<s>
SQL	B-Language
Server	I-Language
Agent	I-Language
is	O
a	O
component	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
SQL	I-Application
Server	I-Application
which	O
schedules	O
jobs	O
and	O
handles	O
other	O
automated	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
as	O
a	O
Windows	O
service	O
so	O
it	O
can	O
start	O
automatically	O
when	O
the	O
system	B-Operating_System
boots	I-Operating_System
or	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
started	O
manually	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typical	O
system	O
tasks	O
performed	O
include	O
scheduling	O
maintenance	O
plans	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
backups	O
)	O
,	O
handling	O
Reporting	B-Application
Services	I-Application
subscriptions	O
and	O
performing	O
log	B-General_Concept
shipping	I-General_Concept
sub-tasks	O
(	O
backup	O
,	O
copy	O
,	O
restore	O
&	O
check	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
User	O
tasks	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
scheduling	O
some	O
T-SQL	B-Language
or	O
command	O
line	O
statement	O
are	O
also	O
common	O
.	O
</s>
