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Three of us went to n8n's big conference in Berlin. Notes about AI, community, GTM strategy, and showing Grist off on the convention floor. https://www.getgrist.com/blog/three-perspectives-from-n8ns-in-the-loop-conference/

Next year's @fosdem.org is hosting a FOSS Office Software and Suites devroom, and the call for papers is now open. If you're following us, you have relevant knowledge and we encourage you to apply. More info on @tdforg.bsky.social's page here: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10...

"The assumption is that partners know more about the geography and the industry-specific issues." More takeaways from n8n's recent conference in Berlin. https://www.getgrist.com/blog/three-perspectives-from-n8ns-in-the-loop-conference/

We went to n8n's In The Loop conference. Here are our key takeaways as exhibitors and attendees. https://www.getgrist.com/blog/three-perspectives-from-n8ns-in-the-loop-conference/

Access was a quick hack: a way to bolt a form and a table together fast enough that nobody had to file a ticket with IT. For years, fast enough was good enough. https://www.getgrist.com/blog/why-microsoft-access-survived-and-what-replaces-it/

Lessons from Luxembourg: digital sovereignty gets down to work https://www.getgrist.com/blog/lessons-from-luxembourg-digital-sovereignty-gets-down-to-work/

One big takeaway from n8n's In The Loop conference: AI can't build a community. More: https://www.getgrist.com/blog/three-perspectives-from-n8ns-in-the-loop-conference/

The EDIC is also pushing interoperable messaging built on Matrix, already used by more than 35 public institutions. #ai #cybersecurity #DecentralizedTech #education #government #OpenSource #PublicSector #security

At that point, those open source components you rely on look less like a gift than a bill you didn’t know you’d been running up. https://www.getgrist.com/blog/stop-saying-open-source-sustainability/ #business #OpenSource #sustainability

So if you’re the one inside your organization who gets to decide whether to adopt an open source tool for something that matters, the question was never “is this free? https://www.getgrist.com/blog/stop-saying-open-source-sustainability/ #business #OpenSource #sustainability

Three perspectives from n8n’s In The Loop conference. https://www.getgrist.com/blog/three-perspectives-from-n8ns-in-the-loop-conference/

Can you use an AI agent as a migration assistant? Is it possible? Of course it is! Join Anais and her MCP server next Thursday as they migrate from an Excel spreadsheet that's as complex as it is important. https://www.getgrist.com/webinars/migrating-from-excel-to-grist-using-mcp/

Some spreadsheets don't just store numbers anymore. They store the data and the logic behind workflows that run your business. See how these workflows come to life with MCP-powered app building: https://youtu.be/W0KRqKdtubQ

Updating Grist means pulling a new Docker image and restarting the container. https://www.getgrist.com/blog/how-do-i-self-host-grist-recap-of-our-setup-wizard-webinar/ #OpenSource #SelfHosted #tutorial #video #walkthroughs

Sovereignty now has a legal address https://www.getgrist.com/blog/lessons-from-luxembourg-digital-sovereignty-gets-down-to-work/

Open source is not a company with one balance sheet. https://www.getgrist.com/blog/stop-saying-open-source-sustainability/ #business #OpenSource #sustainability

For engineering teams in regulated industries weighing a legacy requirements management tool against a custom-built alternative, Dotphoton's experience is one of the clearest demonstrations that the custom-built path works well when it's built on Grist.

That was my main takeaway from the Open Source Conference Luxembourg in Belval on 7 October, whose theme was “Leading by example in Digital Sovereignty”. #ai #cybersecurity #DecentralizedTech #education #government #OpenSource #PublicSector #security

Grist replaces spreadsheets that store more than numbers. If a spreadsheet is starting to look like a project management tool or CRM, it's time for Grist. Watch this replacement happen on two separate spreadsheets in less than an hour: https://youtu.be/W0KRqKdtubQ

A definition of sovereignty by Christoph Bornschein, @capgeminiinvent.bsky.social at #InTheLoop26 @n8n.io

Carlos Correia of UNICC described an infrastructure that is open source at every layer except the hardware, and argued that open source should be valued for what it adds, not just for the lock-in it avoids. #ai #cybersecurity #DecentralizedTech

In case you missed it, here's George's GristCon sneak peek at some of the AI improvements coming soon (timestamped): https://youtu.be/vRr9FBhqEl4?si=NGTYzS2vg77K3FNK&t=294

Two days at #InTheLoop2026 with @getgrist.com Come to our booth to get special chocolate! And talk to the team about partnership opportunities.

