AI is a hot topic these days, and incorporating AI into your FileMaker solution is on every developer’s mind. But there are risks to using cloud-based APIs. The solution is to run a local LLM, such as Gemma 3, LLaMA 3, DeepSeek, or QwQ, all of which offer enhanced security, are more cost effective, give you complete data control and deliver improved performance.
Upgrading to the latest version of FileMaker – FileMaker 2024 – not only ensures ongoing support but also provides access to improved performance, new features, and a more secure and scalable platform. If you’re considering an upgrade, here’s why it’s worth the investment and how a couple of our recent projects have demonstrated the benefits of making the switch.
We recently had an opportunity to make a solid, real-life comparison of Top Call Statistics enabled versus disabled in a user-heavy, multi-office solution. We’ll describe our scenario and observations in the remainder of this article.
“97% of the time, Premature optimization is the root of all evil”
I think I first read this quote of Tony Hoare in McConnell’s “Code Complete” and have thought about it many times when doing code reviews, during my own programming, and when talking with others about programming problems they’re trying to solve.
