I'm biased [1], but agree with serjester -- the spreadsheet needs to be a part of the application authoring process. For data access, a tool like this needs to

I'm biased [1], but agree with serjester -- the spreadsheet needs to be a part of the application authoring process. For data access, a tool like this needs to support: - lightweight: the spreadsheet itself - medium-weight: a built-in set of functions for storing/fetching data (from a built-in, behind-the-scenes DB) - heavyweight: functions for accessing data in an existing corporate DB, queue (Kafka, JMS, etc), and other sources in real-time [1] Founder of https://mintdata.com https://mintdata.com, where we think spreadsheets have a bright future in this space :)