diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7a5054b5..627ac11f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,3 +1,22 @@ +## SQLWATCH Cloud + +When SQLWATCH was created almost 10 years ago, and released as OSS 8 years ago, deploying a monitoring database directly +on each SQL Server instance was the only practical approach. It worked, but +on-premises monitoring has inherent limits - storage is expensive, readers block +writers, and getting sub-second granularity without impacting the monitored server +is fundamentally difficult. + +[sqlwatch.cloud](https://sqlwatch.cloud) was built from scratch to remove those +constraints: millisecond-latency writes, a purpose-built time-series store where +readers never block writers, cheap and effectively unlimited storage, and a +5-minute setup with no dacpac, no SQL Agent, no infrastructure to maintain and transparent pricing. + +Teams today monitor 100+ SQL Server instances from a single dashboard - +something that would have been impractical with the on-premises model. + +This open-source project remains available and free but is no longer actively +developed. If you're evaluating monitoring options today, [sqlwatch.cloud](https://sqlwatch.cloud) is where active development happens. + # About ![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-green.svg) @@ -40,8 +59,7 @@ Detailed charts: * Works with all supported SQL Servers (with some limitations on 2008R2) # Resources -* How to get started https://sqlwatch.io/get -* Documentation https://docs.sqlwatch.io +* [Documentation](https://marcingminski.github.io/sqlwatch/) * Our Slack channel for discussion, asking questions, solving problems https://sqlcommunity.slack.com/messages/CCCETQBFZ # Architecture