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June 16, 2026
Microsoft Access Performance Tuning: Practical Fixes Before You Migrate
A slow Access database doesn't always mean it's time to migrate. A lot of the sluggishness we see is fixable with proper tuning — here's what actually works, an…
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June 15, 2026
How to Turn Your Spreadsheets Into a Live Dashboard
You know the feeling. It's Monday morning, and someone needs numbers. So you open the spreadsheet, copy the latest figures from another spreadsheet, fix the row…
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June 13, 2026
What Happens to My Data When We Convert From Access or Excel?
You've spent years building up your spreadsheets and Access databases. Every customer record, every order history, every hard-won bit of information lives in th…
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June 12, 2026
Access to Open-Source Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite Compared
Not every Access migration needs to stay inside the Microsoft ecosystem. MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite are all legitimate targets, each with a genuinely differe…
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June 11, 2026
Can I Keep Using My Access Database While You Build the Web App?
You've decided it's finally time to move off that aging Access database. Maybe it crashes when two people open it at once, or it lives on one computer in the co…
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June 10, 2026
Access + SharePoint: When Lists Work as a Backend, and When They Don't
Using SharePoint Lists as a data backend instead of Access is a path a lot of Microsoft 365 shops consider, mostly because the tooling is already sitting there,…
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June 9, 2026
Will We Lose Our Data When We Convert From Access or Excel?
It's the worry that stops a lot of teams from modernizing: what happens to years of records? Here's exactly how a safe conversion protects your data. Will we lo…
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June 8, 2026
Access to Dataverse / Power Apps: Microsoft's Low-Code Path, Honestly Assessed
Of every migration target in this cluster, Dataverse and Power Apps is the one Microsoft most actively promotes as "the" successor to Access. It's a legitimate…
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June 7, 2026
Custom Web App vs No-Code (Airtable, Zoho, Power Apps): An Honest Comparison
No-code tools like Airtable, Zoho, and Power Apps are genuinely useful — but they're not always the right answer. Here's an honest comparison so you can pick th…
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