--- title: "We’re Discontinuing SQL ConstantCare and the Consultant Toolkit. Here’s Why." url: https://daily.dev/posts/we-re-discontinuing-sql-constantcare-and-the-consultant-toolkit-here-s-why--kcdjnspti source_url: https://www.brentozar.com/archive/2026/06/were-discontinuing-sql-constantcare-and-the-consultant-toolkit-heres-why type: article source: "Brent Ozar" published: 2026-06-16T13:19:27.506Z updated: 2026-06-16T13:19:45.350Z tags: ["security", "microsoft-sql-server"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # We’re Discontinuing SQL ConstantCare and the Consultant Toolkit. Here’s Why. **[Brent Ozar](https://daily.dev/sources/brentozar)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Brent Ozar is shutting down SQL ConstantCare, a SQL Server monitoring tool, and the Consultant Toolkit, and laying off long-time developer Richie Rump. The decision is driven by three factors: growing AI-driven security risks making it uncomfortable to host diagnostic data from customer databases, slower-than-expected cloud adoption (with some countries even reversing course), and the product only breaking even financially with a bleak outlook ahead. Existing Consultant Toolkit customers will receive updates for one more year. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Updated First Responder Kit and Consultant Toolkit for July 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/updated-first-responder-kit-and-consultant-toolkit-for-july-2026-dmt1fptky) · Brent Ozar · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Microsoft's shift to cloud management sw brings concerns](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-s-shift-to-cloud-management-sw-brings-concerns-lyoqg9qst) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [\[Video\] Office Hours: Ask Me Anything At Home](https://daily.dev/posts/video-office-hours-ask-me-anything-at-home-3kowtimrs) · Brent Ozar · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing New Live Online Classes\! Save 50% to Celebrate.](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-new-live-online-classes-save-50-to-celebrate--ikxuk6lmd) · Brent Ozar · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Looking Back On My 2018 Predictions](https://daily.dev/posts/looking-back-on-my-2018-predictions-adhwdgve2) · Brent Ozar · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#microsoft-sql-server](https://daily.dev/tags/microsoft-sql-server) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/we-re-discontinuing-sql-constantcare-and-the-consultant-toolkit-here-s-why--kcdjnspti)