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Recently Announced! The First Public Availability of the New Claris Platform Bundle
Real-World Advice for Implementing a Successful Custom Software Project (part 3 of 4)
Welcome to the third part of this summer’s blog series - Harnessing the Power of Digital Transformation. This post offers real-world advice on implementing ...
Announcing the Claris Beyond User Group!
The Claris FileMaker Western Washington group and the Claris Connect Meetup are joining together to form a new user group called <a href="https://www.portagebay.com/claris-beyond" target="_blank" ...
NEW VIDEO! Claris Connect: Using the Stripe Connector
Our Meetups often contain a Connector of the Month and in this blog post video John Newhoff reviews the Stripe connector, ...
How to Calculate the ROI of Digital Transformation (part 2 of 4)
NEW VIDEO! Claris Connect: Handling Events With Outlook
The Age of Digital Transformation and Why it Matters (part 1 of 4)
We all have a lot on our plates these days (often too much!), and it can be hard to keep up with these needs ...
Announcing Claris Studio + The Problem Solvers Circle
Last week, Claris announced two exciting new initiatives, the first a new Software as a Service (SaaS) platform ...
Introducing Our Digital Content & Marketing Coordinator: Kim Nellans
One of our goals as we’ve grown through the years is to be able to hire a person to coordinate the planning and implementation ...
Happy 10th Birthday to our FileMaker Blog!
Welcome to post #182 of our Portage Bay Solutions blog! Our blog launched ten years ago on this date and is something we enjoy ...
Wireframing and Balsamiq
When it comes to Claris FileMaker development, having a clear plan prior to development is definitely key. When communicating design concepts and generating ideas ...
Introducing Office Hours
Visit our Office Hours page to get the Zoom links. Every first and third Thursdays, from 1pm - 2pm Pacific, we’ll be “in ...
Comparing Claris Connect and other iPaaS Systems
iPaaS stands for ‘Integration Platform as a Service’ and if that isn’t one of the less clear product categories around, I don’t know what ...
10 FileMaker Quick Tips
To start the year off right, here’s 10 quick FileMaker Pro tips to optimize your daily workflow and improve your FileMaker experience. I wish ...
Our Thoughts on Heading Into a New Year!
It’s time for moving on from the holidays and towards Auld Lang Syne and new year wishes. We’ve collected some personal and business reflections ...