Kick off the season with a FREE AI tool for Access

Good news for the Access community: SQL Server with Access is back, and it’s returning at exactly the right moment. On September 8, 2026, AccessUserGroups.org relaunches one of its longest-running community meetups — and this isn’t just a “welcome back” session. It’s a season opener built around something every Access developer will want to see: how to put a free AI tool to work inside Access itself.

SQL Server with Access: We Are Back!

Why the comeback matters

If you’ve been part of the Access community for any length of time, you know SQL Server with Access has always been the place to go for the practical stuff — the real-world techniques for pairing Access front ends with SQL Server back ends, scaling apps beyond what a flat file can handle, and keeping legacy systems running smart instead of just running. After a hiatus, the group is picking that mission back up, and picking it up at a moment when the tooling available to Access developers has changed more in the last year than in the last ten combined.

Starting the season with AI, not just SQL

What makes this relaunch stand out is the focus of the very first session: a free AI tool that works with Access. For a community that’s spent years hearing “Access is dying” from people who’ve never actually used it, this is exactly the kind of announcement that flips the script. AI-assisted development isn’t just for cloud-native stacks anymore — it’s landing squarely inside the tools Access developers already use every day, and this session is your first look at what that means in practice.

Expect the session to cover:

  • What the tool actually does inside an Access/SQL Server environment
  • How to get started for free — no budget approval needed to try it out
  • Where AI genuinely saves time in day-to-day Access development, versus where it’s still just hype

Perfect timing

This relaunch also lines up with a bigger moment for the Access and Microsoft data community. AI-assisted tooling is showing up across the entire Microsoft stack right now — Copilot in SQL Server Management Studio, Copilot in the Access-adjacent Microsoft 365 apps, and dedicated community efforts springing up around it. If you’re an Access developer trying to figure out where AI actually fits into your workflow (rather than just reading about it), sessions like this one are the fastest way to get a real answer.

How to join

Whether you’re a longtime member coming back for the first meeting in a while, or you’re new to the group and curious what all the fuss is about, this is a great one to start with. Come see what a free AI tool can do for your Access development — and be part of the group’s comeback session.

Have you used AI tools in your Access development yet? We’d love to hear what’s worked (and what hasn’t) — see you at the meeting.