Why Microsoft Access survived, and what replaces it

Microsoft Access survived in regulated organizations because it let a single person build a working database without a development team or a procurement cycle. For decades that was enough, but not anymore.

Read More

All Posts

Requirements traceability software that fits how regulated engineering actually works

The sovereignty gap: why the next decade of software belongs to the owners

A new chapter for Grist Labs: Scaling for the era of sovereignty

Why don’t suggestions or tracked changes work in spreadsheets?

Grist 2025 – Year in review

What are the differences between Grist and Airtable?

Take the stress out of wedding planning with Grist’s wedding planner template

Three self improvement plan templates to unlock your potential

Holiday potluck organizer template by Grist

Charitable donation spreadsheet template by Grist

A powerful book planning template by Grist

Gift spreadsheet template (planning and budgeting) by Grist

Grist Labs and Clever Cloud Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver Sovereign, Scalable Data Solutions in Europe

Build a collaborative database that doesn’t compromise on data security

Grist 2024 – Year in review

Global Grist: How ANCT and the open-source community helped translate Grist into 20+ languages

Understanding relationships in relational databases

How we share secrets at a fully-remote startup