I don’t talk about Access macros at all. When I mention, at the end of the article, “the only offerings we’ve given them are a VBA macro language from a generation ago and pricey tools like PowerApps” I’m meaning to refer to power users in corporate environments today, who generally aren’t given Access at all, but are writing Excel macros a-plenty. But believe me, I can talk about Access macros! (at the risk of boring everyone on this thread)

As for confusing SQL Server and Access… there is a reason the data research companies I mentioned rank different database software together, even though the architecture and capabilities are not completely equivalent. Yes, SQL Server and Access do not completely overlap, but it is interesting to get a quick top-line number of which technologies seem most popular.