Shared infrastructure needs time to build trust and evidence to keep it. https://www.getgrist.com/blog/lessons-from-luxembourg-digital-sovereignty-gets-down-to-work/ #ai #cybersecurity #DecentralizedTech #education #government #OpenSource #PublicSector #security

How do I self-host Grist? https://www.getgrist.com/webinars/how-do-i-self-host-grist/

Luxembourg’s answer is training, shared tools and Europe’s first open cybersecurity data space, to build competence locally rather than rent it. #ai #cybersecurity #DecentralizedTech #education #government #OpenSource #PublicSector #security

Digital sovereignty has stopped being a slogan in Europe. https://www.getgrist.com/blog/lessons-from-luxembourg-digital-sovereignty-gets-down-to-work/ #ai #cybersecurity #DecentralizedTech #education #government #OpenSource #PublicSector #security

Luxembourg showed that the hard part of sovereignty is no longer the argument. https://www.getgrist.com/blog/lessons-from-luxembourg-digital-sovereignty-gets-down-to-work/ #ai #cybersecurity #DecentralizedTech #education #government #OpenSource #PublicSector #security

The EDIC is now preparing a European sovereign tech fund pilot with Germany’s Sovereign Tech Agency, and it fills a real gap. #ai #cybersecurity #DecentralizedTech #education #government #OpenSource #PublicSector #security

Its main finding: the security practices were already in place, but scattered across wikis and people’s heads instead of written down in a central location. A CRA auditor treats an undocumented practice as no practice at all. #ai #cybersecurity

Alessio Buscemi of the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) demoed an AI assessment sandbox built to spare experts from hunting GitHub for test tools. #ai #cybersecurity #DecentralizedTech #education #government #OpenSource

Lessons from Luxembourg: digital sovereignty gets down to work https://www.getgrist.com/blog/lessons-from-luxembourg-digital-sovereignty-gets-down-to-work/ #ai #cybersecurity #DecentralizedTech #education #government #OpenSource #PublicSector #security

If you're in Berlin and would like to meet some of the Grist team, we'll be in town next week for @n8n.io 's In the Loop conference. n8n.io/intheloop/ Say hello to @maffulli.net and other Gristers – there's a lot to talk about!

Sovereignty now has a legal address https://www.getgrist.com/blog/lessons-from-luxembourg-digital-sovereignty-gets-down-to-work/ #ai #cybersecurity #DecentralizedTech #education #government #OpenSource #PublicSector #security

How to use n8n automations with Grist https://www.getgrist.com/blog/how-to-use-n8n-automations-with-grist/

GristCon recordings are now posted on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLmMsWEw2Cs4

Stop saying “open source sustainability” https://www.getgrist.com/blog/stop-saying-open-source-sustainability/

Why Microsoft Access survived, and what replaces it https://www.getgrist.com/blog/why-microsoft-access-survived-and-what-replaces-it/

If generating code is easy, what's the hard part? Watch Stefano's opening remarks for GristCon: youtu.be/FPFfSmM5ZJo

Why is Grist an ideal vibe-coding platform? Its file format. https://www.getgrist.com/blog/why-is-grist-an-ideal-vibe-coding-platform-its-file-format/

The team was left looking for something that did not exist as a category: a self-hosted, extensible, engineer-friendly application that could handle structured requirements at scale and integrate with a custom document generation pipeline.

And for questions along the way, the Grist Discord has a dedicated self-hosting channel. https://www.getgrist.com/blog/how-do-i-self-host-grist-recap-of-our-setup-wizard-webinar/ #OpenSource #SelfHosted #tutorial #video #walkthroughs

How Dotphoton built a fully traceable QA system for the European Space Agency, without hiring a documentation team https://www.getgrist.com/case-studies/how-dotphoton-built-a-fully-traceable-qa-system-for-the-european-space-agency-without-hiring-a-documentation-team/

How Epoch8 uses Grist to make AI agents query client databases accurately https://www.getgrist.com/webinars/how-epoch8-uses-grist-to-make-ai-agents-query-client-databases-accurately/

How do I self-host Grist? Recap of our setup wizard webinar https://www.getgrist.com/blog/how-do-i-self-host-grist-recap-of-our-setup-wizard-webinar/ #OpenSource #SelfHosted #tutorial #video #walkthroughs

Airtable self-hosted https://www.getgrist.com/airtable-alternative-self-hosted/

You have questions, Grist CEO has answers. Join her for a relaxed AMA as we wind down #GristCon, and maybe even have a sneak peek of what’s in the pipeline… This is going live on discord.gg/5NwNk3uzw

Our own Anais Concepcion is taking the stage at #GristCon: Spreadsheet makeover/takeover: human-led processes for agents that work Rebuilding busted-yet-critical Excel documents and data workflows in Grist, with MCP powered by #AI🔥 Join live discord.gg/5NwNk3uzw

Guillaume Olivrin (ASP) going to talk about: Reproducible randomness: semi-deterministic sampling in Grist 🔥 Excel’s =RAND() function isn’t nearly enough Join live #GristCon discord.gg/5NwNk3uzw

Ishan Bhanuka (ContextWeaver) going on stage at #GristCon Solving manufacturing software adoption with a Grist-based tenancy model Join live discord.gg/5NwNk3uzw