCITP Database Administrator 2008, MCITP Database Administrator 2005, MCDBA SQL Server 2000, and MCTS .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications. I also have a good understanding of ITIL principles. I am the author of SQL Server 2014 Development Essentials book published by Packt Publishing. I was also a technical reviewer for SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services Blueprints, Marlon Ribunal and Mickey Stuewe and Reporting with Microsoft SQL Server 2012, James Serra and Bill Anton, both by Packt Publishing. I have also authored approximately 500+ SQL Server technical articles on various SQL Server topics for different SQL Server community sites, including: SQLMag.com, MSSQLTips.com, SQLServerCentral.com, SSWUG.org, SQL-Server-Performance.com, and SearchSQLServer.com.

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