Blog

Insightful articles to help you expand your FileMaker knowledge.

Photo of a miniature red bike horn, overlaid across a blackboard background, with the word News in white, repeating across the backdrop.

Join Us in Welcoming Mike Ross to the Portage Bay Team

Many of you have known Mike Ross, founder of Ross Digital, LLC, for many years and are aware of his expertise as a FileMaker developer ...

Logos of Claris FileMaker and Amazon S3 on a blue background.

Boost Performance by Transferring FileMaker Containers to Amazon S3

We recently migrated two FileMaker solutions from internally stored containers to AWS S3 cloud storage, so naturally, we thought to document the experience for others ...

Photo of three smiley faces on yellow paper - one said, one neutral, one happy. With the happy face highlighted by a magnifying glass.

Make Gains with a Professional Third-Party Software Evaluation

If you already use FileMaker Pro and the Claris platform for managing your custom database and workflow automation, you are aware of the key role ...

Logos of Spotify and the FileMaker DevCast

FileMaker DevCast: Five Thousand Downloads and Now on Spotify

BIG NEWS! The FileMaker DevCast has reached 5,000 downloads! And guess what? Every episode of the DevCast is now available on Spotify, in addition to ...

Announcing the Release of FileMaker 2024

The much-anticipated FileMaker 2024 release is finally here, bringing a host of marvelous features, including AI and semantic search, to improve your business operations and ...

Photo of handwritten budget on notebook paper, with a calculator at the left and a pen at the right.

9 Reasons to Consider a Monthly Development Budget

Since software costs are a significant part of your business expenses, have you thought about easing their impact via a monthly development budget? Weighing the ...

Photo of Kate standing in front of the photo op banner at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas.

Keeping You Up-To-Date: FileMaker DevCast, SXSW, SMTP to OAuth

There’s always a lot happening in the Claris FileMaker world and we like to stay in touch with what’s going on. Here are three recent ...

Photo of racks of attendee badges from Claris Engage 2024

Over 50 Claris Engage Session Recordings Now Publicly Available

The session recordings from Claris Engage 2024 are publicly available, for free, on Claris Academy, so you can now watch session content at your convenience. ...

Word Cloud of terms related to business growth and strategy.

Grow Your Business through Build, Grow, Learn

Last week I had the good fortune to attend the Build, Grow, Learn conference in Greenville, SC. The conference was put on by long-time FileMaker ...

Group photo of the Portage Bay Solutions team at Claris Engage 2024

Claris Engage Recap + DevCast with Special Guest, Clay Maeckel

During the Claris Engage conference in February, Clay Maeckel, Chief Software Architect at Claris, graciously shared some of his time with us as a guest ...

A ChatGPT generated image of South by Southwest, showing a large crowd inside an industrial building, with many people wearing VR goggles.

Finding the Creative Synthesis of SXSW, AI and FileMaker

This March I had the opportunity to attend SXSW Interactive, one of the premiere gatherings for creatives, technologists, and business leaders. It’s no surprise that ...

Attend Build Grow Learn in April – Real Speakers with Real-World Training

Attend Build Grow Learn in April! Built by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs, who took everything they've loved about attending events for decades, and threw away everything ...

Photo of colorful, braided strands of yarn, illustrating FileMaker integrations.

Expand Your Integrations Knowledge through the FileMaker User Group, Claris Beyond

Join Claris Beyond, a FileMaker user group focused on integrations. Join us to hear these upcoming speakers. Vince Mennano- Inspector Pro, Joe Ranne - FFmpeg, ...

Photo of a person jumping between two rock outcroppings, with a vibrant sunrise in the background.

Decision Time: Should You Upgrade to the Latest FileMaker Version?

In the realm of database management and application development, staying current with software advancements is more than a luxury. It's a necessity for maintaining a ...

A tech-themed photo with a graphic overlay of a variety of question marks in circles.

Stick with FileMaker or Choose a FileMaker Alternative?

What is it about the FileMaker Platform that keeps developers coming back when there are so many newer products around that may claim to offer ...